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Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro each get their monthly update

Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro each get their monthly update

Every month, Microsoft sends out cumulative updates for the Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro; this means that each month, the update includes the latest changes in addition to all of the previous...

posted: 14 May 2013, 16:49

Update pushed out for Microsoft Surface tablets

Update pushed out for Microsoft Surface tablets

Microsoft is sending out an update for both the Microsoft Surface RT and the Microsoft Surface Pro and a number of issues have been repaired; besides receiving the update through the air (OTA), you can also try to manually get the update downloaded...

posted: 09 Apr 2013, 14:55

Apple iPad PowerVR GPU vs Intel's HD4000: new benchmarks compare both

Apple iPad PowerVR GPU vs Intel's HD4000: new benchmarks compare both

The iPhone brought the mobile revolution and Apple has continued its laser-focus on it with the iPad. Both devices are performing extremely well in the graphics department…

posted: 01 Apr 2013, 07:20

Tablets demand love too! 50,000 apps are now available for the Microsoft Surface tablet

Tablets demand love too! 50,000 apps are now available for the Microsoft Surface tablet

So you think that tablets don't deserve to be loaded up with all of those wonderful apps the same way you load up your handset with them? The Windows Store now has 50,000 apps and during March,...

posted: 24 Mar 2013, 11:32

Report: 1.5 million Microsoft Surface Tablets sold to date

Report: 1.5 million Microsoft Surface Tablets sold to date

We've heard all kind of guesses as to the number of Microsoft Surface tablets that have been sold to date; the latest guess is that 1.5 million units of the tablet have sold with slightly more than 1 million Microsoft Surface-RT...

posted: 14 Mar 2013, 22:19

Microsoft expands availability of Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro

Microsoft expands availability of Microsoft Surface RT and Microsoft Surface Pro

Microsoft is expanding the availability of its two tablets, with the Microsoft Surface RT soon to be found in Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan, and the Microsoft Surface Pro heading...

posted: 02 Mar 2013, 22:25

Microsoft looking into issue with Surface Pro stylus performance

Microsoft looking into issue with Surface Pro stylus performance

In addition to that little thing called full, not gimped Windows that you'll find on the Microsoft Surface Pro as compared to the Surface RT, the tablet also uses a pressure sensitive stylus for added input. The stylus works...

posted: 18 Feb 2013, 17:32

Microsoft offers Surface Complete, a $99 warranty to protect your investment

Microsoft offers Surface Complete, a $99 warranty to protect your investment

With the teardown of the Microsoft Surface Pro showing that the slate is nearly impossible to repair, you might want to consider Microsoft's $99 warranty package for either the Microsoft Surface RT or the...

posted: 16 Feb 2013, 14:38

Orders being taken for 128GB Microsoft Surface Pro; device ships in two to three weeks

Orders being taken for 128GB Microsoft Surface Pro; device ships in two to three weeks

Last Saturday, we told you that the 128GB Microsoft Surface Pro had sold out on launch day and during the week, the company sent out a tweet that it would re-stock on Saturday; the company is accepting...

posted: 16 Feb 2013, 00:23

Microsoft Surface Pro gets torn down, nearly impossible to repair

Microsoft Surface Pro gets torn down, nearly impossible to repair

The Microsoft Surface Pro is finally here and it is the real deal, coming with a full-on Windows 8…

posted: 13 Feb 2013, 08:49

128GB Microsoft Surface Pro to be re-stocked on Saturday

128GB Microsoft Surface Pro to be re-stocked on Saturday

Following the sell out of the 128GB Microsoft Surface Pro on its launch date last Saturday, there is some good news and it is that according to Panos Panay, the General Manager of the Microsoft Surface line, the $999 slate will be...

posted: 12 Feb 2013, 15:30

BlueStacks App Player released for the Surface Pro, brings 750,000 Android apps to Windows 8

BlueStacks App Player released for the Surface Pro, brings 750,000 Android apps to Windows 8

You'd even have the Android navigational buttons like Back and Home as a Charms menu on the right. Moreover, BlueStacks now allows you to run the Android applications full screen...

posted: 12 Feb 2013, 09:17

See Counter Strike being played on a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

See Counter Strike being played on a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

The 64GB Microsoft Surface Pro tablet has about 23GB of free space – not much, yet enough to throw on several movies, a portion of your audio collection, and perhaps even a few quality games. Yup, with its pretty capable...

posted: 11 Feb 2013, 05:53

Here is the first television ad for the Microsoft Surface Pro

Here is the first television ad for the Microsoft Surface Pro

What a debut for the Microsoft Surface Pro as the 128GB model sold out quickly at $999 a pop; now you can view the first television ad for the tablet and similar to the debut ad for the Microsoft Surface RT, it features dancing...

posted: 10 Feb 2013, 23:33

128GB Microsoft Surface Pro sells out at Microsoft's U.S. online store

128GB Microsoft Surface Pro sells out at Microsoft's U.S. online store

Saturday is launch day for the Microsoft Surface Pro, the Wintel version of Microsoft's tablet and the device sold out at Microsoft's online store in the United States just hours after being made available; for the...

posted: 09 Feb 2013, 12:37

Microsoft Surface Pro user storage actually on par with 128 GB MacBook Air out of the box, test finds

Microsoft Surface Pro user storage actually on par with 128 GB MacBook Air out of the box, test finds

It turns out that not only is the free space on the Surface Pro comparable to the one on the MacBook Air, give or take a couple of gigs, but if you move the recovery partition...

posted: 08 Feb 2013, 03:11

Microsoft Surface Pro starts to show up in retail stores days before launch

Microsoft Surface Pro starts to show up in retail stores days before launch

Not on sale until February 9th, some retail stores have started putting up displays with the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet so that potential buyers can test out the slate to see if it something that they want...

posted: 04 Feb 2013, 08:16

64GB Surface Pro to come with only 23GB free

64GB Surface Pro to come with only 23GB free

Don't you just hate it when you buy a new device, only to discover that the accessible amount of free storage is significantly smaller than what you read on the specs sheet? Well, those of you who are eying the Windows 8-powered Surface Pro tablet...

posted: 30 Jan 2013, 06:57

Windows 8 and pre-installed software on Microsoft Surface Pro weigh in at tens of gigabytes

Windows 8 and pre-installed software on Microsoft Surface Pro weigh in at tens of gigabytes

The Microsoft Surface Pro came with a huge promise - a tablet that is good for both work and play, with full on Windows 8, a kind of a crossover…

posted: 29 Jan 2013, 08:00

Microsoft Surface Pro to launch in U.S. and Canada on February 9th starting at $899

Microsoft Surface Pro to launch in U.S. and Canada on February 9th starting at $899

Microsoft has announced that the "Pro" version of its Microsoft Surface tablet will launch in the U.S. and in Canada on February 9th, with prices starting at $899 for a 64GB version of the slate; unlike...

posted: 22 Jan 2013, 16:05

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