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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

The Microsoft Surface Pro is a tablet with the guts of a laptop. It runs Windows 8, features the same Intel Core i5-3317U processor found in many recent ultrabooks, and has a high resolution display.

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 ...