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Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface could be in retail stores “within days”

We knew that the Surface tablet was eventually going to be available in places other than the Microsoft Store, but… Read More

Tablet prediction: Microsoft to steal some thunder from Android and iPad by 2016

The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while… Read More

Newsmakers 2012: Surface GM Panos Panay represents Microsoft’s new era

Microsoft’s decision to develop its own tablet computer was a historic moment for a company that built one of the… Read More

Microsoft’s Surface Pro: Yep, this feels like a tough sell

When Microsoft’s Surface RT was released a little more than a month ago, one of the things we heard from… Read More

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iPad mini, Surface, Kindle Fire: Which one really belongs on your holiday list?

Yes, the holidays are almost here, and anyone looking to buy a tablet will be faced with a dizzying array… Read More

Modest start? Parsing Ballmer’s Surface comment

In the absence of actual sales figures from Microsoft for its new Surface RT tablet, a bunch of stories are… Read More

Microsoft Surface destroys iPad in hilarious fake ad

You’ve probably come across Apple’s clever new iPad mini advertisement featuring the two-hand duet from “Heart and Soul.” I thought… Read More

Microsoft Surface Diary: ‘Remind me how you control this thing again?’

Before my family started using our new Microsoft Surface tablet, we spent a little time going over the navigation techniques… Read More

VIDEO: Why these people bought a Microsoft Surface

Why wait in line for a Microsoft Surface? That’s the question we asked outside the Microsoft Store in Seattle today.… Read More

Now will you line up for Surface? Microsoft Stores offer $100 Xbox Music pass

The launch of Microsoft’s Surface tablet tomorrow is generating lots of buzz, but will it generate lines? Actually, the answer… Read More

No pressure, Microsoft, but I just spent my family’s iPad budget on a $599 Surface

The stakes for Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Surface launch just got a lot higher, at least in my house. Here’s… Read More

Skating on Surface, Rapping with Too Short: How Windows execs are blowing off steam

The debut of Windows 8 next week will represent one of the biggest moments in the careers of Microsoft’s Windows… Read More

Surface: Here’s the litmus test for Microsoft’s tablet

OK, so Microsoft now has its own stores, and its own tablet. But will it have its own lines, too?… Read More

Microsoft Surface and iPad Mini on a collision course?

Microsoft is two weeks away from the Oct. 26 debut of Windows 8 and the new Microsoft Surface tablet, but… Read More

Ballmer makes it official: Microsoft is a ‘devices and services’ company

Microsoft became one of the largest technology companies in the world by focusing almost exclusively on software, but the company… Read More

Microsoft employees getting free Surface tablets, new work PCs, Windows Phone 8

Microsoft employees are just getting out of their big company meeting at KeyArena in Seattle, and if you hear any… Read More

Geek on the Street: Microsoft Surface in high demand

The geeks were out in force for last night’s gdgt live event in Seattle, so we seized the opportunity to… Read More

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