In October 2012, Microsoft released the Surface RT to a fair degree of fanfare. The Surface RT was the first major hardware project undertaken by Microsoft since the Xbox 360. It was also billed as the company’s flagship Windows RT device. Windows RT looks like Windows 8, but it’s not quite the full version of Microsoft’s new operating system. So the Surface RT isn’t a genuine Windows 8

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If you’re thinking about buying a Microsoft Surface, then you’re probably poring over reviews trying to determine if it’s the right choice for you. Instead of reading several thousand words of elegant prose about the resolution, performance, and app choices on the Microsoft Surface, we’ve decided to make the decision easier for you. Here are three things we like about the Microsoft Surf

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he tech world is abuzz this morning with news that the Microsoft Surface could cost just $199. The rumors were fuelled by an Engadget report, in which an “inside source” confirmed that the Surface for Windows RT tablet will launch on October 26 at just $199. According to Engadget, the price point was unveiled during the recent TechReady15 conference, along with a number of other Surface lau

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The tech industry has always been obsessed with Apple’s massive treasure chest of cash. However, Microsoft has its own cash vault to deal with: it’s sitting on about $60bn of money that it is just waiting to spend. Tech experts are saying that Microsoft might use its cash to change its entire business model. After Microsoft announced the new Surface tablet several weeks ago (the company’s

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Microsoft made one of its biggest announcements in years on Monday. At a secretive press conference in Los Angeles, Steve Ballmer and co. hit the stage to announce the company’s first major hardware development project. Called the Microsoft Surface, it features a 16:9 aspect ratio and HD resolutions under the Gorilla Glass screen. Judging by some first impressions of the Surface by people who

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