Scenes from Microsoft’s tablet event in Los Angeles. The company announced Microsoft-designed “Surface” tablets built to run Windows 8, which is expected later this year.
Photos from Microsoft’s Surface Tablet Announcement
Scenes from Microsoft's tablet event in Los Angeles. The company announced Microsoft-designed "Surface" tablets built to run Windows 8, which is expected later this year.

Reuters
Microsoft Corp introduced its own line of tablet computers on Monday at a media event in Los Angeles, marking a major strategic shift for the software giant as it struggles to compete with Apple Inc and re-invent its aging Windows franchise.