Microsoft still isn't divulging official Surface numbers, but it looks like it's at least making a dent in the tablet market.
If you needed further evidence that tablets are more than a mere computing fad, just look at the latest numbers from Strategy Analytics.
Confirming earlier rumors, departing Microsoft CFO Peter Klein said today on an earnings call that Microsoft is working with manufacturing partners on smaller versions of Windows 8 devices, which likely means 7- or 8-inch Windows 8 tablets.
Microsoft's next round of Surface slates may include a competitor to the iPad Mini and Kindle Fire.
Microsoft has dropped the resolution requirement for Windows 8 on tablets to 1,024 by 768, opening up the possibility for less expensive 7-inch or 8-inch tablets running the fledgling operating system.
Steve Ballmer is confirming which has been pretty obvious to everyone else: The Suface won't rule the world.
The U.S. Microsoft online store has sold out of the Surface Pro tablets, which went on sale today.
Microsoft has obviously decided that the "Pro" part of "Surface Pro" is actually meaningful, not just a marketing designation, and has provided the ability for enthusiasts to fiddle, potentially damage or even brick, but ultimately customize their devices exactly how they see fit.
For all of its failures as a pure tablet, the Surface Pro is a compelling offering as an ultraportable/tablet hybrid.
Microsoft sold a paltry number of Surface tablets in the last quarter -- somewhere between 680,000 and 750,000 units -- the research firm IHS iSuppli estimates.
$800 for 23GB of usable space? The 64GB Surface Pro is a tough sell.
Microsoft's soon-to-be-released Windows 8-running Surface Pro may cost an internal organ plus a year's servitude, but price relief -- and other Windows tablets -- sound like they're coming soon.
February is the new January for Microsoft, which is giving its Surface Pro tablet a February 9th release date.
"Mac OS is the best thing to happen to Windows RT," quip the trolls.
Advertising and analytics company Chitika released its December 2012 tablet market update, and the numbers aren't great for any tablet that doesn't start with the letter I.
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Microsoft will ring in the new year by opening six new retail locations that will help customers get better exposure to products such as its Surface tablet and Windows Phone devices.
Proving that it has at least a modicum of common sense, Microsoft says it will offer its Surface tablet in more stores starting this week.
Not surprisingly, Microsoft is pricing its Surface with Windows 8 Pro tablet — the one that will actually be able to run older Windows applications — about the same as Windows 8 Ultrabooks.
The 64 gigabyte Surface Pro (as it’s …
Unfortunately, sending a tweet about the Microsoft Surface via an Apple iPad isn't the most convincing way to make an endorsement.
