Surface
Microsoft has confirmed that the company will discontinue selling PC accessories under the Microsoft brand, narrowing the firm's focus to premium-priced peripherals sold under the Surface brand. The decision marks a major fork in the road for Microsoft-badged keyboards and mice, an era that started in 1983. And while the company isn't going to cease the production of PC accessories entirely, the shift to Surface represents a much smaller scope in products going forward. This change, in turn, calls into question the future of ergonomic peripherals at Microsoft, a traditional niche for the company that has resulted in some of their best-known (and most beloved) PC accessories. "Going forward, we are focusing on our Windows PC accessories portfolio under the Surface brand," Dan Laycock, senior...
Microsoft Announces the Surface Pro 4, from $900
Devices Day at Microsoft grows every year. We have seen the numerous Surface announcements come through the special event held in NYC, as well as the peripheral devices around...
93 by Ian Cutress on 10/6/2015
Microsoft Announces Surface Enterprise Initiative, Partners With Dell, HP, And More
This morning, Corporate VP of the Windows and Devices Group Yusuf Mehdi made a fairly startling announcement. Microsoft has created a new partnership to help drive Windows 10 adoption...
21 by Brett Howse on 9/8/2015
Microsoft Introduces A 128GB Version Of The Core i7 Surface Pro 3
This weekend Microsoft introduced a new model of the Surface Pro 3. Like the existing two Core i7 models, this new version uses Intel's Core i7-4650U CPU. At $1299...
43 by Brandon Chester on 6/29/2015
The Surface 3 Review
The Surface lineup for Microsoft has been extremely interesting to watch. What first launched in October 2012 as the Surface RT has been constantly iterated upon, and of course...
265 by Brett Howse on 5/4/2015
Microsoft Acquires Pen Technology From N-Trig Ltd
In a move that has long been rumoured, Microsoft has announced today on the Surface Blog that they have acquired the digital pen technology from N-Trig Ltd. This is...
22 by Brett Howse on 5/1/2015
Microsoft Q1 FY 2015 Financial Results: Record Revenue On Strong Consumer Sales
This afternoon, Microsoft announced record first quarter revenue for its fiscal year 2015 which ended September 30. Revenue was up 25% year-over-year, and came in at $23.2 billion. Gross...
33 by Brett Howse on 10/23/2014
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review
I can't believe it's only been sixteen months since I published our review of the original Microsoft Surface Pro. It feels like longer but that's likely because Surface RT...
275 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2014
Microsoft Surface Pro 3: Hands On, Display & Performance Preview
Earlier today Microsoft announced its 3rd generation Surface Pro device, aptly named the Surface Pro 3. This is the first Surface model to deviate from the 10.6" 16:9 form...
296 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/20/2014
Microsoft Surface 2014 Event: Live Blog
We are live from NYC at Microsoft's Surface Event. The live blog will begin at 11AM ET, check back soon!
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/20/2014
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Review
When Microsoft introduced its first Surface devices last year, it did so in a staggered fashion. Surface RT showed up first, then four months later Surface Pro went on...
277 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/21/2013
Microsoft Surface 2 Review
A year ago Microsoft first threw its hat into the tablet race with a new brand, a new OS and a completely new strategy. To make a challenging situation...
139 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 10/21/2013
Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 2 & Surface 2, Shipping October 22
Microsoft just announced the long awaited successors to its Surface RT and Surface Pro devices at a press event in NYC. We were fans of the original Surface devices...
91 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Brian Klug on 9/23/2013
Microsoft Surface Event Live Blog
We're seated and inside at Microsoft's Surface event in New York City, where Microsoft will hopefully announce the upcoming Surface RT and Pro successors. We'll be live blogging away inside.
85 by Brian Klug on 9/23/2013
Surface Pro $100 Price Drop - A Prelude of Things to Come?
Techreport.com posted earlier today that there's currently a $100 rebate from Microsoft on the Surface Pro. That brings the price of the 64GB SSD model to $799 and the...
100 by Jarred Walton on 8/5/2013
The Great Equalizer Part 2: Surface Pro vs. Android Devices in 3DMark
While we're still waiting for Windows RT and iOS versions of the latest 3DMark, there is one cross-platform comparison we can make: Ivy Bridge/Clover Trail to the Android devices...
57 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 4/2/2013
Microsoft Surface Pro mSATA SSD Upgrade: Dangerous but Successful
Unlike current ARM or Atom based tablets, Microsoft's Surface Pro integrates a full blown mSATA SSD. My review sample included a 128GB Micron C400, while I've seen reports of...
35 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/17/2013
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 16
It's the calm before the storm. The coming weeks are full of big announcements from smartphones to PC components, leaving us to talk about everything we can before the...
30 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/17/2013
Microsoft Surface Pro Teardown: mSATA SSD Inside
After we published our Surface Pro review I went back and updated it to confirm that the SSD inside was indeed of the mSATA variety. My particular review sample...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/13/2013
Microsoft Surface Pro Review
There's clearly interest in a device that converges the tablet and notebook. ASUS saw some of the earliest success in this department with its Transformer line of Android tablets...
229 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/5/2013
Rounding Out the Surface Announcements: New Markets and New Touch Covers
Along with the 64GB $599 Surface RT and Surface Pro availability announcements, Microsoft is also announcing three new limited edition touch covers, expanded availability in 13 new markets and...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/22/2013
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