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Microsoft To Launch New Surface Go LTE
Microsoft To Launch New Surface Pro LTE For those who want to avoid the conventional trappings of an Apple product for something a little different, yet familiar, the Microsoft Surface Pro tablets have proven to be highly popular. Admittedly that popularity hasn’t necessarily translated into good sales with more than…
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Microsoft Surface Pro LTE Now Available
Microsoft launched their latest 5th generation Surface Pro line over seven months ago. These feature compact portability with wireless connectivity. Microsoft also intended to release an LTE version which would be useful for business and enterprise users on the go. However, they have since delayed the release to Spring 2018…
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Microsoft Surface Pro LTE for Business Arriving December 2017
It looks like Microsoft’s Surface Pro LTE is arriving on schedule for a December 2017 release after all. However, it will be for their business customers first. This news follows the revelation last week of the Surface Pro LTE arriving in retail stores later for a spring 2018 release surfaced.…
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Microsoft Delays Surface Pro LTE Launch to Spring 2018
Microsoft originally introduced their 5th generation Surface Pro tablets several months ago. An LTE version is supposed to follow it up and originally had a December 2017 release schedule. However, it appears that Microsoft has quietly moved that release date down to Spring 2018. The news comes directly from the…
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Microsoft Surface Pro Users Plagued with Backlight Bleed Problems
Microsoft’s supposed Macbook-killer the 2017 Surface Pro is unfortunately coming up short in impressing users. The random hibernation and shutting down issue in particular is disappointing to those who purchased it. It took a while, but Microsoft has a temporary fix for that problem. Although it seems there’s more bad…
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Microsoft Launches the New 5th Generation Surface Pro
Microsoft unveiled the 5th generation Surface Pro tablet, proving critics were wrong in thinking only the processor is updated. Microsoft Surface chief Panos Panay announced that they have made some meaningful changes, with “about 800 new custom parts”. In an unusual move however, Microsoft chose to drop the numbering scheme…
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Microsoft’s New Surface Pro 5 Reportedly Just a Minor CPU Bump
About a year and a half ago, Microsoft unveiled their latest Surface Pro, the Surface Pro 4. Eschewing the usual annual cycle for consumer hardware, Microsoft has yet to detail a refresh for their popular tablet PC. According to some new reports, it appears that Redmond is ready to release…
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Surface Pro 5 Gets Impressive Specs
If you are one of the many waiting for Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Pro 5, it might be time to start getting excited about just what Microsoft will be able to cram into the tablet. Recently we speculated on the kind of specs to expect from it, but now the information…
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Microsoft Starts Global Recall of Surface Pro AC Power Cables
Microsoft has revealed that it is initiating a worldwide product recall of AC power cable for its Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, and Surface Pro 3 tablets. The recall, which is voluntary, is due to potential overheating issues, and only applies to products sold before 15th March in the US…
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Windows 8.1 Reported To Break Stylus Functionality On Some Surface Pro Tablets
According to murmurings on the Microsoft community forums the Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 upgrade on first generation Surface Pro tablets is causing problems with the Wacom stylus pen, as if the huge problems experienced with the Windows 8.1 RT update weren’t enough. The issue is with the Wacom stylus…
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Microsoft Says Its Surface Brand Is Confusing Customers
To our average reader I’d expect the difference between the Surface Pro and the Surface RT is pretty obvious – one runs Windows 8 RT and the other runs full Windows 8, one has an Nvidia Tegra 3 ARM processor and the other an Intel Core i5 processor. The differences…
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Second-Gen Surface Tablets Have No 4G LTE Support – WiFi Only
ZDNet reports that Microsoft’s second generation series of Surface tablets will not have 4G LTE support. In fact the second generation Surface tablets will apparently have no cellular connectivity at all – they will be WiFi only. Clearly Microsoft hasn’t learnt its lessons from the failure of the previous generation…
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Microsoft To Launch 512GB Second-Gen Surface Pro
Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet claims that Microsoft will unveil higher capacity versions of its second generation Surface Pro tablets. Microsoft will unveil the second generation of Surface tablets on September 23rd but these won’t be available to buy until October 22nd. The Surface Pro 2 is stealing the show…
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Microsoft Has No Immediate Plans For An 8 Inch Surface Mini
Despite the widespread recognition that Microsoft really needs a smaller Surface tablet to capture that 7-8 inch tablet market TechCrunch reports that Microsoft has no immediate plans to release an 8 inch tablet aka Surface Mini. We will apparently see “smaller” Surfaces in terms of the device’s thickness but the…
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Microsoft Working On Surface Docking Station
WinSuperSite.com reports that Microsoft is finally working on a Surface docking station for its new Surface tablets coming out later on this year. This new dock will only be compatible with the Surface Pro but is compatible with the first and second generation versions, of course the second generation version…
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