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Has Microsoft found an iPad killer?

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Microsoft has shown off its new tablet called Surface - powered by its upcoming operating system Windows 8 - but can the new product really challenge the dominance of Apple's iPad.

Marc Istook looks at what consumers may make of the new device and investigates the chances of it leapfrogging the iPad.

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