Tagged: Surface & News
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro to go on sale 30 May News
16.05.2013 Microsoft’s next computer, the Surface Pro - a machine that looks like a tablet computer but has the full power of a Windows 8 notebook computer - will go on sale in Ireland and... -
Microsoft planning to launch 7-inch and 9-inch Surface devices in June News
02.05.2013 Reports from the Far East indicate that second-generation 7-inch and 9-inch Surface devices from Microsoft are in the works, with a big reveal planned for June.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Microsoft’s Surface Pro arriving in UK and Ireland next month News
23.04.2013 Microsoft has confirmed the Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet PC will arrive in the UK and Irish markets, other European countries, Australia and New Zealand, before the end of May....Categories: Wireless Communications, Operating Systems, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
The week in gadgets: PayPal for smart TVs and Microsoft’s shrinking Surface News
15.04.2013 A look at gadget happenings, as Microsoft tries to keep up by sizing down in the tablet market, Sony continues its efforts to build a 4K ecosystem, Panasonic has a new digital...Tags: Digital Cameras, Panasonic, Sony, Tablet Computers, Tablet, Surface, Microsoft, PayPal, LG, TV -
Microsoft bringing Surface Pro to seven new markets News
01.03.2013 Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet is about to spread its wings beyond the US and Canada in the coming months as the tech giant expands the reach of both the Pro and the Surface RT.Categories: Computers -
Review: Microsoft Surface RT tablet PC (video) News
22.02.2013 The Surface Windows RT is Microsoft’s first foray into actually making a personal computer. John Kennedy puts the device through its paces and discovers the software giant kind...Tags: Tablet Computers, Operating Systems, Chrome OS, Google, Apple, Apps, Surface, Windows 8, Windows RT, Microsoft -
Gadgets of the month: January 2013 News
31.01.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news from January and look ahead at what’s to come in 2013, from Mobile World Congress and beyond. -
Microsoft’s Surface RT now available in Ireland News
14.02.2013 Microsoft’s first tablet offering, the Surface RT, is now available in an additional 13 countries, including Ireland. The device runs on Windows RT, while US consumers are now...Categories: Computers -
Weekend news round-up – Snapping at Snapchat, inside the Twitter business machine News
11.02.2013 In our round-up of the weekend’s top tech stories, we look at coverage of the mystique behind Snapchat, Microsoft’s confusing Surface Pro launch, the momentum of the Y...Categories: Wireless Communications, Storage, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Hardware, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, AppsTags: Apple, Windows 8, Surface, Microsoft, Apps, Twitter, Facebook, Computers, Personal Computers, Smartphones, Venture Capital, Funding -
Business demand and product launches fuel US$21.46bn Q2 revenue for Microsoft News
25.01.2013 Strong business demand and key product launches help drive revenue of US$21.46bn for software giant Microsoft during the quarter ended 31 December 2012. -
Microsoft expands retail strategy for Surface devices to include third-party retailers News
12.12.2012 Microsoft has revealed it will be expanding the distribution of its Surface Windows RT tablet computer beyond its own stores around the world to include third-party retailers in... -
Gadgets of the month: November 2012 News
30.11.2012 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news from November and also check out some new gadgets on the market. This month, we’ve seen the 40th birthday of Pong, the...Tags: Tablet Computers, Tablet, Toshiba, Consoles, Games Consoles, Smartphones, Android, iOS, Surface, Microsoft, PlayStation, Xbox 360, Xbox -
Microsoft reveals pricing for Surface with Windows 8 Pro News
30.11.2012 Microsoft has confirmed that Surface devices with Windows 8 Pro will debut in January 2013, with prices starting at US$899.Categories: Computers -
Rise of the mobile worker means Microsoft decides to raise its licensing fees News
27.11.2012 Software giant Microsoft is to raise its licensing fees by up to 15pc in response to the proliferation of mobile devices in enterprises and the enduring bring your own device... -
Oprah in celebrity endorsement fail – she tweets: ‘love that Surface’ from an iPad News
20.11.2012 There must be red faces among marcomms types at Microsoft today after the tech world universally collectively guffawed at an embarrassing tweet whereby media mogul Oprah Winfrey...Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Is Microsoft developing a 7-inch Xbox Surface tablet? News
06.11.2012 Microsoft is understood to be developing a new Xbox Surface 7-inch tablet device dedicated to gamers that will include a custom ARM processor and RAM designed for gaming tasks.Categories: Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Wireless Communications -
Voters in Virginia will take to the polls on Microsoft Surface News
06.11.2012 Microsoft’s new Surface tablet has won itself a starring role in the 2012 US presidential election as the device is being used for e-voting by a precinct in Virginia.Categories: Computers -
Tearing apart Microsoft’s Surface invites comparisons to Apple News
30.10.2012 In a teardown of the Surface tablet computer, iFixit discovered where Microsoft took a leaf out of Apple’s book with magnetic charging and a difficult to disassemble display, as... -
Weekend news round-up: Ethiopian kids teach themselves via computers; Google's next big thing News
30.10.2012 In our trawl through some of the tech news from the weekend, we discover how an experiment whereby illiterate kids in Ethiopia are using tablet computers to teach themselves is...Categories: Search, Legal, Internet, Hardware, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt, Surface, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, RIM, Android, Search, Tablet Computers, MIT, Google -
Microsoft finally reveals Surface pricing – from US$499 (video) News
16.10.2012 Whether Microsoft took it upon itself to reveal pricing of its new Surface device today or was prompted to do so following an accidental leak on its own website, the cost of the...Categories: Computers