Bill Gates proudly displayed a pioneering Microsoft tablet device way back in 2000, but it never really took off.

Microsoft Monday unveiled a pair of tablet computers dubbed "Surface" in a bold move that thrusts the world's largest software company into uncharted hardware waters. Microsoft said the tablets would ...

Should you get an iPad or a Microsoft Surface? Microsoft and Apple have competed since the mid-1970s, with both amassing huge — and in some cases, intensely loyal — followings. Apple was the first to ...

Microsoft has been extolling the virtues of the tablet PC since mid-2000 and has put its considerable marketing weight behind the technology. But some analysts and hardware vendors claim that the ...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is ready to introduce on Wednesday night a slate form-factor computer to rival the yet-unannounced Apple Tablet, according to reports. It’s not the first time Microsoft has ...

As a limited-time Black Friday 2025 offer, the OLED version of the Surface Pro 13-inch tablet is on sale for a whopping $500 ...

Microsoft left a lot of unanswered questions after following Apple into the tablet hardware business Monday with its new Windows 8-based Surface PCs/tablets. The software maker introduced the new ...

It makes perfect sense that Microsoft wants in as the world moves to more mobile, power-frugal, multivariate devices. Microsoft, however, is very ill-equipped to participate in a meaningful way, ...