Microsoft Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 unveiled

Microsoft has unveiled its latest Surface tablets, the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2. All varieties of both tablets are available for pre-order now from Microsoft, and are being offered alongside a variety of different accessories. Earlier this month, it was revealed that 11,000 Delta airlines pilots will be using the Surface 2. The […]

Surface Pro 2 Review: A Little Bit Better, But So Much the Same

Surface Pro 2 Review: A Little Bit Better, But So Much the Same

The original Surface Pro was many things, but chief among them was strange. Not only did it deftly—if not quite perfectly—straddle the line between tablet and laptop, but it also straddled the line between futurist ideal and problematic product. This time around the Surface Pro 2 is packing plenty of practical improvements, but as a concept it’s still on shaky ground.

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Surface 2 Docking Station, Touch 2, Type 2, and Power Cover hands-on

With the ushering in of the second generation of Microsoft Surface devices in the Surface 2 and the Surface Pro 2, the company decided to give their accessory line a boot as well. What you’re seeing this week is a Type Cover 2, a Touch Cover 2, a Power Cover, and a Docking Station. These […]

Surface Remix Project hands-on: Microsoft aims for the touch DJ

If you weren’t impressed by the rest of the wares shown off today by Microsoft at their Surface 2 event, there’s one accessory you must have missed. This is the Surface Remix Project – one of a line of devices that’ll be coming from the company in the near future to make use of the […]

Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 Hands On: The Same (In a Good Way)

Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 Hands On: The Same (In a Good Way)

The first thing to notice about the actual Surface tablets is how similar they are both to each other and to last year’s models. Aside from the Surface 2’s eye-catching coat of white, the tablets both feel almost physically identical to their predecessors. That’s a good thing; the well-angled bezels and overall high-quality feeling of the hardware was one of our favorite parts about both of the two Surfaces.

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Surface Pro 2 hands-on

Microsoft isn’t giving up on Windows 8 tablets, and the Surface Pro 2 is the slate that it expects to finally crack the market. Taking the original Surface Pro and refreshing it with Intel’s fourth-generation Core “Haswell” processors, the new Surface Pro 2 takes advantage of the more battery-efficient chips to deliver longer runtimes, not […]

Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s New Surfaces

Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft’s New Surfaces

Microsoft announced a refreshed Surface lineup at a New York City event today, less than a year since it took its first serious foray into building its own hardware. Here’s what you need to know.

    



Surface Pro 2 official: not “reinventing the wheel” but “making it better”

This week the folks at Microsoft have introduced the Surface family in a bit of a reboot, starting with the Surface Pro. As the company is making clear this week through their own Panos Panay, “reinventing the wheel is not the goal, making it better is.” In other words, this isn’t going to be a […]

Microsoft’s New Surface Tablets: The Upgrade Is on the Inside

Microsoft's New Surface Tablets: The Upgrade Is on the Inside

About this time last year, Microsoft made some major promises about ushering in the future of computing. One year and two Surface tablets, later the future Microsoft’s been dreaming of isn’t quite here. Maybe the second time’s the charm.

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Microsoft plans Surface launch event on September 23rd in NYC

Microsoft plans Surface launch event on September 23rd in NYC

With no shortage of rumors about a next-gen Surface and Surface Pro — not to mention significant price cuts for both those devices — it’s no surprise that Microsoft is about to launch some new hardware. Redmond just sent out invitations to a press event scheduled for September 23rd, and it’s pretty clear from the image that the company has a new tablet (or two) to share. Will we see a smaller-screened Surface this time around, and can we expect a slew of new accessories? Stay tuned — we’ll be bringing you all the news live from NYC.

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