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Microsoft sells 400,000 Surface Pros despite $899+ price tag

Microsoft sells 400,000 Surface Pros despite $899+ price tag
  • Posted March 15, 2013, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Microsoft
  • Despite its rather steep $899 entry price -- and Microsoft's inability to keep the tablet in stock -- the company has moved more than 400,000 Surface Pro tablets since its February 9 debut. This information comes from anonymous sources in…

Microsoft outlines key steps in creating Surface tablet

Microsoft outlines key steps in creating Surface tablet
  • Posted March 12, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • As one could imagine, Microsoft faced a number of key challenges during the development of the Surface tablet. According to Surface team leader Panos Panay, Redmond set out with two distinct goals in mind: having the slate ready to ship…

Dell XPS 10 takes top honors in iFixit's tablet repairability index

Dell XPS 10 takes top honors in iFixit
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • iFixit has published a comprehensive tablet repairability list that ranks several of today’s (and yesterday’s) hottest tablets based on how easy they are to fix. Dell’s XPS 10 takes home the top honors with a score of nine out of…

Steve Ballmer says Surface is a real business but won't dominate sales

Steve Ballmer says Surface is a real business but won
  • Posted February 20, 2013, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently sat down with Technology Review to discuss the company’s tablet ambitions. What was once described as a design point to prime the pump with the goal of selling a few million units, Surface is now…

Microsoft Surface Pro gets worst possible reparability rating from iFixit

Microsoft Surface Pro gets worst possible reparability rating from iFixit
  • Posted February 13, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • There are some compelling reasons to buy the Surface Pro, but reparability isn't one of them according to iFixit. As is customary, the site greeted Microsoft's new Windows 8 hybrid with a scalpel to provide users with a disassembly guide, but you'll have to navigate a disorienting...

Surface Pro sells out quickly - due to high demand or low supply?

Surface Pro sells out quickly - due to high demand or low supply?
  • Posted February 11, 2013, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet hit retail shelves last Friday but you wouldn’t know it if you happened to venture into any number of big box stores this weekend. That’s because the slate was nowhere to be found – sold out…

Microsoft fields Surface Pro questions via Reddit AMA session

Microsoft fields Surface Pro questions via Reddit AMA session
  • Posted February 7, 2013, 7:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft recently took to social news and entertainment website Reddit to field a number of questions regarding the upcoming Surface Pro tablet. Specifically, Redmond’s Panos Panay with the Surface Windows 8 Pro engineering team as well as a number of…

Microsoft's 128GB Surface Pro will ship with just 83GB of usable space

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  • Posted January 29, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft has revealed that the 128GB Surface Pro will ship with just 83GB of usable storage space. No word yet on how much space the 64GB version will arrive with but if the same 45GB is unavailable from the get-go,…

Microsoft Surface Pro on sale February 9, starting at $899

Microsoft Surface Pro on sale February 9, starting at $899
  • Posted January 22, 2013, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft has finally shared availavility details for its upcoming Surface Pro. Initially expected sometime in late January, the company has now confirmed via press release that the full-blown Windows 8 variant of the tablet will go on sale February 9…

Surface Pro pricing revealed: $899 for 64GB and $999 for 128GB

Surface Pro pricing revealed: $899 for 64GB and $999 for 128GB
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:37 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Following the release of the Surface with Windows RT last month, Microsoft has finally announced a release date and pricing details for the Intel-based variant equipped to run the full-fledge version of the operating system. As expected, it won’t be…

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