Typing on the cover is twice as efficient as typing on glass, according to Microsoft. There's also a stylus. 10.6-inch devices running Windows 8, the "Surface" tablets borrow their name from ...

Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky did say the Surface tablets will be commercially available when Windows 8 is ready; a few weeks ago he had said Windows 8 was on track to ship before year's end.

and will serve as a prototype for future Windows 8 tablets, according to Microsoft. Here’s a tour of some of Surface’s more interesting features. The Pro version of Surface will feature a USB ...

The slim and light touch-friendly tablet was the very first personal computer that Microsoft built itself, and was an early showcase for Windows 8. That initial Surface actually ran a variant of ...

Microsoft unveils its Surface tablet for Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro at a press event in Los Angeles. Microsoft unveils its Surface tablet for Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro at a press event in Los ...

The Surface is the standard-bearer for Windows 8. It's the benchmark that Microsoft ... "don't just ship a straight tablet." Microsoft even has a fallback plan for those OEMs that don't heed ...

The software giant is expected to launch its new operating system Windows 8 the following day, along with its new Surface tablet. Microsoft's head of Windows Steven Sinofsky announced during a ...

Pricing hasn't been shared yet, with Microsoft saying only that the Windows 8 Pro Surface will be competitive with ultrabooks (~$800+) and the Windows 8 RT Surface with ARM tablets (~$400-$600).

Microsoft made big bets on Windows 8, Windows Phone and Surface tablets in 2012, and now it needs to make those bets pay off. As more consumers and businesses go mobile, 2013 will be Microsoft's ...

Microsoft’s Surface Pro is a tablet designed to showcase the Windows 8 operating system. But that doesn’t mean Windows 8 is the only software the tablet can run. Geek.com’s Russell Holly ...

Microsoft took the wraps off its Surface Windows 8 tablet on Monday at a last-minute special event in Los Angeles, marking the tech monolith's entrance into the iPad-dominated tablet market ...