Microsoft Surface and Two Other Stories You Need to Know

Welcome to this mornings edition of First To Know, a series in which we keep you in the know on whats happening in the digital world. Today, were looking at three particularly interesting stories.

Microsoft Launches Surface Tablet

At a super-secretive event Monday Microsoft has unveiled its own tablet computer called Surface.

While the device definitely shows promise -- it's a super-thin, 10.6-inch tablet with two USB ports and an innovative keyboard/cover combo -- the verdict is that it's too early to give a final verdict just yet.

We've had a chance to try it out, but we don't know the full list of specifications, and we weren't allowed to test certain aspects…
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