Microsoft admits consumers confused about RT/Pro distinction

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Microsoft’s first round of Surface tablets wasn’t without its problems, and for us many of those focused squarely on the Surface RT. We had question not just about whether or not the tablet’s hardware was up to the job, but also about the idea of Windows RT in the first place, offering users a seriously limited slice of the greater Windows ecosystem. This year, we saw Microsoft drop the “RT” from the Surface 2′s name and wondered ...

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iWatch, Dizzy iOS 7 users, Android birthday comments & more – Pocketnow Daily recap

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Pocketnow Daily gets an average of 300 to 500 comments a day, and sometimes even a thousand. We’d like to thank you all for participating in our question of the day, and we love your feedback so much, that we decided that since we can’t respond to ever single one of your comments, we should at least feature a couple in a weekly video. This is the Pocketnow Daily Recap. Since we only have 3 minutes on every Daily video to go through the hottest news, the weekly recap will serve as a more extensive discussion where we also include your thoughts on the subject. Sadly, for the sake ...

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Microsoft shakes-off Surface RT curse, Surface 2 threatens to sell out

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Microsoft has a lot to overcome with this year’s Surface models. While last year’s versions had their moments, the Surface RT’s sluggish performance and embarrassingly low sales really cast a dark shadow over Microsoft’s tablet aspirations. This year, we’ve been wondering if the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 would be better received, and help to undo some of that damage to the brand. We’ll want to withhold judgment ...

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Google Nexus 5 photo, iWatch display, Samsung fake benchmarks & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft’s confirmation that we will get Surface tablets in different form-factors, along with a closer date to LTE variants of the Surface 2. Then we talk about the Amber GDR2 update for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 920, which is quite delayed. We continue with the first leaked photos of the Google Nexus 5, and we like what we see. Then we cover some rumors of the iWatch being the first device with a curved display. We end today’s show talking about the AT&T launch of the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, along with the ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 063: Apple soars, BlackBerry plummets, and HTC & Beats divorce

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The mobile space is full of profound juxtapositions this week as Apple can’t make enough iPhones to meet demand, while BlackBerry can’t keep its head above water long enough to sell existing stock. Meanwhile, Microsoft announces its second round of Surface products, while soon to be-acquired hardware maker Nokia (allegedly) prepares its own Windows tablet – and the horrible marriage of smartphone maker HTC and audio baron Beats finally, mercifully, dissolves. That’s the big news for the week ending September 27, 2013, and all of it -plus iOS 7 literally making ...

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Microsoft’s Surface idea has a good future with a bad strategy

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Sometimes, even the things that make a ton of sense, fail to impress. When Bill Gates announced the Tablet PC so many years ago, the idea took the world by storm when it came to making headlines. What wasn’t there to be cool about a portable computer you could write on, seriously? Well, the product failed to deliver in the bottom line for over 8 years, and the reasons why are still things many debate. In my opinion, the reasons why were mainly because the products were too big, too expensive and too underpowered to deliver back in the day. It just didn’t make sense to pay more ...

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Are you getting a Surface 2? (Poll)

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Microsoft launched its new Surface tablets yesterday morning, following up last year’s initial foray into this tablet space with a pair of models intended to address some of those earlier shortcomings. What we ended up seeing was OK, and already largely foretold by rumors and leaks, but I can’t help coming away from the event feeling a little underwhelmed; sure, a lot of the new hardware sounds great, but is this really a brave new ...

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iPhone weekend sales, new Microsoft Surface tablets, CyanogenMod Phone & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Apple’s sales results for their new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C over the opening weekend. We then talk about the first CyanogenMod phone to reach the market, the Oppo N1. BlackBerry is next as the company seems to have a buyer, but more with the idea of helping the company and not tearing it apart, aside from the news of the cross-platform BBM hitting a delay. Then we go through the rumors of a Nokia Lumia 929 phablet. We end today’s show talking Microsoft’s launch of the Surface 2 and new Surface Pro. All this and more ...

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Top 5 things we love about the Surface 2

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The original Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets were promising of a new Microsoft willing to adapt and capable of becoming relevant in the mobile computing space once again. The Surface RT, to be concise, fell short of our expectations. The software and user experience left much to be desired, with lag and a shortage of apps to blame. The Surface Pro, on the other hand, proved to be a much more capable and fitting ...

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LTE-enabled Surface 2 tablet in the pipeline

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Today’s Surface 2 announcement sure came through with a lot of what we were expecting. That said, there were a few notable absences: we didn’t hear squat about that rumored Surface Mini, for instance. Another thing that was largely glossed over was the issue of any connectivity options for these new tablets besides WiFi. If you found yourself intrigued by these designs, but your data needs demand a proper ...

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Microsoft announces Surface 2, Surface Pro 2

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After months of speculation, dozens of rumors, and refreshingly little hardware actually leaking in advance, it’s time for Microsoft’s second generation of Surface tablets to go official. The company took to the stage at this morning’s New York City press event to reveal its latest slates, the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. First off, Microsoft started the event by announcing that it had two tablets to share – that seems to dash our hopes of a surprise Surface Mini. The Surface Pro 2 gets an ...

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Microsoft Surface 2 rumor round-up: what to expect

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Microsoft’s got some new tablets on the horizon, and tomorrow, at the company’s New York City launch event, we plan to get the full scoop on the second generation of Surface models. Of course, even with these tablets still under wraps we’ve been talking a lot about them, and have heard all nature of rumors concerning what could be waiting for us. As we wait for Microsoft to pull back the curtain, let’s take a look at what we’re expecting to see. Well, for one we might not see a new Surface RT this ...

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Why I’m excited for the new Surface 2 models

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

September has been a fantastically busy month for those of us in the industry covering all the new smartphone and tablet announcements. First there was IFA, then Apple’s iPhone launch, and now we’re less than a week away from Microsoft’s Surface event, where some new tablets are eagerly anticipated. Last year, I really wanted to see the first Surface models be a hit. When we got

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Surface Mini rumors mention specs, availability

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

We’ve been talking a fair amount about upcoming Surface tablets lately, first thanks to a wave of rumors arriving to attempt to outline the hardware changes we’d be seeing, and then upon Microsoft sending out invitations for a Surface event later this month. Some of those rumors talked about the possibility that, in addition to a new Surface 2 (née RT) and Surface Pro 2, we’d also see the arrival of a smaller Surface Mini. Today, ...

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iPhone event, Surface 2 event, Nexus 5 leaks checked & more – Pocketnow Daily

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We apologize for the late upload. We ran into lots of technical difficulties that delayed this video significantly. Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft’s Surface 2 event, and some new rumors about the tablets to be announced. We then talk about Amazon and the sad confirmation that their rumors of a free phone are not going to happen. Then it’s Nokia talk as we go through some leaked photos of the Lumia 1520, aside from a good price drop in the Lumia 1020 on AT&T. We follow with the sad news that FCC Nexus 5 leaks were really of another device ...

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