Microsoft announced an upgraded Surface Pro 7 today by the name Surface Pro 7+, which is not sold directly to the consumer market. Instead this tablet is sold to the enterprise market through retailers like Verizon Business and so on: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/business/surface-pro-7-plus This isn’t the first time Microsoft has upgraded one of their tablets purely for the enterprise sector, but they simply used to be given the additional moniker LTE Advanced … more…
It’s been just five days since Microsoft released the x64 emulation preview for insiders in the development channel. And after that Windows 10 on ARM adaption came todays Surface Pro X price cut too, sending the prices down $200 on all configurations in Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-x/ The new Surface Pro X entry level price now starts at $799, which is a little more reasonable, though still pricey. It’s also just … more…
It hasn’t been more than a week since the certified first pictures for the new Surface Laptop 4 and new Surface Pro 8 were leaked, along with some speculations about their specs. But after two new benchmark scores showed up for two new Microsoft Surface devices on Geekbench today, it looks like we got a very probably confirmation of some of their main hardware too. First of all we saw … more…
The dual-screen Surface Duo is rumored to released internationally soon and gain the color option of black at the same time, as an alternative to the white models that’s on the market today. The rumor comes via leaker cozyplanes who at the same time mentions that the Surface Go 2 tablet will be offered in black when the new Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop 4 will be launched in … more…
There’s been an increasing amount of talks about an upcoming Microsoft Surface Pro 8 the last two months, and now the first photo leak has surfaced via the South Korean certification body. The unannounced Surface Pro 8 and the Surface Laptop 4 were both listed on Wednesday originally with their pictures and model numbers, but Microsoft has since then ordered the South Korean certification body to remove these pictures. Not … more…
Tablet keyboard specialists Brydge released the Brydge 12.3 Pro+ keyboard today, which is a new keyboard for all Surface Pro 7 to 4 models, and an alternative to the standard Surface keyboards. The launch price is $129: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/brydge-12-3-pro-wireless The typical Surface series Type Covers are thin, lightweight, and looks good. But some people who type a lot and very quickly prefer more rigid keyboards that are less springy. And that’s … more…
The chipset upgraded Microsoft Surface Pro X was released yesterday, two weeks after the Surface Pro X SQ2 unveiling on October 1. And we now have an average of benchmarks for it that gives us the first clues as to what to expect from it. So far, the differences between the 2019 model with the SQ1 processor and the new 2020 model with the SQ2 processor are showing up as … more…
As is usually the case with Microsoft every autumn, whenever they launch new tablets and computers, they usually launch new computer accessories too. And this week was no different. So when Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro X SQ2 and Surface Laptop Go, they also launched five new PC accessories, which we’ll take a quick look at here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/collections/keyboardsmiceandstyluses The new Microsoft Number Pad (codename Kenmore), is a small wireless Bluetooth … more…
Microsoft announced their smallest Windows laptop yet today with the 12.4-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop Go. This is a brand new laptop with touchscreen from Microsoft, that will launch in three configurations, starting from $549. The release date is October 13 in the US: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-go There are three hardware configurations, but all of them center around the same 10th generation Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor that started rolling out last fall. The … more…
Microsoft did a brief presentation of the new Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ2 2-in-1 Windows tablet today, which will be sold alongside the SQ1 version from 2019, with the SQ moniker indicating the processor. Microsoft Surface Pro X SQ2 (2020) is taking orders from today and will be released in the US on October 13th, with the price starting at $1499: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-x The Surface Pro X 2019 model with 8GB … more…
The chief product officer for Microsoft, Panos Panay, announced today that Microsoft will be rolling out x64 emulation to the Windows Insider Program this November. This will help the few Windows on ARM tablets that are on the market these days, though there are very few right now since all computer manufacturers have waited for improved app compatibility before they would launch second or third generation Windows on ARM devices, … more…
The annual fall event from Microsoft’s Surface division is now tipped to be either September 30 or October 1 by longtime Windows tipster WalkingCat on Twitter. Surface event = Oct. 1 or Sep. 30, not sure about the timezone stuff 😅 — WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) September 18, 2020 The usual Windows leakers do not know of any updates to the Surface Pro 7 or Surface Laptop 3, so a Surface Pro … more…
A nice leak by Zac Bowden of Windows Central today reveals that the Microsoft Surface Pro II is in the works with a new processor and a new color option. Microsoft typically launches new Surface products around October, so the timing is right for a new 2-in-1 tablet from Microsoft. The new Surface Pro X is reported to get an upgraded chipset featuring the new Microsoft SQ2 processor, a Platinum … more…
So far in 2020 we’ve seen Microsoft launch three new Surface computers. These are the Surface Go 2, the Surface Book 3, and ongoing right now the dual-screen Surface Duo as well. Surface computers have been known to sell very well in 2020, which has led the supply chain to increase production. But now for the first time, supply chain insiders who spoke to journalists in Digitimes have said that … more…
Microsoft have announced the Eye Contact feature for the Surface Pro X, which is a feature that makes looking into the screen during video calls look like you are looking into a camera on the middle of the screen instead, thereby giving the impression that you are actually looking into the eyes of the person you are talking to at the other end. So far, Eye Contact is only launched … more…