Microsoft issued a voluntary recall in the past few weeks for power cords sold with its Surface Pro machines. The situation has escalated a bit and the cords are now being formally recalled, with information now posted on the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) website. “This recall involves AC power cords sold with Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 and Surface...
If you own a Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 or Surface Pro 3, listen up: Microsoft just announced a recall for power cords for the three aforementioned tablets if they were purchased in the United States or Canada before March 15, or before July 15, 2015 in all other markets. Microsoft said the cord can overheat if it’s connected to an electrical socket while “wound too tightly,...
Microsoft is preparing for the launch of its brand new Surface Pro 3 tablet by knocking down the prices of its older Surface Pro 2 models. If you've been eyeing one of them, now might be the time to pounce, especially considering some of the deals that Microsoft is offering. Some Surface Pro 2 models are now up to $200 cheaper than before. The fully loaded Surface Pro 2 with a 512GB...
Microsoft took the wraps off of the Surface Pro 3 this morning in New York City, and it’s time to take a look and see just how much things have changed since last year’s Surface Pro 2. At first glance you can see a lot of things stayed the same such as storage capacity, but when you get down to the dimensions and weight, some sort of weird alchemy happens. How Microsoft ended up making...
Microsoft has been promising power covers for its Surface 2, Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2 for about six months, but until now we had no idea when they were actually going to hit the market. The company recently posted a pre-order page for its Surface Power Cover, which will start shipping on March 19 and is available for $199.99. That price includes free shipping, and if you decide you...
The Surface Pro 2 models that were released back on Oct. 22 of last year are now slightly outdated, just two months after release. Microsoft has quietly started to stuff an updated Intel processor in the latest units, clocking the chip at 1.9GHz instead of the original 1.6GHz. The Redmond company described the update as "routine," and said it often makes small component changes during...
Microsoft’s latest ad promoting its line of Surface tablets is a break from tradition. Instead of choreographed dances or snarky attacks ads, the new commercial highlights features on the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 it thinks consumers will like the most. The result is a sleek minute-long video that shows the best of what Microsoft has to offer. The main point of the new commercial is...
Missed Microsoft’s Surface excitement from earlier today? The Redmond company has already posted its Surface 2 launch event to the Internet, allowing interested parties to see the action unfold as if they were there. The event itself was pretty intimate and low-key, similar to last year’s event, but there was certainly no shortage of announcements, especially on the accessory side. So...
Microsoft Vice President Panos Panay on Monday introduced the company's next great tablet / laptop hybrid, the Surface Pro 2. Panay said Microsoft has been working on the device for eighteen months now, culminating in what he claims is the company's best work yet; there are seven different accessories to go along with it, too, and a new two-stage kickstand, confirming rumors we've hear...