John Callaham

Many Microsoft Store retail locations will hold launch events for the Surface Pro 4 tablet on Monday, October 26, including a chance to meet an NFL football player.

Microsoft has announced that the number of business resellers for its Surface tablets will increase from a few hundred partners to a few thousand in the coming months.

Kensington has announced the BlackBelt 2nd Degree Rugged Case made for Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 tablet. The case will cost $59.99 but there's no word on a release date.

The Microsoft Store site in Canada is celebrating Labour Day with a number of special discounts on Lumia smartphones, Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book PCs and the Microsoft Band 2.

As previously announced, today is the final day for Microsoft's Zune online services, as the company completes the transition to its new Groove Music service.

IDC says the first quarter of 2016 saw a decline in overall tablet shipments worldwide. However, it also saw a new high for detachable tablets such as the Surface family in the quarter.

Microsoft says that sales of its big Surface Hub touchscreen Windows 10 PCs have 'exceeded initial forecasts' and that it is "ramping up production" to meet demand.

The Microsoft Store site in Canada is giving buyers of a new Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book a free Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II, which is normally worth $249, for a limited time.

Microsoft has now released a change log that offers details on the recent firmware updates for the Surface Pro 3 and Pro 2 tablets, which include graphics improvements and more.

Microsoft has introduced a series of new TV ads for the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4, showing how they can be used by architects, artists and more.

Microsoft's Ralf Groene, the head of design for its hardware division, posted up an image showing various prototypes that were made for the company's Surface Book notebook.