Microsoft have announced an official sale on their brand new Surface Go through Black Friday week, starting with $50 off their smallest 10-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 tablet in a tablet deal that lasts until November 24th. The Microsoft Surface Go Black Friday deal is available from Microsoft’s own official Microsoft Store from $349, or from Amazon where the higher configuration models are also on sale with $50 off, and also … more…
With Microsoft now having its widest range of tablets and computers ever, it has sent the signal to developers that Microsoft is seriously committed to Windows 10 tablets and computers ahead. The word is that this signal has started to affect the development of new good productivity apps, so that’s interesting to hear. So a look at the 10 most popular Windows apps for November (that we haven’t mentioned before) … more…
Every year it’s getting harder and harder for consumers to keep track of when Black Friday sales are supposed to peak as the companies change their strategies every year. Some of the largest retailers even started select Black Friday sales the 2nd week of November already. With some of the Black Friday price announcements in tablets and computers out of the way by now, here’s a breakdown of the current … more…
Microsoft promised a cellular version in July and now the Surface Go 4G LTE have started taking preorders before it’s released next week on November 20 in the US and Canada: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface/ The price of Surface Go LTE is $679, but then it also has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The processor is still the same dual-core 2.3 GHz Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4415Y processor though. Main specs … more…
Microsoft started enabling digital gifting of games and content from Microsoft Store in May, but now Microsoft have enabled digital gifting of all types of apps and also in-app buys like avatar items. The gifting process is pretty straightforward, though there are two limitations to be aware of. To buy an app as a gift, a giver goes into the Microsoft app store either through Windows, Xbox, or through the … more…
The new Surface Pro 6 was unveiled this week with new processors and new color options. SP6 will be launched on October 16, and from the official Microsoft Store the only processor options are 8th gen. Intel Core i5 or i7 processors which gives us a entry level price of $899 on the new Surface Pro 6. However, it is possible to get a Surface Pro cheaper than that. Best … more…
In addition to the upgraded new Surface Pro 6, one of the other Windows 10 computers Microsoft unveiled was the new Microsoft Surface Studio 2: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-studio-2/ As a 28-inch desktop computer, it would normally fall into the category of a AIO (All In One), but given the unique design, it is different from other AIO. And here’s a brief look at the highlights of the new Surface Studio 2. The … more…
The new Surface Pro 6 is now taking pre-orders, and it will be released on October 16 in the first markets, with other markets to follow in the weeks after: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-pro-6/ The new Microsoft Surface Pro 6 sees a few changes over the Surface Pro 5. SP6 have been upgraded to the 8th gen. Intel Core processors, but there’s no Intel Core m version at this point, so the entry … more…
The cellular version of Microsoft’s 10-inch Windows tablet, Surface Go LTE Advanced, have just been filed as approved by the FCC ahead of its launch. The Surface Go Wi-Fi only model was released on August 2. You can see all the 3G and 4G bands covered by the modem below. And unlike the Surface Go Wi-Fi which is released with the Windows 10 Pro upgradeable OS Windows 10 S, the … more…
Today it’s precisely 1 year and 11 months since Microsoft unveiled their 28-inch Surface Studio desktop, So today let’s bring out the first Microsoft Surface Studio 2 leak. The upcoming new Microsoft Surface Studio 2 that we expect to be unveiled at Microsoft’s October 2 event, appears to have been benchmarked 11 times in public now in September, with very consistent benchmark figures. So if these benchmarks are genuine, and … more…
Kensington currently makes some really good tablet and computer accessories, and one of the most exciting of these is the Kensington Surface Pro dock that was announced in July. It has started taking pre-orders for a price of $349 and will be released on November 15: https://www.amazon.com/Kensington-Surface-Docking-Station-K62917NA/dp/B07FWQHYX The full name of this tablet dock is Kensington SD7000 Surface Pro Docking Station and it is made to fit the Surface Pro … more…
General manager of hardware engineering at Microsoft, Robin Seiler announced some more details today for Microsoft’s upcoming new Surface Hub 2, the giant team work tablet at up to 84 inches. The current Surface Hub was launched in 2015 in the sizes 55-inch with 1920 x 1080 resolution, and 84-inch with 3840 x 2160 resolution, powered by 4th gen. Intel Core i5 and i7 respectively, while running a Windows OS … more…
October is now lined up to become a potential convergence month in tablet launches from the largest names in the industry, as Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon could all launch new tablets in October. It’s been years since we had the largest tablet brands launch major tablets within days and weeks of each other. Some of the tablet launches are assured already, while the other tablet launches are still not … more…
Currently there’s a summer sale on the Windows 10 Pro 2-in-1 tablet Microsoft Surface Pro and with this Surface sale the discounts applies to both the Intel Core i5 and the Intel Core i7 models in the USA and in Canada. That cuts the price of the Intel Core i7 Surface Pro model the most with up to $300 off its regular price, though we are still dealing with a … more…
Microsoft Surface Go was unveiled earlier today, and has just started taking pre-orders from Microsoft Store. The Surface Go release date is August 2, so it’s time to look at how Microsoft’s new entry level Surface compares to other tablets in this category: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface/ We will be looking at comparisons and benchmark scores, and the details. Microsoft Surface Go is the successor to the Surface 3, but on a comparative … more…