Surface Tablet

Microsoft's Surface tablet announcement causes controversy where there is none Network World Speculation that Microsoft developed its Surface tablets because of a lack of confidence in OEMs is far overblown, as are the predictions that Microsoft will manufacture its own smartphone. See all stories on this topic » Network World

Claim: Heads are rolling at Microsoft over Surface tablet TG Daily Last week we reported that PC vendors - including Hewlett Packard (HP) - were up in arms over Microsoft's recent decision to enter the lucrative tablet market with its indigenously designed Surface device. And now SemiAccurate confirms Redmond has... See all stories on this topic » TG Daily

Manufacturers having problems getting Windows RT to work with tablets? ZDNet (blog) PC manufacturers are already taking it on the chin with Microsoft's announcement of its own Surface tablets -- which will put the company in the awkward position of competing against the same hardware partners that stick Windows in their computers ... See all stories on this topic »

Tablet Wars: Apple iPad vs Microsoft Surface. Midsize Insider The Microsoft announcement of the Surface tablet has immediately changed how IT and business executives think about mobile computing devices for their organizations. Announcing products in advance of specific details is not a new strategy for Microsoft ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft Surface tablet to be WiFi only initially? PDF Devices Microsoft will be making the Surface tablet WiFi only, at least in the initial phase primarily to keep the tablet's price down. See all stories on this topic » PDF Devices

New Microsoft Surface Tablet Even Manages to Tick Off Partner Firms Midsize Insider It was only a matter of time before Microsoft entered the tablet market space, since there is no way Gates's company could let such an opportunity pass by. But while much has been made of the Microsoft Surface--both its features and its uphill battle ... See all stories on this topic »

Microsoft's Surface Tablet Venture a Failure in the Making – Acer Executive ... World News Resource Microsoft's Surface Table Venture a Failure in the Making – Acer Executive Suggests While much of the world salivates in anticipation of the Microsoft Surface Tabletrelease date expected to arrive later this fall, at least one leading industry ... See all stories on this topic » World News Resource

The competitive 'problem' in the tablet market isn't the OEM business model ZDNet Yes, Microsoft and Google, for the most part are OEM operating system vendors, and have recently announced branded tablet computers that hope to take on and beat Apple's iPad in the market. Microsoft recently announced its branded Surface tablet-laptop ... See all stories on this topic »

Qualcomm bets on Windows RT tablets and hybrids ZDNet (blog) Earlier this month at Computex Nvidia and Asus previewed the Tablet 600 and Microsoft's SurfaceWindows RT tablet will also use Nvidia's Tegra 3 quad-core processor. But so far Qualcomm and Texas Instruments have been showing Windows RT ... See all stories on this topic »

HP reportedly ditches Windows RT as Microsoft readies Surface Apple Insider According to unconfirmed reports, HP has scrapped plans to build Windows RT-based tablets which would have been direct competitors to Microsoft's own upcoming Surface tablet that was announced in June. Unnamed sources told SemiAccurate (via The ... See all stories on this topic »