One unnamed source told TheWrap.com that the tablet will be built my Microsoft itself.

Others are suggesting that Microsoft will be introducing an Xbox tablet variant?

Overall, there are many opinions on Microsoft's plans as it readies itself to enter the touchscreen tablet space now dominated by Apple with the iPad.

Rob Enderle, an analyst at Enderle Group suggested on Friday that Monday's announcement could be an Xbox-like tablet subsidized with games that users would buy. "Xbox does do announcements in L.A., and they did just announce Xbox SmartGlass at the E3," he said.

Or, Enderle added, the news could be merely a speculative product "designed to get the industry excited" with a focus on the tablet as a content-consumption device. "Content is where I think Microsoft is focused," he said.