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More Surface Pro launch dates revealed in Europe

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:12:04 +0100

After revealing details of its UK launch, Microsoft has announced availability and pricing info for the Surface Pro in a number of European countries, with most of them going for a May 31st date. Read more...

Microsoft Surface Pro on sale in Australia May 30th

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:41:12 +0100

Microsoft has announced that the Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Australia on May 30th on the local Microsoft Store website along with the JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman retail stores. Read more...

Microsoft Surface Pro goes on sale in the UK May 23rd

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:53:01 +0100

Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro tablet, the Surface Pro, will go on sale in the UK starting May 23rd, but it will only be on sale online via the UK Microsoft Store website. Read more...

Microsoft's Surface Pro and RT firmware updated

John Callaham — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:05:26 +0100

Microsoft's latest firmware update for its Surface Pro and Surface RT tablets have been released, which offer some WiFi improvements for the Pro version and speaker upgrades for the RT tablet. Read more...

Surface Pro to go on sale in Hong Kong on Friday

John Callaham — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:27:41 +0100

The Surface Pro will go on sale in Hong Kong starting on Friday, several weeks after the Windows 8 Pro version of Microsoft's tablet went on sale in mainland China. Read more...

Latest Surface Pro software update to fix a few issues

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:17:11 +0100

Microsoft's latest software update for its Surface Pro product will fix a few issues with the Windows 8 Pro device, along with adding support for different types of keyboards. Read more...

Windows XP deadline leads to new Windows 8 price cut for businesses

John Callaham — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:52:45 +0100

As part of their effort to get businesses to stop using Windows XP, Microsoft is offering small and medium size businesses a 15 percent discount to Windows 8 Pro from now until June 30th. Read more...

Surface Pro software update released to improve SSD performance

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:42:52 +0000

Microsoft put in a new automatic update for owners of the Surface Pro PC this week that the company says is designed to improve the performance of its SSD during the boot process. Read more...

Microsoft Surface head: Surface Pro is a PC, Surface RT is a tablet

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:15:47 +0000

Panos Panay, the leader of Microsoft's Surface hardware team, said in a brief speech today that the Surface RT is a tablet, while the Surface Pro is meant to be a PC, despite its tablet form factor. Read more...

Microsoft Surface Pro to start selling in China April 2

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:22:12 +0000

Microsoft has announced that China will be the first country outside the US and Canada to sell the Surface Pro tablet. The Windows 8 Pro device will begin sales on April 2nd in that country. Read more...

Microsoft promises continued updates for Surface RT and Surface Pro

John Callaham — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:34:58 +0000

In a new blog post, Microsoft has promised it will continue to offer software updates for its Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets, including fixes for continuing WiFi and Surface Pro stylus issues. Read more...

Video goes behind the scenes of Surface Pro TV ad The Vibe

John Callaham — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:20:02 +0000

Microsoft has released a new video that goes behind the scenes on the making of their recent Surface PR TV commercial The Vibe, directed by G.I. Joe Retaliation director Jon M. Chu. Read more...

Some Microsoft Surface Pro owners still dealing with WiFi issues

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:40:43 +0000

Some owners of the Surface Pro tablet from Microsoft are reporting they are still experiencing issues with its WiFi connectivity, despite an update earlier in March designed to fix the issue. Read more...

First Surface Pro software update adds Windows To Go support

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:50:06 +0000

Microsoft has issued the first software update for its Windows 8 Pro-based Surface Pro tablet, adding in support for the operating system's Windows To Go feature as well as other fixes. Read more...

Chinese PC maker showing a Surface Pro knockoff at CeBIT 2013

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:53:16 +0000

A little known Chinese PC maker called HKC is displaying a "tablet PC" that runs Windows 8 Pro with a case design that's very similar to Microsoft's Surface Pro, complete with built in kickstand. Read more...

Surface Pro availability update, plus download music from TV ad

John Callaham — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:32:28 +0000

The Microsoft Store website once again has 128 GB Surface Pro units available for sale, after going out of stock earlier this week. You can also download the music from the recent Surface Pro TV ad. Read more...

Microsoft Store website out of stock, again, of the 128GB Surface Pro

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:32:18 +0000

The Microsoft Store website now shows that it is "out of stock" of of the 128GB version of the Surface Pro tablet, although some retail stores are reporting they have some units on their shelves. Read more...

Seattle Microsoft Store quickly sells out of new 128 GB Surface Pro shipment

John Callaham — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:09:47 +0000

The Microsoft Store location in Seattle managed to get a shipment of 50 units of the 128 GB Surface Pro tablets, but the store sold out of their shipment in less than an hour. Read more...

128 GB Microsoft Surface Pro is fourth in tablet sales on Best Buy

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:39:18 +0000

Even though the 128 GB Microsoft Surface Pro tablet is in short supply at the moment, it still shows up in fourth place in online tablet sales on Best Buy's website. Read more...

Some Microsoft Stores may have Surface Pro 128 GB units Tuesday or Wednesday

John Callaham — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:15:51 +0000

A quick check of Microsoft Stores' retail locations indicated that the 128 GB version of the Surface Pro tablet is still unavailable but a new shipment may be coming in Tuesday or Wednesday. Read more...