Microsoft 'to launch tablet to compete with iPad'

Event invitation to journalists leads to speculation that Microsoft plans to take on Apple's dominance with own-brand tablet

Microsoft is to launch an own-brand tablet running a new version of Windows in a bit to compete with Apple's iPad, according to rumours swirling in the technology industry.

An invitation to an event in Los Angeles on Monday evening sent out by the software giant at the last minute on Thursday to a broad range of journalists – but lacking even venue details – has led to widespread expectation that Steve Ballmer's company is now ready to take on Apple's dominance in the tablet market.

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