Microsoft Surface, the tablet, which will run on the yet-to-be released Windows 8 operating system, is software giant’s big attempt to grab a share of the tablet market, presently dominated by Apple’s iconic iPad and Samsung Galaxy series.

So, here we bring you things you must know about Microsoft Surface:

Weight and Thickness:

At 9.33mm in thickness, Microsoft Surface weighs

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer described the iPad challenger as a tablet that “works and plays” when he showed it off at a press event in Los Angeles.

Surface is also the name of table and poster-sized