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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…
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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…
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Posted January 23, 2013, 11:20 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Microsoft
Windows RT users were hit by application-updating problems earlier this month after attempting to install the latest set of Patch Tuesday fixes from Microsoft. Particularly, people reported being unable to access the Windows Store or Windows Update, or even updating…
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Posted January 14, 2013, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
It appears sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet may have only performed half as well as analysts expected during Q4 2012. Industry researcher Brent Thill of UBS said that Microsoft only sold about one million units -- that's one million…
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Posted November 9, 2012, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Hardware
Several Surface early adopters are reporting multiple issues with Microsoft’s first-ever tablet. It’s not exactly a good sign for Redmond considering the device has only been on the market for two weeks but we understand they are already working with…
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Posted November 7, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Microsoft
A new report from IHS iSuppli suggests that Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet is more profitable than Apple’s iPad. The company’s preliminary teardown report on a 32GB Surface with the optional black touch cover reveals a bill of materials (BOM) of…
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Posted November 2, 2012, 1:51 AM by Nathaniel Wattenmaker | Filed in TechSpot, Microsoft
When Microsoft launched Windows 8 last week, it was the culmination of a long wait. For most folks, it was a rather jarring thrust into the future. For better or worse, the operating system that introduces the touch-oriented Metro UI to the Windows environment had arrived.

No one is more excited about the launch than Microsoft. The company has launched pop-up holiday stores at malls across America to promote the new OS and the Surface RT. I had a chance to check in with one at Aventura Mall in Miami, Florida.
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Posted October 31, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
Microsoft, like other large companies, has a reputation of handing out some pretty awesome swag to conference-goers. Last year Redmond kicked off its Build conference by handing out tablets running Windows 8 to developers and members of the press.
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Posted October 30, 2012, 12:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
Those who pre-ordered Microsoft's brand-new Surface for Windows RT tablet in Europe were met with dissapointment as the company announced it was experiencing problems shipping units abroad. Although no reason was given for the delay nor a specific date for…
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