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Microsoft to date still hasn’t delivered a response to Apple’s iPad tablet, and the software leviathan might be taking matters into its own hands. Sources at DigiTimes claim that Microsoft has talked with Texas Instruments and Taiwanese OEMS about possibly distributing a Microsoft-branded...

Microsoft is rumored to be considering selling a Microsoft-branded tablet running Windows 8, in a move to challenge Apple's iPad and the growing field of tablets using Google's Android operating system. The move would be a bit out of step for Microsoft, which builds operating systems but not...

Microsoft may be hoping to more directly challenge Apple... Source: Yahoo! News

In the wake of Microsoft‘s first “Windows 8” preview, reports have surfaced that the PC software giant plans to launch its own Microsoft-branded tablet to compete with Apple‘s iPad line, and the growing variety of Android-based tablets. According to DigiTimes, the device will be a collaborative...

Microsoft may be hoping to more directly challenge Apple with a self-branded Windows 8 tablet, part suppliers asserted in a rumor on Tuesday. The company would collaborate directly with TI, possibly using its 1.8GHz OMAP4470 chip, and brand it much the way the company has the Xbox 360 or Zune...

A report from Taiwanese tech site DigiTimes says that Microsoft is considering making its own branded tablet to compete with the iPad. Source: Yahoo! News

At the moment, the tablet market consists of Apple’s iPad 2 and everyone else. Apple runs iOS and everyone else runs Android, alongside the odd occurrence of Windows. There is no stronger brand out there in the tablet market than Apple and iOS, though. Microsoft has realized this and is now...

The Windows 8 demo from the All Things Digital conference left me kind of confused. More accurately, it left me thinking Microsoft is kind of confused. Perhaps most important, it left me thinking that most end users who pick a Windows 8 device are likely to be confused. Source: Yahoo! News

The Windows 8 demo from the All Things Digital conference left me kind of confused. More accurately, it left me thinking Microsoft is kind of confused. Perhaps most important, it left me thinking that most end users who pick a Windows 8 device are likely to be confused. Link Removed

Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? The quick answer seems to be a resounding no. Source: Yahoo! News

Ahh John Gruber . He only ever writes long articles when it comes time to defend Apple , doesn’t he? Source: Yahoo! News

Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? The quick answer seems to be a resounding no. Source: Yahoo! News

Can Microsoft's next-generation, touch-oriented Windows 8 OS give Microsoft a leg-up in the tablet computer market now dominated by Apple's iPad? Source: Yahoo! News

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Microsoft Corp Windows President Steven Sinofsky previewed a touch-screen version of the operating system that can work on tablets, offering a glimpse of his company’s response to Apple Inc’s iPad. Link Removed

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Reports out of the All Things Digital Conference in California and the Computex show in Asia say Microsoft (MSFT) showed off its Windows 8 operating systems for use on tablet computers in recent sessions of the meetings. The operating system is Microsofts challenge to Apples (AAPL) iPad and...

Imagine if Apple had showed off early versions of its iWork apps that weren't optimized for the tablet form factor and the size of your fingertips. The iPad would've been a failure but it seems Microsoft is taking that route. Link Removed

The new Windows 8 touch-based UI , revealed earlier today at the D9 Conference , looks good. It’s clearly drawn from the same inspiration as Windows Phone 7, and shows some seriously innovative UI thinking. Source: Yahoo! News

There’s a whole lot riding on Windows 8. Windows 7 may be the big player on the desktop, but when it comes to tablets Microsoft has carved itself a niche in the corner. The company has arguably been the longest proponent of the tablet form-factor – Windows XP Tablet Edition was released almost...