Neowin News Feed for: Courier

Microsoft patents a Surface device with a liquid-powered hinge

Rich Woods — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:30:01 +0000

A new patent from Microsoft shows a concept for a dual-screen or foldable screen device that fills cavities in the hinge with liquid, preventing issues with materials getting inside of them. Read more...

Microsoft has requested the renewal of a multi-device combined screen patent

Gabriel Nunes — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:16:02 +0000

The original patent from 2010 brings a design concept for multi-devices touchscreens which resembles the discontinued Courier device. The new application was filed on September, 2016. Read more...

Apple to offer delivery for online orders 'in four hours or less'

Jett Goldsmith — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:44:01 +0000

Apple has partnered with startup courier service Postmates to offer same-day delivery (within four hours) for most products through its app and web store, albeit currently only in the Bay Area. Read more...

Spirit of Microsoft Courier lives on in new iPad app

Tyler Holman — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:42:14 +0000

Microsoft's ill-fated Courier tablet has been resurrected in the form of a Kickstartr-supported iPad app called Tapose, and it's live now. The original Courier team loves it, too. Read more...

More on the death of Microsoft's Courier tablet

John Callaham — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:33:03 +0000

The second part of a two part feature on Microsoft's canceled Courier tablet product has been posted on News.com, going over more details about why Microsoft decided to kill the project. Read more...

What happened to Microsoft's Courier tablet?

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:27:21 +0000

The first part of a two part feature on News.com goes into detail on the development of Microsoft's Courier tablet project, a dual screen product that Microsoft decided to cancel in 2010. Read more...

Kickstarter Week in Review: Apple Edition part 2

Christopher White — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:44:09 +0000

Kickstarter is a site that gives people with product ideas a place to pitch their offerings to people who want to donate to their cause. While donators aren’t investing in the idea, they are given... Read more...

Bill Gates, "Microsoft has a lot of different tablet projects that we're pursuing"

Brad Sams — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:16:01 +0000

A lot of Microsoft fans were disappointed when Microsoft announced that Courier project had been canceled. While no one on the outside knows for sure why it was canceled, many suspect that the device... Read more...

Microsoft cancels Courier project

giga — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:36:01 +0000

Microsoft has canceled their internal Courier project, according to sources close with the project. Gizmodo reports that CEO Steve Ballmer put the brakes on the project this past Wedensday. The innovative new tablet concept gained internet... Read more...

Microsoft Courier coming in 2011

giga — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:38:01 +0000

An early report from the New York Times claims that Microsoft is aiming for a 2011 release for their famed Courier tablet. Engineers familiar with the device state that though they are targeting for an... Read more...

New Microsoft Courier tablet pictures and video leak

Andrew Fairbairn — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:26:01 +0000

Remember Microsoft's new tablet concept that was revealed last September? Well, the book-like Courier device - or "digital journal" as it has now been labelled - may be on the shelves as early as the... Read more...

Microsoft set to unveil Slate tablet PC at CES

Tom Warren — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:17:03 +0000

The New York times claims Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil a slate-type computer tomorrow during the Microsoft CES 2010 keynote. According to insiders that spoke to The New York times, the device will be... Read more...

New Microsoft Courier video leaked

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:20:25 +0000

A new video of the Microsoft Courier (name not finalized) has been leaked onto the Internet, demonstrating in the video just how users will actually use the device. The video didn't show any keyboard... Read more...

'Courier' rumored to be one of many Microsoft prototypes

Sam Symons — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:13:37 +0000

The unveiling of Microsoft's new Courier booklet device prototype by Gizmodo today got a lot of people excited; whilst this is great news, there may be more announcements to come, according to CNET. Sources have... Read more...

Microsoft's secret 'Courier' booklet device unveiled

Sam Symons — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:49:36 +0000

With rumors abound that Apple is bringing out a tablet device at the start of next year, people seem to have forgotten about opposition. Gizmodo certainly haven't forgotten, and they've just released the first details... Read more...