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Surface Pro available in the UK on May 23rd, other European countries on May 30th

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Microsoft previously promised Surface Pro availability in the UK this month, but it’s revealing an exact date and pricing today. Brits will be able to purchase Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablet on May 23rd, priced at £719 for the 64GB model and £799 for the 128GB version. The usual Surface accessories will also be available, including the Touch and Type Covers.

Expansion to other European markets will take place on May 30th, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Other international markets like Australia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, will see Surface Pro availability by the end of May too.

Surface RT gets improved speaker volume with latest firmware updates

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Author: Stefanie Jenkins

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Microsoft is continuing its regular monthly updates this month, with a number of changes to both of its Surface tablets. The “Patch Tuesday” updates are rolling out immediately and for Surface Pro users they’ll include some improvement in Wi-Fi connectivity and stability. There’s also a video driver update to improve Skype and a specific OpenGL bug in Adobe Photoshop. Finally, there’s an update to enable the PXE boot feature, an option that administrators typically use to install a copy of Windows across a network. There’s no sign of the updated Wacom driver for improved sensitivity in desktop apps.

Surface RT owners will get a driver pack with the latest update that includes a specific improvement in the speaker volume. Owners have…

Microsoft makes Surface available in more countries, Pro model hits UK next month

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Author: Jon Daniels

Microsoft has announced a sweeping international expansion of Surface Pro availability. Until this point, Microsoft’s top-tier Windows 8 tablet has only been for sale in the US, Canada, and China. But by the end of next month, that’s going to change in a big way; Microsoft says Surface Pro will reach the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland by the end of May. In June, the international tour will continue with availability planned in Russia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The company’s base Surface RT product has already seen much wider availability overseas, but Microsoft plans to…

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Nokia was working on a kickstand-equipped tablet before Surface launch

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Author: Jack Schmidt

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A newly revealed patent application has unearthed images of a Nokia tablet. While we’ve known Nokia has been working on a tablet, the patent application shows how an old design included a keyboard cover with a kickstand. Sources familiar with Nokia’s plans previously detailed Nokia’s Windows tablet to The Verge in December, describing it as a device with a special cover that envelops it like a book. The cover was said to include a keyboard and a kickstand for Nokia’s tablet.

While the patent application might not be directly related to a Windows Nokia tablet, it was filed months before Microsoft revealed its own Surface tablet to the world — similar to how third-party case manufacturers created an iPad cover before Apple’s own Smart…

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Microsoft Reportedly Working On 7″ Surface Tablet As PC Market Slumps To Four-Year Low

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Author: Janet Odell

According to a report in the WSJ, Microsoft is working on a new line-up of its Windows 8-powered Surface tablets that includes a seven inch version of the slate. This small form factor size would enable Microsoft to compete with the likes of the Android-powered Google Nexus 7, Amazon Kindle Fire and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, as well as Apple’s iOS-based iPad Mini.

The paper quotes a person familiar with the situation saying that while 7-inch tablets were not part of Microsoft’s product plans last year company executives have realised they need to respond to the growth and popularity of small slates. Which boils down to Redmond is having to play catch up yet again.

Microsoft has previously been tipped to release three new and distinct generations of Surface this year — albeit, none of those prior rumours had pointed to a seven inch device. And perhaps with good reason, as Gartner analyst Michael Gartenberg noted via Twitter today the small tablet form factor poses some usability challenges for Microsoft’s full-fat Windows OS. Rival small slates are powered by lighter weight mobile OSes, and while Microsoft has now unified its smartphone (Windows Phone) and desktop OSes on a shared kernel it’s still using ‘desktop’ Windows for tablets.

But it’s not just that computing devices are getting smaller. Shrinkage appears inextricably linked with the market in another way. Gartner put out its figures for worldwide PC shipments for Q1 late yesterday — which show shipments declining to their lowest level since Q2 2009. The analyst says alternative smart connected devices — aka those small smartphones and tablets running lighter weight smartphone OSes — are eroding the traditional PC market.

Global PC shipments totalled 79.2 million units in Q1 2013, which Gartner said was an 11.2% year-on-year decline. All global regions showed a decrease in shipments, with the EMEA region experiencing the steepest decline.

“Consumers are migrating content consumption from PCs to other connected devices, such as tablets and smartphones. Even emerging markets, where PC penetration is low, are not expected to be a strong growth area for PC vendors,” said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner in a statement.

Microsoft’s Surface tablet straddles the gap between a tablet and a laptop, having a touchscreen and a keyboard cover add-on. But Gartner said touchscreen-based Windows 8 PCs took only a small percentage share of consumer PC shipments in Q1 — owing to their relatively high price.

“Touchscreen-based Ultramobiles [such as Surface Pro] offer PC manufacturers an opportunity to recover market share from media tablets, but Windows 8 PCs with touchscreens accounted for only a small percentage of consumer PC shipments in the first quarter of 2013,” noted Isabelle Durand, principal research analyst at Gartner in a statement. “The majority of consumers remain unwilling to pay the price premium for touchscreen capabilities on PCs at this stage.”

Android tablet sellers including Google and Amazon have been driving down the cost of seven inch slates — with the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire currently costing from as little $ 199 and $ 159 respectively — and that price erosion is likely helping to accelerate the consumer migration away from the traditional PC category. Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet was priced from $ 499 at launch, while Surface Pro was from $ 899.

How Microsoft chooses to price any ‘Surface Mini’ will be key to driving sales — and with the iPad mini starting at $ 329, there is not much scope for Redmond to be able to undercut the small slate competition. Yet it can’t afford for Surface to fail.

As Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi told TechCrunch last week, discussing its smart devices forecast: “You need to own consumers in terms of mobile and tablet in order to remain relevant in this market… Consumers have options and consumers are choosing and Microsoft can not take that for granted that they’ll be the one to be chosen.”

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Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ

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Author: Jenny Zhao

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The Exchange Journal states that a new schedule of Area tablets is in the works from Microsoft, consisting of a 7-inch version. It’s not yet clear exactly what form the new Area might take, but the Diary declares the 7-inch version will enter into automation later this year. The news follows Microsoft’s current modification of the Windows 8 spec to permit smaller tablets with a 1024 x 768 resolution. The Verge likewise comprehends that Redmond has begun deal with a 7-inch gaming tablet under the Xbox brand name, although this would appear to be a separate item.

According to one of the Journal’s sources, Microsoft only recently chose to progress with a smaller tablet in response to products such as the iPad mini and Nexus 7– it …

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Microsoft working on a 7-inch Surface tablet, says WSJ

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The Wall Street Journal reports that a new lineup of Surface tablets is in the works from Microsoft, including a 7-inch version. It’s not yet clear what form the new Surface might take, but the Journal claims the 7-inch version will go into mass production later this year. The news follows Microsoft’s recent adjustment of the Windows 8 specification to allow for smaller tablets with a 1024 x 768 resolution. The Verge also understands that Redmond has begun work on a 7-inch gaming tablet under the Xbox brand, although this would appear to be a separate product.

According to one of the Journal’s sources, Microsoft only recently decided to move forward with a smaller tablet in response to products such as the iPad mini and Nexus 7 — it…

China to get first official taste of Surface Pro outside of North America

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Author: Tech Blogger

China to get first official taste of Surface Pro outside of North America

Microsoft’s Surface Pro will mark its first venture outside the cozy confines of the Americas by heading to China on April 2nd, according to its Weibo site. That could also mean that lovers of the convertible tablet in Australia, parts of Europe and elsewhere might also be able to grab one soon — as Redmond indicated earlier that it would roll out in those countries around the same time. There’s no word yet on pricing or where to get one, but Microsoft recently launched its flagship Chinese store on Tmall, so that would be a good place for shoppers there to start — assuming they’re interested.

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Surface Pro to launch in China on April 2nd, first market outside US and Canada

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Author: Buck Howard

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Microsoft is gearing up to extend its Surface Pro availability in the coming weeks. The first market outside of its initial US and Canadian launch will be China, where the tablet goes on sale on April 2nd. The software maker announced the plans in a blog post on Chinese social networking site Weibo, but has not yet revealed exact pricing.

The move follows a recent partnership with popular Chinese seller Tmail to launch an additional online store in the region. Microsoft’s Tmall store sells over 50 products, including Surface, Office, and Windows Phones. Microsoft has previously said it’s taking a “phased approach” to Surface Pro availability, with additional markets over the coming months. We’ve reached out to Microsoft to confirm any…

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Microsoft lands design patents for the Surface tablet’s Touch Cover keyboard

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Author: Stefanie Jenkins

Microsoft would certainly argue that its Surface tablet design is renowned. The business is doing more than just extolling the virtues of kickstands and VaporMg cases, nonetheless. It simply acquired a trio of design patents that cover both the Touch Cover keyboard and the magnetic coupling on the tablet that so frequently gives Microsoft something to dance about. You will not find any deep understandings into the technological workings right here– still, this might offer some prospective Surface KIRF developers a reason to think twice.

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