The Microsoft keynote begins at 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET ( click here to see when the event will happen in your own timezone ). Read more about the tablet device that Microsoft is rumored to announce tonight called the “Zeen” and produced in conjunction with HP.

The Association for the Rights of Users and Consumers (ADUC) in Italy is mounting a class-action lawsuit to obtain compensation for customers who buy PCs with Windows preinstalled, but who prefer not to use the operating system. The Italian consumer group has made the move against Microsoft after a law took effect in the country last week. That law allows consumer associations to file suit for groups of consumers, though it only provides compensation for costs and not punitive damages

Microsoft has an interesting interview with Rebecca Deutsch, a senior program manager that helped develop the Jump List feature in Windows 7. Read More: Microsoft News Center