Sentences with phrase «surface tablet device»

The next target for Microsoft is to get rid of the unsold Surface tablet devices it has in its inventory, of which there seems to be plenty.

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When Microsoft first launched the original Surface products, it pitched an idea that seemed either weirdly unconvincing or just too ahead of its time, which eventually became the device's very marketing tagline: «The tablet that can replace your laptop.»

Hybrid devices like Surface Pro and iPad Pro, on the other hand, still need to iron out a number of things before becoming both great laptops and great tablets at the same time — and, also, potentially much more.

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

When Microsoft debuted its first Surface device in 2012, it was pitched as the tablet that could replace your laptop.

In October 2012, Ballmer announced Microsoft would shift away from software and become a «devices and services company,» doubling down on phones, tablets (the Surface) and other hardware such as Xbox (one of the biggest successes of the Ballmer era), along with cloud computing.

While Apple seems torn over whether to focus on tablets or computers, Microsoft's new Surface Pro is a killer device that incorporates the best of each.

The change just reflects what's been going on in the market — tablet sales are declining, and most owners of Surface Pro devices already use them as laptops.

Talluri and Stephen Horton, a Qualcomm executive who works on product management for tablets and other computing devices, said Microsoft largely went with an Nvidia chip for Surface 2 because of timing.

Beyond backward software compatibility (mostly absent in the Surface RT), Microsoft mostly relied on compatibility with legacy devices — primarily via USB — to differentiate Windows devices.The girth required for a full - sized USB port has required most tablets with USB to use a mini-USB adapter, but having the full - size connector has a couple of advantages such as enabling easy wired connections to peripherals and flash drives.

With Surface, Microsoft offers its own slant on tablets, for better or for worse (Credit: Josh Miller / CNET) It's no secret that there are some serious issues around competition and Windows that spell trouble not only for Microsoft's Surface, but for other tablets, detachables, and convertible devices running the latest incarnation of Microsoft's venerable operating system.

As Microsoft's tablet efforts will soon resurface in a next - generation device, Redmond should pay heed to what worked and what didn't in Surface's initial incarnation.

It's no secret that there are some serious issues around competition and Windows that spell trouble not only for Microsoft's Surface, but for other tablets, detachables, and convertible devices running the latest incarnation of Microsoft's venerable operating system.

It was an odd choice, considering Microsoft makes a Windows RT version of its Surface tablet — which I also own — but I found the slim Asus tablet more geared towards gaming than Microsoft's big - and - bulky device.

For instance (and at the time of writing this article and to the best of my knowledge), on mobile devices / tablets: Gesture support is very limited and as Office Mix doesn't currently appear to be device aware, only non-interactive videos are available on mobile devices, on surface tablets however, which are basically small portable computers and not tablets, Office Mix HTML5 output files are viewable.

If you have the cash to spare and want a more powerful portable device to supplement your computer, the ThinkPad Tablet 2 is unquestionably the way to go — it's far more powerful and more versatile than the Surface RT or the Vivo TabRT, or really any device running Windows RT..

This is a full - on Windows computer: unlike Windows RT devices like the Surface RT, which can't run legacy Windows apps and really only have a desktop to run Office, every Windows app is available to the ThinkPad Tablet 2.

Apple's tablet colossus isn't quite as productive as a Surface Pro, but it's still a great device for getting stuff done

That's a bit shy of what some tablets get — the iPad lasted more than nine hours, and the Surface RT outstripped eight hours — and is even bested slightly by the HP Envy X2's score, but it's still among the best I've seen for a device running full Windows 8.

Microsoft had launched the Surface in June amid mixed response with none of the hardware manufacturers it is collaborating to develop Windows 8 based tablet devices open to the idea of Microsoft itself fielding a competitor to them.

Microsoft will have another jab at the tablet segment with the Surface Pro device, which is set to reach stores on February 9.

Microsoft has announced the availability of both its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablet devices in new markets around the world.

Microsoft is reported to have been able to sell just about 1.5 million of its Surface tablets with the RT version making up the bulk 1 million and the remaining comprises of Surface Pro devices.

As such, the Chitika insight into Windows tablet usage can be considered to be fairly accurate in predicting the usage of Surface or Surface 2 devices.

We all know the Microsoft Surface tablets are scheduled for an Oct 26 launch and preparations to introduce the device on to the big stage are already afoot.

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.

The report shows a small decline in Apple's tablet dominance, strong momentum for Amazon, and perhaps surprisingly, second highest in - class growth for Microsoft's Surface line of devices.

The smooth surfaces of our modern - day computers and mobile devices (phones, tablets, e-readers) can often hide the complex history of their making.

The Surface Pro 4 is the first Surface tablet fully wrapped in the Windows 10 banner, which changes the entire way a «convertible» device functions.

The first benchmark listing for the tablet surfaced some two months ago which highlighted the possibility that this device may have a 10.5 - inch display with 2560 × 1600 pixel resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio.

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.

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The specs are great for a device that was then priced at $ 250 though the tablet had thereafter slipped into some sort of a hibernation, only to surface now after it has made it past FCC.

Lab126 and Amazon have dozens of secretive things in development including a smart stylus internally called Nitro, which translates a users» scribblings into digital shopping lists; a device dubbed Shimmer for projecting images on walls and other surfaces; and a tablet code - named Project Cairo, with a 14 - inch screen.

Currently the Surface and Surface Pro devices compare favorably with the iPad and iPad Pro tablets, and the Surface Book will happily duke it out with the MacBook Pro.

Microsoft's much publicized event has yielded the desired result, a new line of tablet devices named Surface.

Microsoft, according to IDC, managed to make it among the top five tablet makers with shipment of 900,000 of its Surface devices.

Microsoft has until now kept itself confined to manufacturing gaming consoles or computer peripherals, such as keyboards and mice, though the Surface brings the Richmond based company into developing consumer oriented computing devices in the high stakes tablet segment.

In the beginning of June, Microsoft surprised the world by launching its Surface line of tablet devices.

These cheaper tablets are also said to support USB Type - C port, which will be a first for Surface device, and use the port for both charging and data transfer with other smart electronic devices.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab A 8.0 and 9.7 tablets have surfaced in benchmarks with Android 7.1.1 Nougat on the Geekbench website, though it is worth noting that the date in the screenshots below are from September 8th and September 11th, which was a little bit over a week ago, and the most recent listings of the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 are from today showing Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, which certainly suggests that the Nougat software is still in testing for these devices.

That's the promise given with the Microsoft Surface Pro, the tablet that's supposed to not only showcase the merits of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system, but herald a new era of tablet - based computing that, the company hints, can't be realized with devices such as the iPad.

Surface Pro tablets are great for taking notes, managing files, syncing with various devices and they also support all software.

The introduction of new «2 - in - 1» devices such as the Microsoft surface, which aims to serve as a PC and a tablet, failed to gain traction.

This is an entry level tablet, certainly not meant to compete with flagship devices on the market, such as the iPad or Surface.

Microsoft has stated that they remain committed to the Surface line of tablet devices and are already working on the next gen versions.

Right now that market belongs to LCD tablets like the Surface and the epaper / e-ink devices from Sony, Onyx and the ReMarkable.

Chuwi has consistently produced decent budget tablet PCs as a viable alternative for those who wish to own Surface - like devices, but yet can not fork out an incredibly high price for it.

Such a panel normally appears as a flat, transparent surface that can easily replace the standard touch - screen displays on existing smartphones, tablets, ebook readers and handheld gaming devices.

These devices, as Microsoft's marketing for its Surface line plays up, compete not only against consumer - grade tablets, but are also powerful enough to replace Ultrabooks and notebook computers.