If Acer’s $379 Iconia W3 is any indication, small Windows 8 slates will have a tough time competing on price with other cheap tablets. To compensate, Microsoft will include a free copy of Office Home ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft and Apple are garnering the highest profit margins for their tablets, followed by Google and then Amazon, according to research firm IHS. Microsoft Corp.’s first self-made ...

Microsoft,” according to GeekWire’s Todd Bishop. Surface attempts to take advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple’s iPad, that it is better for consuming content than creating it. Ballmer said ...

Microsoft recently launched new versions of the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, attempting to bring down the price somewhat while cutting several corners. While a lower barrier of entry is generally a ...

Microsoft execs have made no secret of their frustration over the years with its hardware OEMs. Every time a Windows PC lost out to a Mac in an ad campaign or review, they cringed and cursed their ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is gearing up to unveil its own tablet to boost its new Windows 8 operating system and counter Apple Inc's hot-selling iPad, according to media reports on Friday.

Microsoft last night jumped into the tablet computer market with Surface, the US technology giant's own range of Windows-powered tablets. Prior to the presentation in Los Angeles, speculation was that ...