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Microsoft widening Surface distribution, boosting production to match
Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has impressed reviewers, but the Windows 8 slate hasn't enjoyed massive sales. Yet. Rather than this being down to public disinterest, Microsoft believe this is down to poor distribution, something they're now looking to rectify. "The…
Microsoft Surface RT demand is weak, production shipments said to be halved
Things don't seem to be going too well for the Microsoft Surface RT Windows 8 tablet. The Redmond-based company's first full push into the hardware market has been met with a consumer response so muted that the company are now…
Microsoft Surface UK price confirmed: £399 entry level
Microsoft have finally revealed UK pricing information for their Surface RT tablet, set to land on 26 October. In the UK, the Surface pricing starts at £399 for the 32GB version. The Touch Cover (available in black, white, magenta, cyan…
Microsoft Surface tablet gets October 26 release date, same as Windows 8
Microsoft have confirmed that their much-anticipated Surface tablets will be landing on October 26th, alongside the release of their next-generation Windows 8 operating system. "The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26,…
Cheapest Microsoft Surface tablet to be insane $1,000, £650?
Microsoft, say it ain't so! The Surface tablet is one of the most promising devices we've ever seen come out of the Redmond giant's stable, being their first own-branded piece of hardware. But all the goodwill Microsoft gathered after its…
Microsoft Surface tablet will launch as Wi-Fi only
Microsoft's exciting new Surface tablet just got a little less exciting. Rumours surrounding the Redmond company's first own-branded tablet hardware are suggesting that the Surface will only have Wi-Fi connectivity options at launch, with no support for 3G or 4G…
Why the Microsoft Surface tablet could mean trouble for third-party hardware makers
Wow! "Microsoft in cool, exciting product launch shocker!" Microsoft's first foray into own-branded tablet hardware may have been a long time coming (and long overdue in the fight against Apple's mobile dominance), but credit where it's due: the Surface tablet…
Microsoft Surface tablet is own-branded Windows 8 iPad rival
Microsoft have finally lifted the lid on their own-branded tablet device to rival Apple's wildly popular iPad. After years of what many consider to have been Microsoft dragging their heels in the tablet market, they've now unveiled the Microsoft Surface…
Microsoft Surface takes the stage in the UK with home integration planned for the future
I’ve just be blown away by the Microsoft Surface. If there’s one take home message from the event I went to, along with just about every other UK tech head, it’s that these things have to be seen to be believed.
Steve Ballmer’s comments about having one in every home by such and such a futuristic year didn’t exactly help their good name, along with their £8,500 price tag…
Microsoft Surface out in the UK now for a triffling £10,000
The debatably useful Microsoft Surface touch-sensitive computer table has finally hit the UK shores today. It’s expected to cost a hefty £10,000 when anyone can work out where to actually buy it and I’ll offer an even bigger prize when I’m…
