Microsoft Surface RT News
Microsoft Surface RT to hit retail stores very soon; "Droid Rage" promo backfires
The Microsoft Surface RT is Microsoft's answer to the Apple iPad and larger Android tablets like the Google Nexus 10; Microsoft's original plan was to widen distribution once the calendar turned to 2013...
Analysts split on Microsoft Surface sales projections
We're all pretty curious to see just how the Microsoft Surface is panning out, but it looks like analysts won't be able to help all that much. Two different analyst firms came out with Q4 sales projections for the Surface, and the estimates...
Microsoft winding down Surface RT orders by half, is the launch of Surface Pro near?
Meanwhile, at a shareholder meeting CEO Steve Ballmer said that the tablet innovation at Microsoft should have been carried out "sooner", but at the times when Bill Gates called tablets "the future...
Unique Microsoft Surface tablet hits eBay, profits will be donated to charity
In Germany, a Microsoft Surface tablet with Windows RT retails for about 480 euro. This particular one-of-a-kind unit, however, will set you back a bit more, although it is too early to say what the exact...
Microsoft Surface chokes on a glass of wine after being freeze-dried and oven-baked
Afterwards, it was free for all over there - an egg was cut with the Touch Cover, the skateboard stunt was recreated, and the unsuspecting slate was tossed in the air, finally giving up the ghost completely...
Microsoft Surface tablet handles 7 USB gadgets at a time in this video
You know what the Microsoft Surface tablet has that the iPad doesn't? Everyone who answered "a full-sized USB port" deserves a thumbs-up! That notable feature lets the owner connect a USB thumb drive to the device...
Oprah endorses Microsoft's Surface with a tweet sent from... an iPad
The new Windows 8 and its phone counter-part Windows Phone 8 along with the flagship devices like the Microsoft Surface clearly rely a lot on celebrity endorsement…
HP on Microsoft Surface: it's no competition, "slow and a little kludgey"
The Surface tablet is off to a “modest” start, but that does not stop Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer from trash talking…
Lawyer sues Microsoft for not telling him the Surface had only 16GB of available storage
Andrew Sokolowski is a lawyer who lives and works in Los Angeles. He recently decided to buy himself one of them Microsoft Surface tablets – a 32GB model, to be more specific, and venture into...
Comparing the Microsoft Surface screen to the competition
DisplayMate recently tested the Apple iPad's screen versus the Google Nexus 7 and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Amazon's tabletvwas deemed to be the best of the three; now, the display of the Microsoft Surface goes up against the...
Microsoft clarifies Steve Ballmer's remark about 'modest' Microsoft Surface sales
On Sunday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told a French publication that Microsoft Surface sales were 'modest' and the Redmond based company felt compelled to clarify the comment by issuing a statement...
Microsoft Surface tablet gets run over at 60mph and survives
A Microsoft Surface was left on the top of a car and hit the road when its owner drove away, forgetting about the slate; after falling off the car, it was run over by someone else at 60mph and yet, the tablet was no worse for...
Ballmer: Microsoft Surface sales off to a "modest start"
In an interview with a French publication, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says that sales of the Microsoft Surface tablet are off to a modest start and while actual sales have not been released, the entry-level version of the tablet...
Microsoft Surface owners now report issues with the Smart Cover
Uh oh, it looks like at least a few Microsoft Surface owners are having issues with their tablets. More specifically, the problem revolves around the device's Touch Cover – the accessory that acts as a hardware keyboard and...
Microsoft Surface owners report random sound issues
The Windows RT based Microsoft Surface tablet has been out for a few weeks now, and the reviews have been generally positive. Despite the current lack of enough quality apps available on the new platform, the slate is solid, sturdy, and...
$499 Microsoft Surface now back in stock at Microsoft's U.S. online store
After being sold out of the $499 Microsoft Surface tablet,the item is now back in stock on Microsoft's U.S. online store; the $499 version of the tablet offers 32GB of storage although it doesn't come with the...
Caution: This is a rather violent iPad-Surface ad parody!
Violence seems to be everywhere these days - on TV, in books, video games, etc. Actually, the ads that we're so fed up with have managed to stay somewhat violence-free compared to the other content that we consume on daily basis...
Microsoft Surface tablet meets asphalt and lives to tell the story
We've had Microsoft touting the durability of its Surface tablet more than once already. First we saw a unit outfitted with a set of skateboard wheels and then taken down for a ride, soon after which the company posted...
32GB Microsoft Surface Tablet gives you just 16-20GB of free space
So you bought a 32GB version of the Microsoft Surface tablet. But according to Microsoft, you will only have 16-20GB of free space to store pictures, videos and tunes; the rest of the space is being used for recovery...
Microsoft Surface is being tested in Virginia as a voting device
Being tested as a ballot box for future elections, the Microsoft Surface tablet will help people vote using a browser-based system supported by Microsoft Windows Azure; the tablet will print out a ballot that can be used...
