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Surface

Poll: Would you buy a Microsoft Surface tablet?

GeekWire’s Todd Bishop just made the leap. Will you? Microsoft is turning on the marketing engines for its new tablet… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s Oprah moment and other top stories of the month

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took a page out of Oprah’s playbook at the company’s big company meeting in Seattle on… Read More

Bezos, Ballmer make top 10 in Vanity Fair’s lists of movers and shakers

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has held onto his No. 3 spot on the New Establishment side of Vanity Fair’s annual… Read More

Microsoft Surface street art in New York: Pricing next?

Microsoft appears to be building the buzz for its Surface tablet computer with a series of chalk street art installations… Read More

The other Microsoft Surface mystery: Keyboard included?

In many ways it’s the signature feature of Microsoft’s upcoming Surface tablet computer — the magnetically attached cover that doubles… Read More

Could Microsoft’s new Surface tablet really cost only $199? We’re skeptical

We’ve been waiting with eager anticipation to find out how much Microsoft plans to charge for its Surface tablet computer,… Read More

Acer CEO warns Microsoft to ‘think twice’ about Surface

Microsoft knew it would be stepping on the toes of its partners when it announced plans to make the Surface… Read More

Apple patent filing looks a lot like Microsoft Surface

Great minds think alike? A patent application submitted by Apple last year — and made public just this morning —… Read More

Microsoft acknowledges new risks to Windows business

Smartphones and tablets pose a risk to Microsoft’s traditional Windows business. Meanwhile, the company’s Surface tablet computer will compete with… Read More

Ballmer vows to challenge Apple, sidesteps phone question

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is bordering on obsessive when it comes to Apple these days, or at least that’s the… Read More

Microsoft: Windows 8 to hit the market at end of October

Windows 8 is on track to be released to computer makers the first week of August, and it will be… Read More

Bill Gates hints at details of his ongoing Microsoft work

Charlie Rose aired a wide-ranging interview with Bill Gates earlier this week, with much of the hour focusing on philanthropy and… Read More

Top posts: A sexually-charged video promoting Windows Azure leads the charts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROd29XFHY0 Who knew that a video of a cheesy dance routine from a developer’s conference in Norway promoting Microsoft’s Windows Azure… Read More

Tablet Wars: Google set to join the fray, targeting Amazon

All eyes are on Google this morning as the company gets set for its keynote at the Google I/O developer… Read More

Video: Watch the entire Microsoft Surface tablet unveiling

You’ve followed the live blogs, seen the highlights and read the posts, but here’s a chance to see and assess… Read More

Memo: Ballmer rallies troops around Surface, hints at Office, Windows Phone news

Yesterday was a big moment in Microsoft’s history, as the company unveiled its own tablet computer, Surface, moving into the… Read More

Microsoft’s Surface tablet: A bold and necessary risk — and some very long odds

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t display any of his trademark over-the-top energy as he unveiled the company’s new Surface tablet computer… Read More

Video: Microsoft Surface keyboard/cover in action

Microsoft’s new Surface tablet computer, unveiled during a press event here this afternoon, will work in conjunction with a cover… Read More

New Microsoft Surface tabletop computer up for pre-order

The next generation of Microsoft Surface is now available for pre-order from Samsung Electronics, as the companies move closer to… Read More

How The New York Times is reinventing your morning read with Microsoft Surface

I’d love to get this in my kitchen nook. Megan Garber of the Nieman Journalism Lab gets an inside look… Read More

Fighter jet maker Dassault using Microsoft Surface 2.0

The new version of the Microsoft Surface tabletop computer made an unexpected appearance at the recent Paris Air Show, as… Read More

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