Microsoft planning a tablet launch, report says

Microsoft fans are all aflutter at the news that the technology giant has sent a media invitation out touting a big announcement for Monday, June 18. With the company set to release its PC and tablet Windows 8 system later this year, the speculation is that Microsoft is planning to introduce new tablets.

The entertainment site TheWrap.com reported than an unnamed “individual with knowledge of the company” has said Microsoft is introducing its own Windows RT — that’s the version of Windows 8 for tablet computers — device at the event with the implication that the slate will take on Apple’s iPad.