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The Softies have used this month’s Patch Tuesday updates to roll out a new firmware for the Surface Pro tablet, trying to improve specific features of the device released in February.
According to the official Surface Pro update history page, June 2013 updates come with improvements for the LifeCam driver to &... |
12 June 2013
12:31 GMT |
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Just as promised, tech giant Microsoft today rolled out the new Surface Pro tablet in Australia, with pricing to start at $999 (€771) for the 64 GB model.
The top-of-the-range version featuring 128 GB of storage space comes with a price tag of $1,099 (€850), but keep in mind that no Touch Cover is included... |
30 May 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Microsoft’s global marketing blitz for Windows 8 and the Surface tablet isn’t over, even though we’re getting very close to the public debut of Windows 8.1 and the second-generation Surface.
The Softies will very soon move the advertising campaign for the two products in British airports, as it&rsq... |
29 May 2013
10:25 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced that the Surface Pro would go on sale in Japan on June 7, revealing that the local product range would also include a region-specific model.
The company has decided drop the 64 GB unit in Japan and instead launch a brand new version featuring 256 GB of storage space.
According to a ... |
29 May 2013
05:16 GMT |
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Microsoft has officially launched the Surface Pro in the United Kingdom, with Britons being provided with the same two different models with 64 or 128 GB of storage space.
Pricing for the British version of the Surface Pro starts at £719 (€840 / $1080) and goes all the way up to £799 (€935 / $1... |
23 May 2013
03:55 GMT |
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Microsoft will soon launch the Surface Pro tablet in several new European markets, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland.
The Swiss stores will begin selling the Pro version of the tablet on May 30, but those who wish to buy the device using their computer can do it online via the tech giant&... |
20 May 2013
18:21 GMT |
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Italy is one of the countries that will soon get the Surface Pro tablet, as Microsoft recently revealed pricing and launch date for this particular country.
The Softies will officially debut the Surface Pro in Italy on May 30, with five different retailers to be in charge of selling the device locally.
Euronics, Ex... |
20 May 2013
16:41 GMT |
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Microsoft will soon launch the Surface Pro and the RT in some new European markets, but the hefty price tag is still causing controversy across the world. Many pundits are actually wondering whether the price tag isn’t actually one of the main reasons of the slow uptake recorded by the device until now. But as... |
17 May 2013
04:35 GMT |
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Microsoft has just announced the European release dates for the two tablets it currently sells, with several countries on the Old Continent now in the pipeline to get the device later this month.
While France will start selling the Surface on May 17, Britons will have to wait until May 23. Several other countries wi... |
17 May 2013
02:30 GMT |
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In addition to the United Kingdom and Australia, the Surface Pro will also go on sale in Ireland this month, with May 30 to witness the debut of the tablet in the country.
The device will be available in the same two versions, with 64 and 128 GB of storage space, but pricing will be announced at a later date.
"Surf... |
16 May 2013
22:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently confirmed that its Surface Pro tablet would go on sale in Australia on May 30 via its official online store and through two different local retailers.
JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Normann will both sell the Surface Pro, with the same two models currently available in the US to be made available for Aus... |
16 May 2013
12:51 GMT |
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Microsoft has announced that the Pro version of its Surface tablet would go on sale in the United Kingdom on May 23, with pricing to start at £719 ($1095 / €850) for the 64GB configuration, and £799 ($1215 / €945) for the 128 GB configuration.
In addition, customers can also choose to purchase ... |
16 May 2013
03:16 GMT |
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Just like its RT sibling, the Surface Pro received a new firmware update this A.M. as part of the Patch Tuesday cycle supposed to bring improvements to Windows and other Microsoft products.
As it’s noted on the official Surface Pro update history page, the new version packs three major firmware and performance... |
15 May 2013
05:57 GMT |
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Microsoft has just introduced a brand new accessory for the Surface tablet that allows owners to browse the web even when no Wi-Fi network is available.
The so-called “Surface USB to Ethernet adapter” is currently sold for $39.99 (€31) and requires no installation, which means that users basically s... |
15 May 2013
05:30 GMT |
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Microsoft Hong Kong has recently announced that the Pro version of its tablet would go on sale locally on May 17, with the first 150 customers to receive free accessories.
Liveside.net writes that Touch Covers, Wedge Touch mice and Office 365 might be offered for free to the first buyers, so make sure you pay a visi... |
13 May 2013
14:21 GMT |
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Ever since the Surface Pro got to hit the shelves on February 9, users complained about the lack of stylus support for some very popular applications, such as Adobe’s Photoshop. The two companies have finally released a beta version of a new driver that brings the eagerly-awaited stylus pressure sensitivity su... |
10 May 2013
04:11 GMT |
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Microsoft is yet to provide us with official Surface sale figures, but previous reports pointed at approximately 1.5 million shipped units since the October 2012 launch.
Analyst firm IDC, on the other hand, estimates that Microsoft has sold 900,000 tablets in the first quarter of 2013, which basically makes the Redm... |
2 May 2013
02:31 GMT |
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Microsoft expects the Surface tablet, be it the RT or the Pro, to get the first place in customer rankings all over the world, but that’s not the case for the time being. Not in J.D. Power’s survey, at least. The latest owner satisfaction study rolled out by J.D. Power and Associates for the United State... |
29 April 2013
19:41 GMT |
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Microsoft’s first tablet in history, the Surface RT, is also the number one Windows 8/RT device currently on the market, according to data provided by AdDuplex.
Stats collected from its advertising network are indicating that Microsoft’s Surface with Windows RT currently has a market share of 6.2 percent... |
29 April 2013
04:21 GMT |
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Even though it initially seemed like Microsoft had finally managed to fix the limited Wi-Fi connectivity bug affecting the Surface tablets, more users are reporting similar issues when trying to connect to wireless networks. Microsoft has already confirmed that it’s still working on a Surface RT fix that might... |
25 April 2013
22:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced that its Surface Pro tablet would go on sale in new European countries in the next couple of months, but the company once again refused to provide us with some updated sales figures on the device.
A previous report suggested that Microsoft had sold a total of 1.5 million Surface tabl... |
24 April 2013
12:21 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently announced the European launch dates of its new Surface Pro tablet unveiled on February 9 and currently available in the United States, Canada and China, exclusively.
According to Microsoft’s announcement, the Surface Pro is projected to go on sale before the end of May in quite a lot of ... |
24 April 2013
01:35 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently released an update for the Trackpad Settings app for Windows 8, trying to address a bug that prevented the tool from detecting Surface Pro Touch Covers
As you probably know if you’re a Surface tablet owner, Trackpad Settings is supposed to provide users with more configuration options, s... |
23 April 2013
05:56 GMT |
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The Trackpad settings app is a very popular software solution aimed at those of you who have already purchased a Surface tablet, be it RT or Pro, but a software glitch is reportedly preventing the app from detecting a number of Type Covers.
According to a post on Microsoft’s support forums, the app is experien... |
22 April 2013
22:31 GMT |
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Microsoft’s very own Surface tablet has often been dubbed a rather disappointing product when it comes to sales, but it appears that there are some devices on the market that are attracting even fewer buyers. New data revealed by Benedict Evans and spotted by Forbes reveals that Google sold only 680,000 Nexus ... |
22 April 2013
12:31 GMT |
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Microsoft will launch the Surface tablets in several new countries as soon as this year, with the company confirming on Twitter that South Africa is one of the markets to get the tablet in just a few months.
While no specifics have been provided, the tech giant revealed in a short tweet that Microsoft is at least co... |
18 April 2013
10:44 GMT |
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Patch Tuesday is the best opportunity for tech giant Microsoft to resolve issues in many more products beside Windows, Office, and Internet Explorer, so its Surface Pro tablet also received several updates supposed to address bugs reported by users.
The April cumulative update for Surface Pro should fix an issue wit... |
10 April 2013
12:51 GMT |
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Microsoft’s first tablet in history, the Surface RT, has landed in Singapore, one of the countries supposed to receive the device in the course of this month.
According to a report published by techgoondu.com, the Surface is available in Singapore in exactly the same versions as in the United States, with pric... |
3 April 2013
15:41 GMT |
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Microsoft yesterday launched the Surface Pro in China, the first market to get the device after Canada and the United States.
In addition, the Redmond-based technology giant also introduced a so-called Surface Chinese version of the tablet that comes with the standard version of Windows 8 and with either 64 GB or 12... |
3 April 2013
01:44 GMT |
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Both the Surface Pro and the Surface RT are affected by a limited Wi-Fi connectivity issue that prevents users from accessing the Internet with their tablets but, while Microsoft is still working on a fix, owners have found a temporary workaround.
According to a long Microsoft Answers thread, toggling airplane mode ... |
2 April 2013
17:11 GMT |
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Just as we told you yesterday, China is the first country to get the Surface Pro tablet outside the United States and Canada, but no pricing details were available.
According to a report by the International Business Times, the 64 GB model of the Surface Pro will be priced at $1,061 (€825), while the 128 GB com... |
2 April 2013
04:47 GMT |
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Microsoft is currently working to expand international availability of the Surface Pro, but the device is only available to American and Canadian users exclusively.
China, on the other hand, will start selling the Surface Pro as soon as tomorrow, as Microsoft is planning to launch the device in new markets during th... |
1 April 2013
21:41 GMT |
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The Surface Pro is a pretty expensive tablet currently available in the United States and Canada in two different models, one of which is sold for no less than $999 (€780).
In case you’re buying one of these and the battery breaks down, there’s absolutely no option to replace it, as Microsoft does n... |
1 April 2013
17:01 GMT |
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Microsoft is now selling two different tablets, the Surface RT and the Surface Pro, and many more are coming, even though the company is still struggling to boost sales of the existing lineup.
Panos Panay, the man in charge with the Surface division at Microsoft, made some brief comments about the Surface tablets at... |
30 March 2013
03:19 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently rolled out a new software update for the Surface Pro tablet, but no important bug fixes were included.While the company is still expected to roll out major bug fixes and performance enhancements on April's Patch Tuesday cycle, this new update is only supposed to improve SSD performance dur... |
29 March 2013
15:38 GMT |
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The Surface Pro is currently available in the United States and Canada exclusively, but Microsoft has already announced that more countries would get the device very soon.
It seems like China is one of the first countries to start selling the Surface Pro, as a report published by LiveSide.net confirms that the devic... |
28 March 2013
16:11 GMT |
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Microsoft now has two different devices running Windows 8 and Windows RT on the market, so the company most likely expects to see more users embracing its new operating systems.
According to data published by AdDuplex and collected before March 22, the RT version of the Surface remains the number one device running ... |
27 March 2013
11:00 GMT |
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Microsoft has already launched software and firmware updates for both the Surface RT and the Surface Pro, but many users are still struggling to deal with a couple of bugs affecting their tablets. The Redmond-based technology giant promised in a new blog post that more updates for the two devices would be issued in ... |
27 March 2013
03:06 GMT |
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If you’re a Microsoft enthusiast, or at least a tech aficionado, you’ve most likely already watched the so-called “The Vibe” commercial rolled out by Microsoft to promote the new Surface Pro tablet running Windows 8.
In order to make sure that the Surface Pro ad is at least as catchy as the “... |
26 March 2013
13:31 GMT |
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It’s a well-known fact that Microsoft’s new Surface Pro tablet is affected by several bugs, including one that that doesn’t allow the device to resume from sleep or standby mode.
While Microsoft is still working on a patch to fix the problem, a Surface team engineer posted a quick workaround on the... |
25 March 2013
02:43 GMT |
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Microsoft recently rolled out a special program to allow businesses to purchase Surface tablets in bulk, but it appears that the United Kingdom is receiving a pretty special treatment.
According to a report by IT Pro, UK enterprises can purchase Surface RT and Pro tablets at a lower price than end users, an unannoun... |
22 March 2013
05:17 GMT |
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Microsoft is already offering the Surface Pro with a protective cover that also serves as a keyboard, but here’s a new device that does a lot more than that.
ProKASE, a new project that’s now hoping to receive Kickstarter funds, can be attached to any Surface Pro in order to provide users with increased ... |
21 March 2013
04:14 GMT |
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While Microsoft doesn’t say a thing about the way its tablets are selling right now, an unofficial report indicated that the company had sold a total of 400,000 units of the Pro model launched in early February.
That’s not bad at all, especially given the 128 GB model shortage that Microsoft had to cope ... |
18 March 2013
21:11 GMT |
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We’ve already shown you several videos with exciting games being played on Microsoft’s new Surface Pro tablet and the conclusion is pretty simple: it isn’t the best gaming device out there, but it copes with most titles without too much effort.
But here’s something that’s really interes... |
16 March 2013
09:31 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro may not be the best gaming device on the market, but it can deal with some of the newest titles pretty easily.
As you can see in this new video, Max Payne can be played with almost all configuration settings at the highest level, especially because it’s an older title that brings ... |
15 March 2013
08:46 GMT |
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Yesterday’s Patch Tuesday fixes came with plenty of goodies for Surface Pro owners, but aside from limited Wi-Fi bug fixes and the addition of Windows To Go, the released update also included some improvements aimed at the overheating problems reported by users in the past weeks. While Microsoft hasn’t p... |
14 March 2013
10:32 GMT |
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Just like the Surface RT, the Pro iteration of the tablet running the full version of the Windows 8 operating system received major improvements as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday update cycle. One of the most important changes is the addition of Windows To Go, a new Windows 8 feature that would allow users... |
13 March 2013
04:49 GMT |
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Microsoft has recently released a new firmware update for the Surface Pro tablet, the first for this device. It’s not only about the usual security fixes, but a bit more.
This update brings fixes to Wi-Fi reliability allowing for better roaming and improvements to "Limited" connectivity scenarios and improves ... |
13 March 2013
03:47 GMT |
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The Microsoft Complete for Surface Pro is quite an important add-on for all those who decide to purchase Microsoft’s very own tablet running the full version of Windows 8 Pro, so the company has decided to launch an important discount for a limited time.
The package can now be purchased for only $99.99 (€... |
12 March 2013
21:21 GMT |
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It’s no secret that Microsoft’s new Surface Pro isn’t a tablet tailored for gaming purposes, but thanks to the fact that it packs the full version of Windows 8 Pro and new hardware, it can easily run plenty of new titles.
As we’ve shown you a couple of days ago, the Surface Pro can smoothly r... |
11 March 2013
08:28 GMT |
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