Tag: surface
Microsoft bouncers manhandle granny at Chinese Surface launch
Microsoft, this is how NOT to endear your customers to your new product. At last night's Surface tablet launch event in Beijing, China, Microsoft threw a bit of a party with dancers and noisy dance music, kicking off at midnight…
Surface vs iPad: Microsoft claim Windows 8 tablet's screen offers more detail than Retina Display
Microsoft's Stevie Bathiche, the "co-inventor" of the Surface RT Windows 8 tablet, has taken a Reddit Q and A session to defend the Surface tablet's low-resolution screen, claiming that it in fact offers more detail than the high-resolution Retina display…
Microsoft Surface tablet aggressively priced at $199 (£130), has Nexus 7 in its sights
The gloves are off in the next generation tablet pricing war. Microsoft's Surface tablet, with its nifty ARM-based Windows RT OS and stylish keyboard cover, blew everyones socks off when it came out of nowhere in June. All that was…
Lenovo CEO shrugs off threat from Microsoft Surface tablet
Despite rumours of aggressive pricing for their Surface tablet and a future walled-garden approach to the Windows OS, Microsoft pose little threat on the hardware front to Lenovo, according to their CEO. It's a confident stance that few other manufacturers…
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…
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…
CES 2010: Final Thoughts
The Consumer Electronics show, the behemoth of tech, the Valhalla of gadgetry, has come and gone for yet another year. But this time, rather than arriving with a bang, it slinked into sight with something more like a whimper. CES…
CES 2010: Day 2 Round-Up
It may have gotten off to a dull start thanks to the lacklustre showing from Microsoft, but CES 2010 today threw up some really nice surprises. Keep an eye out for the Light Blue Optic's Light Touch here in today's…
CES 2010: Light Blue Optic's Light Touch turns any surface into a touchscreen
The beauty of CES is that it can throw up little gems from the most unexpected of places. Ever heard of Light Blue Optics? Nope, neither had we. But after taking a look at their Light Touch interactive projector,…
