Microsoft quarterly figures show Lumia sales up, strong Surface Pro 3 performance

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

It’s that season again, when companies everywhere are sharing their latest financial reports. Will investors be facing record returns? Who’s bringing in big profits, and who continues to struggle? We saw Apple weigh-in with its own data a couple days back, and now it’s Microsoft’s turn to follow along, as it delivers a report that looks pretty positive on the mobile front.Let’s start with the good news: phone hardware sales are up, with Microsoft selling some 9.3 ...

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Empty nest: Surface Pro 3 memories

Posted on by Adam Doud

Last week, I got the fateful call. “Can you send the Surface Pro 3 to Adam Lein so he can do a Windows 10 video?” Oh man. “Yeah, no problem. Happy to!” Crap. I’ve been using the Surface Pro 3 for a long time. Far longer than I anticipated, actually. I could have sworn Michael was going to wrest it from my grip shortly after I’d finished my rebuttal, and balancing and all that. But he was busy, I was busy, we were busy, you know? But now that it’s gone, I’ve had some time to reflect on the device.It’s so close to being a laptop replacement it’s almost funny. There are a ...

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The Windows 10 Tech Preview on a Surface Pro 3 (Video)

Posted on by Adam Z. Lein

Microsoft recently released a technology preview of their new Windows operating system that’s meant to unify desktop PCs, tablets, phones, and even large screen televisions. In this video we’re going to take a look at some of the changes as well as the advantages and disadvantages in the Windows 10 Technology Preview. Be sure to remember that this is an early version of the operating system update so many things are sure to change as development continues.There’s nothing special about installing the Windows 10 Tech Preview. You simply run the setup program, and it does it ...

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Microsoft to fix Surface Pro 3 heating issues “soon”

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

Microsoft has gained some decent fame with its launch of the Surface Pro 3. Surely it still hasn’t proven that this tablet is attractive enough to replace the computers and tablets of most of the market, but we do praise the company for doing one of ...

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5 fun things to do with your Surface Pro 3

Posted on by Adam Doud

In my time with the Surface Pro 3, I was (and still am) really focused on putting that bad boy through its paces. I tested it backward and forward, forsaking all others and devoting myself solely to the tablet/laptop/hybrid/thing. It’s a great time and it’s a quality tablet, as I have described.Naturally while working with the tablet I came across some really fun things you can do with it. Since yesterday, we talked about

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Surface Pro 3 review rebuttal: Laptops and tablets beware

Posted on by Adam Doud

Here at Pocketnow, we’re not so certain that just one review is enough. After all, different reviewers have different perspectives. One editor loved this device so much, I’m surprised it didn’t have a ring on it when I got it. I was equally surprised when I found no red pentagram from another editor. That being the case, after our Surface Pro 3 review dropped a couple months back, I knew I ...

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Surface Pro 3 coming to 25 more countries on August 28

Posted on by Rithvik Rao

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has definitely been one of the most well-received products Microsoft has made in the last couple years, so we’re sure many of you are eager to have one in your hands. The problem is, availability has been limited so far, so it’s definitely exciting to hear that Surface Pro 3 availability is expanding to 25 additional markets on August 28.These are the countries in question:AustraliaAustriaBelgiumChinaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyHong KongIrelandItalyKoreaLuxembourgMalaysiaThe ...

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Just how much has Surface cost Microsoft?

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

The initial launch of Microsoft’s Surface tablets wasn’t without its upsets: one year in, we were looking at close to a billion dollars in losses for Microsoft due to unsold Surface RT inventory. But since then we’ve seen the arrival of the Surface 2 family, not to mention the Surface Pro 3 earlier this year – are they faring any better? Well, we’ve heard good things about Pro 3 sales, and ...

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Every tablet needs a kickstand like the Surface Pro 3

Posted on by Adam Doud

Up until a couple of years ago, Microsoft was not known for its high quality hardware design. Sure, if you wanted a piece of software, you knew where to go. But hardware was just something Microsoft didn’t do. There was nothing wrong with that, plenty of OEMs were happy to step up, buy a license and go, go, go. But then Microsoft decided to get into the hardware game. It aimed high.The Surface is one of its more recent attempts at hardware and it is beautiful. The Surface RT and Surface Pro both debuted just over two years ago, and they were absolutely gorgeous machines. The metal design ...

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha, NFC tattoos, & a drool-worthy Moto X+1 leak | Pocketnow Weekly 106 (Hangout)

Posted on by Michael Fisher

Update: Due to today’s difficulties with Hangouts, the below Hangouts video is not the ideal recording of today’s Weekly episode. Instead, we highly recommend the Libsyn-hosted version, edited by our own Jules Wang and available for streaming and download at the links below. Thanks for listening!One of the nice things about hosting your own podcast is that you get to decide exactly what qualifies as “news.” Not in the mood to pretend the latest wave of iPhone 6 display-glass leaks fit the description? Well, tweak the filter a little, and suddenly you’ve got ...

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Is Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 OneNote parody video a hit or a miss?

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 was a bit of a surprise when it launched back in May, and despite the tablet’s relatively early arrival, hitting the scene just eight months following the debut of the Surface Pro 2, the Pro 3 sure appears to be doing quite well; what Microsoft has shared about Pro 3 sales, at least, indicates that consumer interest is stronger than it had been for earlier Pro models. Maybe that success means that Microsoft doesn’t have to try so hard promoting the ...

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Wrap up: How well does the #SurfaceBalance?

Posted on by Adam Doud

Editor’s note: I use the word “surface” a lot in this article, both when referring to the device and the platform upon which it was set. Assume “no pun intended” as needed. Thank you.The Surface Pro gets a lot of flak for being unbalanced and top heavy. It has been said that the Surface won’t stay on your knees and therefore isn’t a great portable computing device. So bad has the reputation been that Microsoft has put the tablet through 2 complete redesigns of its signature characteristic – the kickstand. Fortunately, Microsoft nailed it on the ...

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Microsoft claims that its Surface Pro 3 is already outselling previous models

Posted on by Jaime Rivera

It’s hard to not admit that Microsoft has scored a hit with its Surface Pro 3. There are still some of us that are mixed between loving it, hating it and just getting used to it, but ...

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A week with the Microsoft Surface Pro 3

Posted on by Adam Doud

A few weeks ago, our intrepid reporter, Taylor Martin attempted to use on the Surface Pro 3 for one solid week, forgoing his typical writing machines in favor of the Surface Pro 3. He didn’t quite make it. In Taylor’s defense, there were some unforeseen power issues, and Taylor reported that in his piece. But at the same time, he also wrote about how the user experience of the Surface was a bit too disjointed for him to successfully use the tablet on the regular.Ok, fine. Windows 8.1 has some issues. But were they so bad that a user couldn’t get along after, say using a ...

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