Microsoft announced today that it plans to expand its Surface RT availability to additional markets. Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan will all receive Surface RT units in late March. Microsoft is also promising that the UK, Australia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and New Zealand will be able to buy Surface Pro "in the coming months."
Microsoft's Surface Pro is only a few hours old, but the top-of-the-line 128 GB model has already sold out online.
Microsoft's online store lists the 128 GB as "out of stock," but the cheaper 64 GB is still available.
You can also buy the Surface Pro at Best Buy, Staples, or Microsoft Store retail locations. It starts at $899, but you'll want to spend another $120 on one of the special keyboard covers to get the full experience.
The Surface Pro is a bit different than the original Surface that launched last year. This model is a full fledged computer in a tablet form factor, meaning you can run older Windows apps in a classic desktop environment.
Microsoft's Surface Pro is only a few hours old, but the top-of-the-line 128 GB model has already sold out online.
Microsoft's online store lists the 128 GB as "out of stock," but the cheaper 64 GB is still available.
You can also buy the Surface Pro at Best Buy, Staples, or Microsoft Store retail locations. It starts at $899, but you'll want to spend another $120 on one of the special keyboard covers to get the full experience.
The Surface Pro is a bit different than the original Surface that launched last year. This model is a full fledged computer in a tablet form factor, meaning you can run older Windows apps in a classic desktop environment.
More than three months after the release of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet, the first full reviews of the Surface Pro are in — and they’re not good. While being lauded for its innovative design and top-notch display, almost every review notes that the Surface Pro is plagued by poor battery life, cumbersome dimensions for a tablet, and weak cameras.
The hard truth of the matter is that the Surface Pro — like Windows 8 — suffers from a massive identity crisis. The Surface Pro, without a dock or physical keyboard, tries to be a tablet — but with just four or five hours of battery life, using the Surface Pro as an on-the-move tablet is impossible. The Surface Pro, with a kickstand, tries to be a laptop — but it’s very hard to actually use on your lap, the screen’s angle can’t be adjusted, and again the battery life is an issue. As with its brother, the Surface RT, we have to ask: What is the Surface Pro, and who is it for?
Microsoft will launch its newest tablet, the Surface Pro, in the U.S. and Canada this week starting at $899.
Check out some of the most important features of the Surface Pro in our video review below. You can also check out our full written review here.
Apple has started selling the capacious new 128GB iPad, the latest update to its fourth-generation Retina Display-sporting tablet design. The 9.7-inch iPad is pulling away from its 7.9-inch younger sibling, desperately crying out “I’m different!” with a flash storage bump. But more importantly, it’s also narrowing the perceived gap between itself and competitors like Microsoft’s Surface Pro.
The Surface Pro, an iPad competitor? Nay, you say. Microsoft’s computer is a computer, running a full-fledged desktop OS capable of running powerful apps like Photoshop and more, powered by an Intel Core i5 processor. It, too, comes equipped with up to 128GB of storage, features a number of input and output ports, and has a fancy stylus for handwriting.
But the iPad is not, nor has it ever been, in direct competition with incumbent devices running Windows software. In fact, the iPad has made its enterprise progress in spite of not being able to do all those things the Surface Pro is trumpeting about. People seeking out the Apple tablet for business use aren’t doing so because it has full Windows software support – it doesn’t. They’re doing it because what Apple does provide is conducive to changing practices in the workplace and new ways of getting things done.
You can't buy one just yet, but if you mosey on over to your neighborhood Microsoft store, there's a chance you might be able to put your greasy paws all over a Microsoft Surface Pro, what the Surface should have been from the get-go.
According to reports by Engadget, the new devices are already being displayed as demo units at some stores, ahead of the February 9th launch date, but there's no reliable way to index which stores or what ones it'll be coming to early. It'll be sold at Best Buy and Staples and Microsoft Stores at launch though, so any of those are fair game.
The new iPad, the one with a whopping 128 GB of storage, is only $70 cheaper than the cheapest Macbook.
To some people, that seems insane.
Macbooks, with their USB ports, keyboards, and mouses can do a lot more than an iPad.
Partly because of this tiny gap in price, Gizmodo says the new iPad is "Almost Definitely Not For You."
But smart New York tech startup scene guy Drew Breunig makes a smart point.
First he quotes Apple's release on the big iPad...
It’s not usually wise to unveil a new gadget and then wait more than six months to start selling it and when dealing with an “experimental” device running a new mobile OS, the risk doubles. Still, Microsoft has done exactly that with the Surface Pro tab introduced to the world in June 2012 and ready to see the light of day just now.
Well, more like in a couple of weeks, as the exact release date in US and Canada is February 9, but hey, what are a few extra days when you’ve been waiting for half a year, right?
The 10.6-incher will be made available via Microsoft’s online and offline stores, but also from Best Buy and Staples starting at $899. That’ll buy you a 64 GB version of the Intel Core i5-powered Win 8 slate with an included Surface pen, which is pricey, but certainly not shocking.
When work volumes surge, or when you simply have a project you don’t have the skillset for, hiring subcontractors is one path you may consider. However, before you do so, it is best if you know not only the advantages of hiring subcontractors but also some potential issues to watch for. To help you with this decision, here are some pros and cons to consider...
Even though Microsoft doesn't have a booth at CES this year, that doesn't mean it skipped Vegas altogether. Panos Panay, the general manager for Surface products, is in town, holding meetings with a few members of the media, us included. And he brought some toys with him. Specifically, the forthcoming Surface Pro along with the pressure-sensitive pen that goes with it. We only had a few minutes of hands-on time and in any case, we plan on going into much more detail when we eventually write our review. For now, though, we've got a first look waiting for you past the break.
This might be a bit contentious, but here goes anyway. I think the traditional ways of learning about photography and business are too slow and outdated. Here are some alternative paths for you to consider.
Free professional fonts for windows and mac users. Today we have 55 stylish free fonts for professional designers. A month ago we are posted free fonts related article with the title of – 40 Professional Free Fonts For Graphic Designers, which turned out to be very popular. But I felt like I haven’t featured even a half of latest, free fonts, so I decided to continue with another free font related article.
When was the last time you held a pencil and paper? Can you still recall? Well, technology has certainly ruled the world even in designing. People use computers and other gadgets to come up with designs for various projects. We cannot blame them because there are really certain advantages that they get in using it like having outputs faster and easier. But does this mean that we can merely forget the existence of our old pals in designing – the pencil, pen and paper?
Not really because even with the advancement of technology, these old pals are still there for us. They are even vital parts of a design process. Designing starts with sketching. It is a good way to come up with better outputs. Some may immediately open their laptops and tablets and work on it right away from scratch. Why don’t you try sketching first? If you do, you will get the following benefits. Read on and discover the benefits of sketching.
The freelancer-to-client relationship is a tricky thing to deal with. Your ability to work with the various types of clients can make or break your freelancing career. To help you deal with this problematic area, here is a breakdown of the most common client characteristics that may curse your creative career.
The freelancer-to-client relationship is a tricky thing to deal with. Your ability to work with the various types of clients can make or break your freelancing career. To help you deal with this problematic area, here is a breakdown of the most common client characteristics that may curse your creative career.
Professional examples of brochure design inspiration collection is to getting people’s attention through style and color to read your brochure is to promote your design business or other business and turn them into customers. In my opinion the part of brochures is printing, so choose best company for printing, I like to print brochures online at UPrinting.
Brochure designs are an extremely powerful offline promotional tool. There are different kinds of brochure designs and brochure templates available in market such as bifold and trifold brochure design, sales brochures, business flyers and corporate identity packages.
I don’t really like posting photos on Webblog360 but sometimes it is really hard to let go a good work done by very creative people especially if that work involves real hard work. Same has happened with me while browsing through some photographic websites, I found these amazing pictures posted by some very talented photographers. These are self explaining pics which are perfectly describing how these photos might have taken and it does not look very easy to me. The list below covers photos from every walk of life, it contains landscape photos, up in the air photos, photography in winter and summer, sports photos etc. I must say that you should check these out as they are indeed very intriguing and genuinely beautiful. If you life the effort or the photo do let us know so that we keep working on your favorite themes.
In this post we have added 25 high quality Free icon sets for designers. This list contains some of the best handpicked Free Useful Icon Sets from different categories. Download them instantly and make your websites more attractive.
Have you ever wondered how other designers do their jobs? How do they come up with incredible ideas? What tools do they use to get their tasks done? How do they manage their time?
I had the great opportunity to talk to seven awesome designers from all over the world about their creative process. Whether you’re just starting out in the design industry, struggling on working on your projects or just plain curious about how other designers perform their work, this group interview will hopefully help.
