Microsoft surprised with the launch of the Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock today, which is a USB 4 / Thunderbolt 4 dock primarily aimed at Surface tablets and laptops for $299: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/d/surface-thunderbolt-4-dock The tech specs for the Surface Thunderbolt 4 Dock includes support for 2x 4K monitors at 60Hz, 40Gbps data transfer speeds, 96W USB C passthrough charging power with 165 power, 3x USB A 3.1 Gen 2 ports, 3x USB … more…
South Korean technology leaker FrontTron says that the next Microsoft Surface even will be held on April 13. Incidentally, this may be the same day that Apple is supposed to make their 2021 iPad Pro announcement too. So let’s see how those dates will clash. What’s currently expected from the first Surface event of 2021 are the new Surface Laptop 4 laptops in various sizes. The placeholder for the firmware … 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…
We have a similar situation unfolding with the Microsoft Surface Book 3 as we have with the Surface Go 2. They are both listed by the many of the same retailers in the EU, which coincides with Microsoft’s approval from the FCC of a new unidentified tablet. Both of these tablets have already been expected to launch this spring, but now we have the possible Surface Book 3 processor specs … more…
Back in February it started becoming believable that a Surface Go 2 was in the works, but now after Microsoft just got a new unidentified tablet approved by the FCC with Wi-Fi 6, I had to see what other information I could find. In the EU, a possible Microsoft Surface Go 2 had been listed by some stores already, although it was always a question of their reliability. But let’s … 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…
The Verge says it has seen a leaked email from Microsoft, detailing what we can call either the foldable Microsoft tablet phone, or a Microsoft pocketable Surface. When I first read about this yesterday, I didn’t think any more of it, because there isn’t anything new in the story. It can’t confirm the size, what it’s intended for, what specs it will have, what sort of chipset it will run, … more…
Microsoft held its May event today, which had been dubbed with the hashtag #MicrosoftEDU for a month, and with good reason, since the first 65 minutes of the event today was used to place Microsoft firmly in the middle of the education market in the US. Windows 10 S After a 10 minute introduction speech by Satya Nadella about children, students, the future and technology, the new school oriented OS … more…
Microsoft announced new products and features at their Windows 10 event in New York today on October 26, ranging from an upgraded Surface Book, to the 28-inch Microsoft Surface Studio AIO, a new dash button called Surface Dial, other peripherals, and upcoming Windows 10 updates. The next Windows 10 update will be released for free in the spring of 2017, and it will be called Windows 10 Creators Update. There … more…
Software developer Shubhan Chemburkar recently posted two Microsoft insider photos from Building 88, or the Microsoft Surface building in Redmond, where small posters indicating new Surface models for 2016 and 2017 were hanging alongside posters of the Surface Book, which incidentally is on sale right now, bringing the Surface Book sale price down to a record low $1,349. Naturally the posters didn’t indicate too specifically what upcoming new Microsoft Surface … more…
Digitimes wrote a radical new story today that may me true even, where they quote supply chain sources who says that a first Microsoft Surface AIO computer will be launched in 2016. This is the first time such a Microsoft Surface AIO (All In One) computer have been leaked or even rumored. At first it seems unsuitable that Microsoft would use the Surface brand on a AIO and not just … more…
Chitika have released some new statistics that measure the market share of tablets stacked against one another, but not based on hard-to-come-by sales figures, instead Chitika have relied upon web statistics. And based on Chitika’s ad impressions pr. tablet brand, the leading tablet brand they served ads to in USA and Canada year over year between September 2013 and September 2014, was of course the iPad, with a significant market … more…
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Docking Station have begun taking orders, and it will be released on August 15 in the US and Canada: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Surface-Pro-3-Docking From the front the Surface Pro 3 Docking Station might look like a typical sturdy tablet docking station from Microsoft like the ones we have seen manufactured for the first and second generation Surface tablets, but when we turn the docking station around and have … more…
When Microsoft launched their new Surface 2 tablets last year, a lot of Surface customers held back on the purchase of a keyboard cover because they were waiting for the launch of the Surface Power Cover that would extend battery life by 60%-70%. Now Power Cover is finally due for release on March 19, and it’s up for pre-order on Microsoft Store for $199.99. What are the specs for Microsoft … more…
With Christmas coming up and the end of the year drawing near, really big announcements are far between among tablets these days. And we’re fine with that. There’s a time for everything. So here are some of the minor things that are happening among tablets at the moment. A white edition of Nexus 7 was added a few days ago to Google’s lineup. It sure took a while, considering how … more…