Microsoft has increased production of its Surface tablet, with mind to releasing the hardware in retail stores later this week. Since its global launch on 26 October 2012 - the same day as Windows 8 - Surface has only been sold directly ...
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Apple's iPad and iPad Mini took top honors in a pair of tablet battery shootouts conducted by consumer watchdogs in the U.S.and the U.K. Consumer Reports,in the U.S.,and Which,from the U.K.,have recently run dozens of tablets through ...
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PC manufacturers always look forward to a new Windows release, as it invariably boosts sales. Not this time it seems. Compared with 2011, laptop sales for the three-week period following October 26 2012 - when Windows 8 was launched - ...
Microsoft on Thursday set pricing for its Surface Pro 10.6-in.tablet with a starting price of$899 for a 64 GB version and$999 for a 128 GB version. The tablet,formally called Surface with Windows 8 Pro,will ship sometime in January.No ...
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Computerworld - Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after its launch. The support lifecycle for the Surface with Windows RT tablet is ...
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that sales of its new Surface RT tablets have started "modestly". Ballmer, who took over from Bill Gates as Microsoft chief in 2000, told French newspaper Le Parisien that the new tablets' first ...
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Computerworld-Some early users of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet say they are confused or frustrated by the touch interface on the 10.6-in.display and are relying instead on the attachable keyboard with its more conventional track pad and ...
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The Microsoft Surface RT will feature a pricepoint that competes favourably with the iPad, it has been revealed after Microsoft's online store briefly displayed prices for three variations of the tablet earlier today. The cheapest RT, ...
Acer plans to produce Windows RT devices at some point,according to a company spokeswoman. That statement comes after Acer's CEO blasted Microsoft for building the Surface RT tablet.On Monday,Microsoft excluded Acer from its list of ...
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