Microsoft is expected to unveil a new tablet device on 18 June at an event in Los Angeles. TechCrunch reports citing sources familiar with the matter that the tablet will be an e-reader developed under Microsoft's recent partnership with Barnes & Noble. It may also be the first non-Xbox device to gain Xbox Live streaming capabilities, the report said. Separately, All Things D and The Wrap reported that Microsoft will unveil its own branded tablet. The company is developing both the hardware and the software on the new device, in an attempt to better compete with Apple, the reports said. The tablet may run Windows RT, a version of Windows 8 approved for ARM-based processors.
