Microsoft just announced an all-in-one Surface computer with Windows 10. It’s called Surface Studio and Microsoft says it was built specifically for creators. Watch out, iMac, because Microsoft is gunning for you. Studio features a full unibody enclosure, a 28-inch PixelSense display (which Microsoft says is TrueColor), 32GB of memory, 2TB hybrid drive, GeForce 980M, a radial input...
The NFL and Microsoft have a contract in which NFL teams use Microsoft’s Surface tablets. If you watch a drop of football, you’ve probably noticed them in the hands of coaches along the sidelines of each game. One such coach is sick and tired of using them. FoxSports recently covered a long rant in which Belichick called it quits on the Microsoft Surface. “I’m done with the tablets,”...
Microsoft took the stage during a press event in New York City on Tuesday and introduced the Surface Pro 3. The company billed the product as the “tablet that can replace your laptop.” The device measures just 9.1mm thin, far thinner than the Surface Pro 2 and it is the “thinnest Intel Core product ever made,” according to Microsoft. The Surface Pro 3 has a 12-inch 3:2 aspect ratio...
Steve Ballmer sat for a spell with MIT Technology Review to discuss the Windows 8 ecosystem. It’s no easy task to gauge the impact Windows 8 is having on the industry, in part because the industry is changing. The traditional desktop is taking a backseat in popularity to mobile form factors, like notebooks, tablets, and hybrids. Windows 8, as you know, is an attempt to bring all these...
iFixIt’s teardown of the Surface Pro reveals that it’s even more difficult to service than Apple’s iPad. Our diabolical friends at iFixIt gave Microsoft’s Surface Pro notebook/tablet the teardown treatment, and as always, they documented the surgery with plenty of pics every step of the way. It’s a given that you need nerves of steel to tear into some of the devices that end up on...
There were a lot of really great smartphones in 2012, many that pushed the boundaries of what we thought was possible—a sure sign of innovation and forward momentum. We saw the introduction of quad-core devices, phablets, sharper screens, better cameras, and designs that melted our eyes. But, without a doubt, tablets were the more exciting segment of the technology market. We didn’t...
Arguably, the most intriguing (and important) device to come out this year was Microsoft's Surface RT. And, in turn, it's perhaps one of the more difficult products to review. The expectations surrounding this now famous hybrid are immense, especially given the circumstances. Not only are some truly amazing tablets already on the market—the best we've ever seen — but, along with the...
Oprah’s Favorite Things has reached legendary status. After years of giving away freebies big and small on her departed talk show, the list went on hiatus last year, but returned in full force last Sunday. Her OWN network brought it back by broadcasting a dedicated two-hour special, cementing this event as its own hotly anticipated entity. Such is the power of giving away droolworthy...
Multiple reports suggest Microsoft's expertly crafted Touch Cover is a little more delicate than anticipated. Users, in Surface forums, are complaining that their cover/keyboard combo is literally ripping at the seams after moderate use. That doesn't say much about their durability, especially when Microsoft touts how carefully it constructed the technology. The Surface discussion only...
Unlike most products we’ve seen this year, Microsoft’s Surface announcement was a bonafide surprise. In a market where tablets were merely playing catch up to Apple’s iPad, the Redmond company deviated from the norm while promising a Brave New World. Several months later and the future is finally here. The Surface with Windows RT is Microsoft’s shift in focus as it pledges to Windows 8...