Sentences with phrase «surface tablet business»

Microsoft reported a 127 % year - on - year growth in revenues of its Surface tablet business in the July - September quarter, powered by the success of the Surface Pro 3.

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As Microsoft's phone sales plunge, Surface tablets are giving some life to the company's devices business.

Starting in December, businesses will be able to buy a Microsoft Surface Pro laptop / tablet hybrid with a built - in LTE cellular modem, starting at $ 1,149.

Apple debuted its iPad Pro in 2015 as a more business - friendly tablet that, with the help of a detachable keyboard, makes it more suitable for the workplace — much like Microsoft's (msft) Surface tablet.

Assuming that more consumer - friendly tablets are gifted in the holiday period than business - facing devices, we can assume that Microsoft moved more Surface 2 devices than Surface Pro 2 devices at Christmas.

Along with underscoring the business functionality Microsoft was aiming for with their Surface line, the pen allows users to engage with their device in a unique way that other tablets don't quite have a bead on yet.

The HP Elite x2 G1 we're reviewing here is one of the latest entries into the business - tablet market, and it goes head - to - head with Microsoft's Surface Pro offerings.

Coming back to the Surface, there are two broad versions on offer, the consumer oriented ARM based tablet running Windows RT and the Windows 8 based Surface built around an Intel chip with business users as its main target.

It has been successful with its Xbox gaming and entertainment console, and has mae inroads in cloud computing and business services, but its efforts to get into the tablet market with its own branded Surface have flopped, resulting in an embarrassing writeoff of $ 900 million.

Despite falling sales in the general tablet industry, Microsoft reported a 44 % revenue increase in its Surface business.

Microsoft has announced that it is going into the tablet hardware business with the new Surface for Windows RT and Surface for Windows 8 Pro tablets.

Microsoft Surface Tablet Specs Measuring in at 10.6 - inches in size and featuring a rugged Gorilla Glass 2 display, the Microsoft Surface is an effort to expand the possibilities of the tablet scene bringing a higher level of usability and business centric functions to the portable deTablet Specs Measuring in at 10.6 - inches in size and featuring a rugged Gorilla Glass 2 display, the Microsoft Surface is an effort to expand the possibilities of the tablet scene bringing a higher level of usability and business centric functions to the portable detablet scene bringing a higher level of usability and business centric functions to the portable devices.

Chinese electronics giant Huawei on Sunday unveiled its first personal computer, a convertible tablet aimed at the premium business market that will compete with Apple's iPad Pro and the Microsoft Surface.

If the ProPad ends up costing less than $ 500, it could rival Microsoft's $ 449 Surface 2 in providing business - level performance in a tablet form factor for a similar price.

«The ThinkPad tablet is focused after the business individual; the Surface is more geared towards the consumer offering»

Running the full x86 version of Windows 8 and offering full compatibility with desktop apps within a decidedly portable form factor, the Tablet 2 aims to occupy the (small) gap between Microsoft's two Surface tablets: it's less than 10 mm thick and offers 10 - hour battery life, much like the ARM - based Surface for Windows RT, but maintains desktop app compatibility and all the other business - centric features of the full - fat Intel - based Surface tTablet 2 aims to occupy the (small) gap between Microsoft's two Surface tablets: it's less than 10 mm thick and offers 10 - hour battery life, much like the ARM - based Surface for Windows RT, but maintains desktop app compatibility and all the other business - centric features of the full - fat Intel - based Surface tablettablet.

So far, Amazon is avoiding business - oriented tablets such as Apple's iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface.

In the press event of September 23, Microsoft Corp. is going to reveal its next generation business tablet / Surface media.

Under the terms of the proposed deal, Microsoft would gain control over Nook «e-books, as well as Nook e-readers and tablets,» so it seems that Microsoft is looking to branch out its tablet business from high - end devices such as the Surface to cheaper tablets and eReaders in the future.

Microsoft's new Surface tablet may be good news for business travelers - if it delivers on what it promises.

A few weeks ago I had a business person tell me he couldn't wait to buy Microsoft Surface tablets for his entire staff.

A majority of business services staff were given new Microsoft Surface Pro 4 tablets to enable them to access the firm's systems wherever they are working.

Much like the Microsoft Surface Book, the display can be attached to the keyboard upside down to create a thicker tablet, or it can be attached normally as a notebook for when you need to get down to business.

This means Microsoft could finally turn a profit on its tablet business, which has lost more than $ 1.2 billion since the first Surface tablet was unveiled in 2012.

Along with this, there might also be an upgrade to the Surface Book, its tablet - laptop hybrid, or the Surface Hub, its gigantic interactive display aimed at businesses.

The latest version of the Asus Transformer Pro (T304UA) provides a good alternative to the Surface Pro range for business users who need a versatile and affordable device that can function as both a laptop and a tablet.

The Microsoft Surface Pro lineup has some of the best tablets on the market, perhaps the only ones that can give Apple's iPad lineup some real competition in the slates business.

Microsoft kicked off the detachable tablet segment of the modern 2 - in - 1 market with its original Surface device, which also heralded the company's entry into the PC hardware business.

In mobility, to date, that has only meant treating its Surface business the same as other tablet companies, but the proposition of licensing Windows Phone could be more awkward given Nokia's total dominance of Windows Phone mirrors Samsung's of Android.

The new Venue 11 Pro 7000 can easily replace your tablet and laptop, which makes it a direct competitor to the Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 and ideal for business customers.

According to the report, Microsoft's Surface mini launch delay was intentional — a business decision — and not the result of Microsoft not being able to meet demand for Surface 2 and Surface mini tablets when it comes to production.

The device not only established the Surface line as Microsoft's next billion dollar business but also moved competitors like Apple and Google to duplicate the form factor with the iPad Pro and Pixel C tablets, respectively.

Use the Surface Book as a tablet for drawing or watching movies, and attach it to the keyboard and touchpad when you need to get down to business.

The new move will not only change the operational structure of Nokia handset unit but also result some major changes in the top - level management of both the companies as former Nokia President and CEO Stephen Elop will now report to Nadella and serve as executive vice president of the Microsoft Devices Group to oversee an expanded devices business that includes Lumia smartphones and tablets, Nokia mobile phones, Xbox hardware, Surface, Perceptive Pixel (PPI) products and accessories.

There are students, parents, artists, architects, photographers, writers, and business people of all stripes who have come to love Surface because it is the tablet that lets them do more, and I love hearing the creative ways you're using Surface,» Panos Panay, corporate vice president at Microsoft Surface, says in a previous blog post.

The versatile Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, able to be used as a laptop, standalone tablet or in «studio» mode, is a powerful device which could be an appreciated gift for those in business.

Microsoft has been good at chasing business with its Surface line of tablets.