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Microsoft airs its first Surface tablet ad, focuses on keyboard, kickstand and… dancers?
Posted On 15 Oct 2012 By Richard Lawler. Under: Uncategorized.
Considering how interested we are in trying out Microsoft's new Surface Windows 8 tablets, it turns out we should've been practicing the art of dance instead of blogging. The first TV spot for the tablets aired tonight during Dancing with the Stars, ...
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CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Acer’s JT Wang tells Microsoft to ‘think twice’ about Surface
Posted On 06 Aug 2012 By Sean Buckley. Under: Uncategorized.
Acer executives have criticized Microsoft's decision to build its own tablet in the past, but now the firm's CEO has offered Redmond a more direct warning. "We have said [to Microsoft] think it over," Acer CEO JT Wang told the Financial Times. "Think...
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Acer is skeptical of Surface tablets, thinks Microsoft isn’t playing nice
Posted On 21 Jun 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We were worried that Microsoft might wind up with frenemies in the PC industry after introducing its Surface tablets. There hasn't been a lot of backlash so far, but the Windows 8 tablets clearly rankled some Acer executives -- they're lashing out at...
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Microsoft: Surface was developed in an ‘underground bunker’ at first, we can play the secrecy game too
Posted On 21 Jun 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
We commonly associate extreme secrecy around a product design with Apple, but it now looks to be in vogue with all the major technology companies: just days after Samsung revealed the Galaxy S III's secret sauce, Microsoft has explained to TechRadar ...
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Editorial: Engadget on Microsoft’s new Surface tablet line
Posted On 19 Jun 2012 By Tim Stevens. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft has unveiled its new Surface, a reborn brand that now lives as two products. It was a showy event with a strong conclusion: at the unification of software and hardware lies great things. Microsoft has found that greatness with the Xbox 360...
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Watch Microsoft’s Surface keynote now online, relive the mystery unveil from the comfort of your browser (update: video for everybody)
Posted On 19 Jun 2012 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
Missed the liveblog? Caught the details, but wanted to see it unfold blow-by-blow? No problem, as Microsoft has uploaded the whole shebang for your viewing pleasure. Compatible browsers can jump in after the break, or hit the source link for a direct...
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Hands-on with Microsoft Surface for Windows RT, Touch Cover and Type Cover (update: video!)
Posted On 18 Jun 2012 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
We're here live at Microsoft's press event in Los Angeles, where it just unveiled not just the rumored tablet you were hoping for, but two tablets: Surface for Windows RT, which has an NVIDIA chip inside, and Surface for Windows 8 Pro, which runs off...
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Microsoft Surface tablets: the differences between Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro models
Posted On 18 Jun 2012 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Surfaces. Turns out, the plural form of Microsoft's new tablet range rolls off of the tongue with ease, but understanding the differences between the first two models may not be quite as easy -- particularly for the everyman, or folks intimately fami...
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Microsoft announces Surface for Windows 8 Pro: Intel inside, optional pen input
Posted On 18 Jun 2012 By Donald Melanson. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft didn't just announce one Surface tablet today -- it's announced one for each of the main varieties of Windows. That includes the Surface for Windows 8 Pro, which is slightly larger and decidedly more Intel-based than its ARM-fueled counterp...
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Live from Microsoft’s mystery press conference in Los Angeles!
Posted On 18 Jun 2012 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
When Microsoft calls a last-minute press conference to make a "major" announcement, there's only one sensible thing to do: pack your bags, fly to Los Angeles and get ready to hear what Ballmer & Co. have to say. With no hints whatsoever (not even...
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