Microsoft has been making software for tablets since 2002, when it shipped the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Many big PC makers produced tablets that ran the software, but they were never big sellers.

I'm a big fan of Microsoft's new 12-inch Surface Pro model, but there's always room for improvement. Here are five things ...

Microsoft has been making software for tablets since 2002, when it shipped the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Many big PC makers produced tablets that ran the software, but they were never big sellers.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveils "Surface", a new tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad, at Hollywood's Milk Studios in Los Angeles Monday, June 18, 2012. The 9.3 millimeter thick tablet ...

In exclusive interviews, Surface creator and Microsoft's CEO reveal a behind the scenes look at the strategy shift that has created premium hardware and brand loyalists Ubislate 7Ci review: Datawind's ...

Some information may no longer be current. Microsoft representatives hold a new Surface tablet computer as it is unveiled by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, June 18, 2012.David McNew/Reuters ...

Microsoft Corp. is treading a fine line as it tries to make its subscription more compelling, without removing an advantage that tablet computers running Microsoft’s Windows system now have ...

Microsoft also unveiled a virtual reality headset titled the HoloLens, a tablet titled the Surface Pro 4, a laptop titled the Surface Book and a biometrics wristband titled the Band 2.

Microsoft sees tablet computers as a type of PC and that view was behind Microsoft's decision to develop versions of its next-generation Windows 8 desktop operating system for tablet computers ...

But it wasn't Steve Jobs' idea. A full decade before Jobs launched the iPad in 2010, Bill Gates launched Microsoft's touch input tablet computer. Here it is: ...

While Microsoft is unlikely to threaten Apple’s dominance in the tablet market anytime soon, some analysts estimate the company could command as much as 15% of the market by 2016. UPDATE 11:32 a.m. ET ...

Even with its highly publicized launch of a new tablet computer, Microsoft is expected to have little impact this year on the fast-growing market, a research firm said. ABI Research expects ...