The tablet market may be less mainstream than it once was thanks to ultra-thins and 2-in-1 PCs, but contenders like Apple and Microsoft are still trying to cash in on the entry-level tablet market.

Since Microsoft introduced the Surface for Windows RT in 2012, the company never went directly head-to-head with the Apple iPad. For years, Microsoft and the Surface team intelligently focused on full ...

FydeOS revived an old Surface Go 2 and made it great for day-to-day use, so you may not want to throw out that old tablet of ...

Microsoft Surface Go with Surface Pen ($99), Surface Cover ($99) and Surface Mouse ($49.99). Photo: Microsoft The iPad Pro and Microsoft’s Surface Pro are serious competitors, but until now Redmond ...

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