Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central. Bringing you exclusive coverage into the world of Windows 10 on PCs, tablets, phones, and more. Also an avid collector of rare Microsoft prototype devices! Keep in touch on Twitter: @zacbowden.
Microsoft's budget-friendly Surface Go line of tablets is one of our favorites, being accessible to a much wider audience thanks to its low-cost of entry in a tiny package that makes it super portable and fun to use. With pricing starting at $399, it's hard to hate the Surface Go. So, here's everything you need to know about the latest Surface Go 3.
Microsoft has debuted its Surface Laptop Studio, sporting a flashy new 2-in-1 design, designed with high-performance inking in mind.
The Windows Central Podcast with our Executive Editor, Daniel Rubino and Senior Editor, Zac Bowden will be LIVE on Wednesday, September 22 at 1PM ET for a special episode focused entirely on the announcements coming out of Microsoft's hardware event, which takes place a couple hours before at 11AM ET.
Microsoft has officially taken the wraps off its second generation Surface Duo, featuring upgrades in every single department. Surface Duo 2 has bigger and better displays, support for 5G and NFC enabling wireless payments, the latest flagship processor from Qualcomm, and a new Glance bar feature that shows notifications down the spine of the device when closed.
It's finally official! Microsoft's has taken the wraps off its second generation Surface Duo handset, aptly dubbed the "Surface Duo 2" and features upgrades across the board, including the latest Snapdragon 888 processor, 5G connectivity, NFC, and much more. The device is available for pre-order today for $1,499 and is expected to start shipping on October 21 in select markets.
In addition to all the new Surface PCs announced today, Microsoft is also announcing an updated Surface Slim Pen with a new revolutionary feature that it calls "tactile signals" which provide real-time haptics when using the pen on a Surface Pro 8 or Surface Laptop Studio running Windows 11.
Microsoft has announced the next generation of its mainline Surface Pro device, dubbed the Surface Pro 8, which finally closer aligns its design with the now two-year old Surface Pro X. Featuring 11th-Gen Intel chips, the Surface Pro 8 now has a 13-inch 120hz display and support for the Surface Pro X Type Cover's with Surface Slim Pen charging built-in.
Microsoft has unveiled its next generation Surface laptop today, featuring a brand-new 2-in-1 design not yet seen on a Surface device before. Dubbed the "Surface Laptop Studio," this new laptop features a 14.4-inch display attached to a unique hinge that allows the display to be pulled forward and laid flat over the keyboard deck for drawing and inking.
Welcome to the eighth episode of Ask Windows Central, a show where we answer our communities most asked questions around Microsoft, Windows, Surface, Xbox, and the general tech industry. This week's episode features just one question that we've been asked countless times over the last few weeks: What are your expectations for the Surface event?
Microsoft has announced that its annual fall Surface hardware event will be taking place on September 22, which is just one week away. We're expecting five new Surface devices to be announced, including a push for Windows 11.
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Surface Duo is one year old today! It's a beautiful, unique, and engaging device that I've used every day for 365 whole days. So, how has it held up throughout 12 months of consecutive use as my daily phone? Here's my experience.
Microsoft is back with another Windows 11 fixes patch for Insiders in the Beta Channel. We're now at a point where all the cumulative updates rolling out in the Beta Channel contains only fixes and under the hood improvements.
It's Thursday, which means it's time for another Windows 11 Insider Preview build. Like clockwork, Microsoft has released build 22454 to Insiders in the Dev Channel, featuring yet more fixes and improvements, as well as an update to the Recycle Bin context menu.
Microsoft has begun its big Windows 11 advertising campaign to coincide with the launch of the OS next month, highlighting several key features and changes such as Microsoft Teams chat, the new Microsoft Store, and more.
Microsoft has today announced that it is launching a new personalized feed website that it calls "Microsoft Start" that's designed to make it easy to gather news and information content from premium publishers in one place.
FlexiSpot is making a name for itself as one of the go-to places for some of the best office equipment on the market. I've reviewed a number of their electronic standing desks over the last year, and I've come away impressed with every single one. So, when FlexiSpot offered their BS9 office chair to review, I was excited to see how well it would hold up.
Welcome to the fifth episode of Ask Windows Central, a show where we answer our communities most asked questions around Microsoft, Windows, Surface, Xbox, and the general tech industry. In today's episode, we answer questions about Microsoft's new Windows 11 CPU requirements, the future of HoloLens in the consumer space, and more!
For the Insiders who have decided to remain on the shipping build of Windows 11, Microsoft has a new cumulative update for you with more fixes and improvements to test. Today's build is 22000.176 and features improvements to Bluetooth LE and more.
Microsoft is back releasing full preview builds of Windows 11 this week! Today's build in 22449 and is rolling out now in the Dev Channel, featuring lots of fixes and a couple of notable UI changes. Reminder that if you want to stay on the stable, shipping build of Windows 11 for this year, you need to move to the beta channel now before Windows Update automatically pulls this new pre-relea