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Surface Pro 2: Faster processor, improved kickstand, better battery

More details from both Neowin and WinSuperSite shed light on the next-generation Surface Pro, which will feature some nice upgrades internally… Read More

Meet Sony’s Tap 11: World’s thinnest tablet that looks just like Microsoft’s Surface Pro

Nope, that’s not the Surface Pro above — but it sure does look and act like one. Sony today introduced… Read More

What to do with all those Surface RTs? A giant piano!

Microsoft last month dropped the price of the Surface RT tablet to clear the shelves, and it’s giving more and… Read More

Microsoft: You will fail your college classes using an iPad

It’s late August, and that means back to school at thousands of college campuses around the world. Aimed at university… Read More

Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet has faster processor, better screen, rear-facing 5MP camera

Google has taken the lid off its new version of the Nexus 7 tablet at a press event this morning,… Read More

Peace out, PCs: Shipments of personal computers dip for 5th consecutive quarter

The popularity of the personal computer continues to fade away, as the latest numbers from market researcher Gartner show worldwide PC shipments… Read More

Android vs. Apple vs. Windows: Forecast shows shift for PCs, tablets, devices

In the event you needed more evidence that the PC business isn’t a growth sector, Gartner has just released new… Read More

Apple lands $30M iPad contract with L.A. schools despite pushback

As Microsoft continues to try and get Surface tablets in the hands of educators and students, Apple has just landed… Read More

Clearing out stock? Barnes & Noble extends Father’s Day discount for Nook

Father’s Day may be over, but that isn’t keeping Barnes & Noble from continuing its weekend sale. The Nook was… Read More

Study: One-third of Americans now own tablets

A new report from the Pew Internet Project found that 33 percent of Americans now own a tablet, a number that… Read More

Welcome back: Amazon selling Kindle DX again

The Kindle DX is making a comeback. After disappearing from the Amazon storefront last October, it looks like the Seattle… Read More

Amazon expands Android Appstore to reach nearly 200 countries

On the same day Amazon rolled out Kindle Fire HD availability to 170 countries, the Seattle online giant also announced… Read More

Going global: Amazon to offer Kindle Fire HD in 170 countries

Previously available to only a handful of countries, Amazon announced today that it will be shipping both its 7-inch and… Read More

Microsoft uses Siri to ridicule iPad in latest commercial

Microsoft is taking another swing at a competitor and this time it’s Apple’s iPad getting the backhand slap. In its… Read More

Microsoft: Don’t compare Windows 8 to a can of soda

When The Coca-Cola Company tried to introduce “New Coke” to the market back in 1985, it was considered one of the worst product… Read More

Microsoft reportedly building a 7-inch Surface tablet

Aiming to compete with the likes of Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD and Google’s Nexus, the Wall Street Journal… Read More

6 things Apple needs to copy from Microsoft Surface in iOS 7

The Microsoft Surface is an easy target. It is Microsoft’s attempt to get into touch computing and it is easy… Read More

Video game vet creates books you can play with, reaches $10K Kickstarter goal in 4 days

It all added up for Joe Booth. Having spent 25 years in the video game industry at places like Microsoft,… Read More

Microsoft research: 4 habits of the multi-screen viewer

Nowadays, with all the gadgets available to us, multi-tasking with multiple devices has become a regularity. While watching the game… Read More

Microsoft to sell Surface RT, Surface Pro in several worldwide markets

While Microsoft’s tablets may be scarce here in the States, the company announced today that it plans to make the… Read More

Microsoft ad stokes Surface Pro demand amid shortages

What was that tablet in that ad during the Grammys? The one with the pen and the USB port? It… Read More

Kindle Fire scorching Android tablet market with 33% share

In terms of dominating the Android tablet market, Amazon’s Kindle Fire is on fire. According to some rough estimates from… Read More

Microsoft GM: Surface Pro arriving in “coming weeks”

Thanks to Twitter, now we have an idea for a Surface Pro debut date. On my way to the factory… Read More

Analyst: Microsoft Surface estimate cut in half to 1 million

Analysts have been projecting sales numbers for Microsoft’s Surface and it isn’t looking good for the Redmond software giant. UBS… Read More

Big Fish teaming up with game-friendly Wikipad tablet

This past summer, Big Fish Games co-founder Paul Thelen addressed the crowd at Casual Connect and talked about how his company’s… Read More

Dell exec to Steve Ballmer: Please rename Windows RT

At least one person wasn’t happy with the way Microsoft was naming its new ARM tablet operating system. Dell vice-chairman… Read More

Microsoft Surface could be in retail stores “within days”

We knew that the Surface tablet was eventually going to be available in places other than the Microsoft Store, but… Read More

Tablet prediction: Microsoft to steal some thunder from Android and iPad by 2016

The latest tablet predictions from the IDC research firm is out and here’s the lowdown: Android is gaining traction while… Read More

Verizon shackles Surface: Microsoft’s new tablet deserves better than this

During a trip to a Verizon Wireless store in Northern California earlier this week, I noticed a Windows 8 tablet… Read More

Ahead of schedule: 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD ships today, already backordered until December 3rd

Well, that was fast. The 8.9-inch version of the Kindle Fire HD is already shipping today and is backordered to Dec. 3rd. The… Read More