With the Microsoft Surface Book i7, the top tier gets a big upgrade

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If you wanted more from a Surface Book than what Microsoft ever gave you before, the comapny’s hardware chief, Panos Panay, will give it to you with the new Surface Book i7.The new graphics chip and processor can help deliver twice as much graphic processing power than the regular top-tier Surface Book and thrice as much as the nearest 13-inch MacBook Pro. The design envelope had to be tweaked — a second fan is in the mix.“We also put more batteries in the product,” Panay ...

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Today’s Microsoft Store Mac trade-in offer for Surface never existed

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This trade-in offer either went too well or extremely, extremely wrong. Maybe it shouldn’t have been offered at all. Maybe it wasn’t?The Microsoft Store decided to give Macbook Air or Macbook Pro owners up to $650 for a trade-in toward any Surface device in stock and online starting today. The way it was supposed to go was that customers would go through an online appraisal ...

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Microsoft 1Q17 earnings, hardware on target

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Microsoft wrapped its first fiscal quarter of 2017 with a split take on earnings.Incomes as measured by general accepted account principles have gone down year-over-year, but has improved using Microsoft’s non-GAAP figures.In GAAP terms, net revenue went up 0.4 percent to $20.45 billion, operating income went down 10 percent to $5.23 billion and net income sunk 4.4 percent to $4.69 billion. Its non-GAAP revenue went up 3.1 percent to $22.33 billion, operating income was up by 0.5 percent to ...

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Don’t rule out Surface Pro 5 or Surface Book 2 announcements later this month

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Does Amazon know something we don’t about Microsoft’s (not so) big upcoming NYC hardware event? Maybe, and maybe not, but if the Surface Phone is indeed delayed for 2018, perhaps Redmond can throw Windows 10 convertible enthusiasts a bone or two on October 26 after all.The Surface Pro 4 tablet and

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Entry-level Surface Pro 4 available for $750 ($150 off list) from Microsoft today only

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Microsoft has recently cranked the anti-Apple advertising rhetoric back up, although not in a particularly convincing fashion, likely looking to keep last year’s Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book convertible PCs in the limelight for a few months longer, as

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Rumor: No Surface Book 2 or Pro 5 coming this fall, no Surface Phone… ever?

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With Samsung, Apple and LG’s big (-gest) fall product announcements now officially in the rearview mirror, what’s there really to look forward to for hardcore tech geeks in the coming months?An October event dedicated to new iPad and

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Microsoft may have just started building up the Surface Book 2 (or at least its hinge)

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

“Your key to success.” That cryptic, seemingly innocuous tagline accompanied the most recent Instagram upload of the official Microsoft Surface channel. The actual image posted on the social networking website appeared to show a dark-complexioned section of one of Redmond’s celebrated detachable keyboards, but surprise, surprise, no existing product fits the render 100 percent.Innocent Photoshop goof? We think not, and extremely credible sources confirm the illustration hails from an internal Microsoft “sizzler reel” purportedly containing various Surface Book 2 concepts.It’s ...

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Get back to school with a Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book at $300 off

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Just as an FYI: if you’re not already back at school, you’re going to be there soon. Sorry. And if you don’t go to school, you should be the parent of a kid going to school.Why? Because Microsoft’s Education Store has furthered the existing discounts of some Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book models. In fact, you can save a maximum of $300 ...

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Surface Book 2 hinge will hopefully be gapless

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The Surface Book’s unique hinge — which allows for the the Windows 10 computer to detach its tablet body from the keyboard — is going to be less obtrusive next time around. That’s the word we’re getting about the supposed Surface Book 2 as we wait for its launch.MSPoweruser is also reporting on an all-in-one Surface PC with three particular variants: one with a 21-inch full HD display; a 4K display at 24 inches; and another 4K version at 27 inches. This product is said to be ...

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Microsoft revenues down for quarter and year, with or without Nokia

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Microsoft wraps up its 2016 fiscal year with revenue dependencies growing on services and other sources and weaning off products. The net result is still down for the quarter and down for the year as compared to 2015.Fourth quarter earnings totaled $20.6 billion or a 7 percent drop from 2015’s numbers. On ...

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One-day Microsoft sale lets you score discounted Lumia 650, free Surface Dock with Pro 4

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Black Friday is still months down the road, and with both Independence Day and Memorial Day in the rear view mirror, you’re probably expecting little movement on the tech deals and steals front in the very near future.But Microsoft doesn’t need a special occasion to get in the giving mood, randomly putting a bunch of hardware on sale last night through 11:59PM PDT on July 12. Arguably the number one ...

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‘Minor’ Microsoft Surface revisions likely coming this fall, ‘big bang’ upgrades late next year

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Rumors have until now been few and far between regarding an eventual Surface Pro 5 launch by the end of the year, not to mention a Surface Book sequel, while the Surface Phone remains a definite but

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Microsoft Surface 3 is on its way out, no replacement confirmed just yet

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Microsoft still has some soul-searching to do before deciding what’s next in the hardware-manufacturing field, with Lumia phones likely on the verge of extinction, but the Surface lineup almost guaranteed for an expansion… eventually.Unless the fabled Surface Phone is due out as a replacement of sorts for the entry-level Atom-based Surface tablet family. That makes little to no sense, since we’re talking completely ...

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Microsoft yet again lowers US Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book prices by $150

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In a world where convertibles appear to be gradually eclipsing the popularity of both traditional laptops and tablets, Microsoft isn’t afraid to constantly reduce its Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book profit margins if that means gaining the upper hand over Apple in terms of market share.Of course, it’s not like these 2-in-1 Windows 10 beasts are sold at a loss for $850 and up and $1,350 and up respectively, so the Memorial Day sale currently ongoing on Redmond’s US e-store is a win-win situation.For a limited ...

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Microsoft now shaves $150 off select Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book versions

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Halfway through their upgrade cycle, assuming Redmond intends to follow a classic one-year release schedule, the convertible Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book apparently need a little sales boost in order to return to the spotlight.Already, we’ve seen the cheaper 2-in-1 Windows 10 machine discounted by $100 in Intel Core i5 configurations, while the “ultimate laptop” ...

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