Surface tabs at the center of NFL malfunction scandal again, Microsoft rejects blame

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

The National Football League’s decision to endorse Windows-powered Surface tabs rather than iPads, which are clearly way more popular to the general public, raised many eyebrows back in the day, and some pigskin fans continue to routinely confuse the two brands.Others simply feel their favorite players and coaches would be better off doing tactical analysis and reviewing plays on Apple gear, especially after a recent incident during the AFC playoff game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots.The latter team, which ultimately lost by a measly two points, was plagued by a ...

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Microsoft formally announces Surface Pro power cord recall

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A couple days back we got word that there was a possible design flaw with the power adapters sold with older Surface Pro tablets, and that Microsoft was expected to announce a recall. Supposedly affecting Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, and Surface Pro 3 tablets sold prior to July 15 of last year, we heard that a wiring issue created the potential for a fire hazard. That report suggested that Microsoft would officially announce a voluntary recall on Friday, but today we see that news arrive one day early, as ...

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Surface Pro power adapter fire-hazard risk prompts recall reports

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Today’s mobile devices can do a million and one different things, limited only by the imagination of software devs and the resources afforded by hardware manufacturers. And while we usually love learning about new tricks our gadgets can pull off, when that trick is “spontaneously catch fire,” we find ourselves a little less excited. Now Microsoft may be planning a big recall for Surface Pro accessories, as word arrives of a possible fire hazard.Reportedly, Microsoft’s come to learn that the ...

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Elusive Microsoft Surface Phone could still happen, though not very soon

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They say the recently unveiled Lumia 950 and 950 XL could decide the entire fate of Microsoft’s smartphone-making business, and despite looking phenomenal on paper, the Windows 10 Mobile flagships aren’t off to a great retail start, with premature UK discounts and

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Microsoft asked Lenovo to sell Surface Pros last year, Lenovo said ‘no thanks’

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If you were wondering exactly how Microsoft manages to keep “partners” like Lenovo, HP or Dell happy while eroding their hardware sales numbers with Surface competition, it turns out it’s not always easy.The PC market’s second and third largest manufacturers recently came even closer to Redmond, agreeing to plug Surface Pro convertibles themselves at the expense of homebrewed products, but the worldwide leader in computer shipments turned down the offer.That apparently happened “more than one year ...

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 possibly coming in two sizes, 12-inch Amazon Fire also rumored

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Just when we thought Microsoft couldn’t possibly surprise us with anything big at its allegedly jam-packed October press event, the biggest Surface model yet pops up in the news for the first time. That’s biggest if you don’t count the gargantuan 84-inch Surface Hub, of course.Gear up for a Surface Pro 4 configuration with a display diagonal of between 13 and 14 inches, reportedly ...

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Google Nexus 10 refresh, Retina iPad mini shortages, 40M GS4s shipped & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Microsoft’s new deal to retain the Surface Pro from last year at a more affordable price. Then we talk about Samsung as their CEO has reported 40 Million Galaxy S 4s shipped in six months. HTC is next as they’re now pushing Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5 to the International HTC One. Apple takes the spotlight next as it seems that the iPad mini with Retina Display will see some shortages when launched. We end today’s show talking about the Google Nexus 10, and how it could be refreshed very soon. All this and more after the ...

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Microsoft’s Surface Pro (first-gen) lives further, and for $100 less

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We may have panned the Surface RT as much as we did when we reviewed it, but the story about Microsoft’s original Surface Pro is very different, up to the point where today’s news are quite enticing for those of you in the market for a very powerful tablet-computer. The Surface Pro topped our list of best tablets for last year, and we can assure you that our own Adam Lein still loves it enough to keep it for an extra year because of its snappy performance. As it turns out Microsoft has decided to keep selling it until December 31st (or until supplies last) and for $100 less. ...

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

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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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It’s Microsoft’s turn to cater to the cool creative types

Posted on by Adam Z. Lein

Back in the 80′s and 90′s, if you were a creative professional using technology, you probably had a Mac. Macintosh computers were indispensable for the cool creative types.  In fact, the Macworld conferences weren’t so much about the Macintosh computers as they were about creative software and tools that so many artists were using at the time. Most of the conference sessions were about things like learning about creative techniques in Photoshop, QuarkXpress, or Avid video editing. Fast forward to 2013 and Apple is all about selling phones and music players and cheap ...

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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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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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Google Nexus 5 dates, Quickoffice goes free, Microsoft admits defeat & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about HP’s introduction of a couple of new Android tablets running on Tegra 4 hardware. Microsoft is next as Steve Ballmer discusses the reality of Windows Phone 8, the Surface, and other flops, even though we also have some hot leaks of Windows Phone 8.1 as well. Google is next as the company has now made their Quickoffice service free for all Android and iOS customers. Then we talk about the Moto X going affordable on Republic Wireless, which also makes the plan for it affordable. We end today’s show talking about the Nexus 5, ...

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Microsoft finally introducing a Surface dock alongside this year’s models?

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

We’ve been hearing a lot about the next generation of Microsoft Surface tablets in recent days, and while some of that has been talking about the tablets themselves, we’ve also been picking up rumors about the sort of accessories that Microsoft may be making available. For instance, there’s that Power Cover, a Type Cover with an integrated battery to help extend how much use you ...

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