At first blush, Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 11 looks to be a solid update to the software that powers most of the world’s PCs. The first thing you’ll notice when looking at it is the new streamlined design similar to smartphones and tablets powered by Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. Microsoft also added features meant to help people navigate …
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Microsoft goes for sleeker and more sensible rather than ground-breaking with the 14-inch Surface Laptop Studio, replacing the dated docked-tablet of its Surface Book 3 and its 2015-era design. Still targeted at creators and gamers, the Laptop Studio’s distinguishing feature is its three-position 120Hz display: In addition to a standard clamshell, typing-oriented position, you can pull it out to angle …
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Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system is rolling out today. The new operating system doesn’t have the most lenient requirements for people who want to upgrade compatible devices. To do so, you’ll need 64-bit processors selected, 4GB of memory, 64GB of storage, UEFI secure boot and TPM 2.0. Despite pushback from users, Microsoft said in an August blog post that it would keep …
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If Windows 11 has a flagship launch day companion device, it’s the Surface Pro 8. The Surface Pro has always been the lead ship in Microsoft’s PC hardware armada, which has grown in recent years to include budget laptops, ARM-powered hybrids and even a dual-screen phone. I’ve always liked the Surface line, partly because it’s a rare case of a …
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Microsoft’s original Surface Duo showed the potential for dual-screened phones, but ultimately didn’t deliver on expectations. The company is hoping to address those limitations with the new $1,499 Surface Duo 2, announced on Wednesday, which comes with a much-needed boost in processing power and camera quality. The biggest question, however, is whether Microsoft can truly make the case for a …
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At a virtual hardware event on Wednesday, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Duo 2, the latest version of its folding phone, which adds intelligent new camera features to help you capture and edit professional-quality images. It is available for preorder now and will ship in October. The Duo 2 (which has two rigid screens separated by a hinge) includes a front …
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Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2, announced today at the company’s virtual Surface event, looks like it’s addressed a lot of the previous Duo’s shortcomings: sometimes sluggish performance, one camera and a lack of 5G. Whether it can compete with the Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 remains to be seen, but the Duo finally has 5G, more cameras, a faster processor and even …
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Microsoft announced the Surface Slim Pen 2 on Wednesday, a stylus with a haptic twist in conjunction with its updated Surface device line. (Many of the updated Surface products will ship beginning Oct. 5.) For $130 (£120, AU$190), it can charge wirelessly via magnetic attachment to your supporting device, a la the Apple Pencil 2 (which has a single flat side for …
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Microsoft is holding its annual Surface announcement event on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and you can follow along with our live coverage of the Microsoft event, which starts at Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET). We could see the new Surface Duo 2, Surface Pro 8, Surface Go 3 and more. Read more: Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio is all about the …
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Laptop designs have changed significantly since Microsoft debuted its Surface Book, a laptop with a tablet that detached from a keyboard base with discrete graphics for more power. It awkwardly straddled the two-in-one (with displays that rotate around 360 degrees, like the HP Spectre x360) and detachable (where the keyboard snaps onto the tablet, as with the Surface Pro 8) categories. …
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