We’ve been talking about Microsoft’s next tablet PC for months, but a purported leaked image published Thursday by VentureBeat’s @evleaks gives us an early glimpse of the upcoming Microsoft Surface Pro. Microsoft’s current production model, the Surface Pro 4, impressed us in 2015 with its large screen, high resolution and slimmed-down design. It was also …
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Rumor has it Motorola is tinkering with a new tablet. It’s expected to be a premium 9- or 10-inch Android tablet with a “productivity mode” that allows apps to be pinned to the navigation bar for easy multitasking. Other specs and details like pricing and availability are unknown. The information comes from an anonymous source, though Android Police is “highly …
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Microsoft’s recent EDU event focused on education technology, low-cost classroom PCs and the new, student-friendly Windows 10 S operating system. But the biggest hardware reveal of the day was something that might strain your average student’s budget. The latest from Microsoft Hands on with the Surface Laptop Everything just announced at MicrosoftEDU Windows 10 S attempts to retake the classroom …
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Don’t let the new Windows 10 S operating system stop you from buying a Surface Laptop this year. The streamlined OS limits you to using applications that are in Microsoft’s Windows Store. But, as noted in the tech specs for Microsoft’s new ultraportable, if you’d rather run non-Store apps, you can switch to Windows 10 Pro for free until December …
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There are some really great tablets out there, but a lot of them suffer from expensive prices. Pricing usually declines to a reasonable point, but only after those models are no longer shiny and new. If you don’t want to wait, or don’t have to, here are the tablets that offer a high-end experience for a premium price. Tablet manufacturers …
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“We don’t just hit a button, 400 million machines update and we break the internet,” says Microsoft spokesman David Dennis. No, the Windows 10 Creators Update won’t be nearly that fast. Microsoft heard you loud and clear when you said you didn’t want updates shoved down your throat — so even as the company promises a long list of improvements …
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Microsoft Surface Dial redefines a creative accessory +12 more See all photos Now that the Windows 10 Creators Update is available and the big, content-creation-focused NAB show is nigh, Microsoft’s drawing attention to some new application support for its Surface Dial creative accessory. In the Dial’s case, every little bit of support counts; there are still only a handful of …
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Passengers on Emirates won’t have to go into gadget withdrawal on the long flight from Dubai to the US. The company said Wednesday it will be handing out Microsoft Surface tablets to passengers during flights in which they can’t use their own personal devices. This comes after officials in the US and the UK banned the use of electronics larger …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image Battop Like I said earlier this week (when that ding-dang cable organizer sold out so quickly), I love simple, effective, inexpensive …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Quick note before we dive into today’s deals: If you’re buying anything from Amazon (including any of the deals below), please do so …
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