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An Xbox fan celebrates being the first to purchase the new Xbox One X console at the flagship Microsoft Store on Fifth Avenue on Tuesday, Nov. 7th, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision for Microsoft/AP Images)

Tom’s Thoughts – What Canadians will be missing without the Microsoft Store

Tom Li

Published: July 10th, 2020

Microsoft returns to making phones, teases dual-screen Surface Duo

NEW YORK --- In an unexpected move, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Duo, a foldable Surface tablet smartphone, at its Surface launch event in New York. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU78s9ExFFA It's difficult to judge exactly what role

Published on: October 3rd, 2019 Tom Li

Microsoft Surface Studio Review – All Hands on Tech

You have to give Microsoft some credit for trying something new with the Surface Studio - and it largely lands as a cool new device that marketing and art departments will love. But

Published on: August 23rd, 2017 Alex Radu

Surface Pro (2017) Review – All Hands on Tech

The next iteration of Microsoft's flagship Surface device is here, but is it worth the upgrade? Microsoft is dropping the numeral behind the the Surface Pro line, but make no mistake, the 2017

Published on: June 15th, 2017 Alex Radu

Windows 10 S holds back the Surface Laptop – All Hands on Tech Review

The Surface Laptop is a great addition to Microsoft's Surface family, but its operating system may leave potential buyers wanting. This time on All Hands on Tech, Alex tackles the Surface Laptop, but

Published on: June 13th, 2017 Alex Radu

New Microsoft Surface Pro 20% faster

At an event in Shanghai, China, Microsoft Corp. announced the successor to 2016's Surface Pro 4 - the Surface Pro. While the new Surface Pro could be considered the Surface Pro 5, the Redmond, Wash.-based

Published on: May 23rd, 2017 Alex Radu

Microsoft reveals new OS and targets Chromebooks with new Surface Laptop

At its education event in New York this morning, the Redmond, Washington-based giant announced its intent to recapture an area that has been dominated by Google's Chromebook, unveiling a new edition of its operating

Published on: May 2nd, 2017 Alex Radu

All Hands on Tech: Surface Book i7 (2016) Review

This week on All Hands on Tech, Alex reviews the Surface Book i7 with performance base. Microsoft is aiming this latest upgrade to its notebook line directly at MacBook Pro users, hoping to

Published on: February 1st, 2017 Alex Radu

NFL coach Bill Belichick spikes the Microsoft Surface

Many football fans saw New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spike his Microsoft Surface tablet like a football when his team beat up on the hapless Cincinnati Bengals. Belichick, a six-time Super

Published on: November 10th, 2016 Paolo Del Nibletto

New Microsoft Surface laptop and all-in-one announced

At an October event, Microsoft revealed the newest additions to the Surface lineup, the Surface Book i7, and a new all-in-one desktop, the Surface Studio. The Surface Book i7 is the latest Surface Book

Published on: October 26th, 2016 Alex Radu

New Microsoft Surface tablets available for pre-order Tuesday

Microsoft today announced the second generation of its Surface tablets, the Surface 2. Available starting October 22, the devices include full 1080p video, speedier processors, more memory, and increased battery life. The Surface

Published on: September 23rd, 2013 Lynn Greiner

All Hands on Tech: Asus VivoTab RT

If you're interested in a new Windows tablet that's not the Surface, check out the Asus VivoTab RT.Asus honed its tablet hardware with its Android line before Windows 8 came along. That experience

Published on: January 31st, 2013 Brian Jackson
Microsoft Surface hardware hurt by lacking Windows RT: reviewers

Microsoft Surface hardware hurt by lacking Windows RT: reviewers

The Microsoft Surface tablet is great, many reviewers agree, but its weakest aspect is in the new operating system that Microsoft also launched today.The first release of Surface runs on Windows RT, a

Published on: October 25th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff
Microsoft launches Windows 8

Microsoft launches Windows 8

Microsoft Corp. held its long-anticipated event in New York today to launch Windows 8, and its little brother Windows RT as the Redmond-based software giant announced a major overhaul to its flagship operating

Published on: October 25th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff
Apple event launches iPads, iMacs, and MacBooks to steal Microsoft’s Windows 8 thunder

Apple event launches iPads, iMacs, and MacBooks to steal Microsoft’s Windows 8 thunder

Apple Inc. met the expectations of many today with the launch of a 7.9-inch iPad mini tablet, but it didn’t stop there with its Fall event. It went on to announce a whole

Published on: October 23rd, 2012 Brian Jackson