Steve Ballmer at next year's CES showing off the Windows tablet PC that wowed the world in 2010. Photo by Microsoft Sweden on Flickr. Some rights reserved Shall we ...

While Apple is synonymous with the iPad and touch-based devices, it could’ve been a completely different world had Microsoft acted on its own ambitions in the tablet domain. In November 2000, a full ...

Microsoft is to take on Apple in a war of the tablet computers with the launch of its own ‘iPad killer’ – the Surface. It is a dramatic move for the US technology company, which historically has ...

Microsoft has sidelined a "Courier" project said to be focused on building a twin-screen tablet computer that could be used for entertainment and work. "At any given time, across any of our business ...

While all eyes were on the iPad mini launch launch night, Microsoft tried to steal Apple's thunder by allowing the first reviews of its supposed iPad killer, called Surface, to be published. However, ...

Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN)-- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer opened up the largest consumer technology trade show in the world with a tone that was both reflective and energized, but without living up to ...

CALIFORNIA – MICROSOFT unveiled a new tablet computer, Surface, that attempts to take advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple’s iPad — that it is better for consuming content than creating it.

The Microsoft Surface 2 is the company’s second iteration of its Windows RT tablet computer, which improves on its predecessor in almost every way. It is a 10.6in tablet with a sharp high-definition ...

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...