Microsoft News

Microsoft will limit chipmakers to one manufacturer for its next version of Windows for tablets, trying to speed up and streamline its late entry into the tablet market.

Dell said its Windows 7 tablet will be delayed until September, casting doubt on the future of tablets running Microsoft's PC operating system.

Amazon, and not Android, could be a real challenge to Apple's iPad dominance if it enters the market, according to research firm Forrester.

Microsoft today said it is pushing back Windows 8, its first true tablet-oriented platform, to summer 2012, a delay that may push it out of the fiercely-competitive market.

Microsoft today launched its Windows Compact 7 software, a stripped down operating system for tablets, amid rumors that it plans to unveil an iPad-challenger running Windows 8 as early as June.

The surge in demand for tablets will cause disruptions in the display industry this year, leading to both shortages and surpluses, according to research firm iSuppli.

Microsoft recently unveiled a reconfigured version of its large-scale table-top computer, called "Surface," showing off groundbreaking sensor technology and aiming to break into corporate markets.

Microsoft is tailoring its Windows software to smartphones and tablets rather than PCs, in a move to keep the desktop operating system relevant as the market shifts to mobile devices.

Tablet sales are expected to more than double this year, according to research firm Forrester, as a spate of new products from rivals challenge the hugely successful iPad.

Microsoft is developing a new version of its Windows operating system for tablets, as the software giant's looks to make headway in an industry dominated by rival Apple.

Microsoft is set to reveal a series of tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, in a move to compete with market leader Apple and its iPad.

Microsoft is developing a new family of tablets with tiny "plastic cells" that can be drawn to the touch screen's surface, paving the way for Braille integration with textured ridges, gaps and dots.

Hewlett-Packard today released the Slate 500, a tablet computer that runs on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, hoping to target the U.S. business market.

Microsoft will release a tablet computer that runs on Windows before the end of the year, as the company attempts to counter the iPad during the holiday season.

While PC makers scramble to release products that look like Apple's popular iPad, Dell today unveiled a distinct new tablet than can "flip" into a laptop computer.

Microsoft is teaming up with about 20 hardware makers to release tablet computers running its Windows 7 operating system, underscoring the software giant's eagerness to counter the explosion of interest in Apple's popular iPad.