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Microsoft Surface is 10 years old - Here's a look back
Microsoft's Surface lineup has officially been on sale for a decade, so we put together a timeline to show how the product line has evolved.
On October 26, 2012, Microsoft released the Surface RT, the first computer that the company every produced. That was 10 years ago today, and a lot has changed. I hadn't even written a blog post yet, but the things Microsoft was doing in the hardware space was exciting me.
Surface Laptop 5 review: More power, but that's about it
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 5 doesn't get some of the perks of the rest of the Surface lineup, but it has more power at the same price point.
The Surface Laptop 5 isn't much of a change over the Surface Laptop 4, which is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good news is that it keeps the price down when laptop prices are skyrocketing. (Seriously, I keep looking up prices of products I'm reviewing and shocking myself with how much they cost.)
Surface Studio 2 Plus: Release date, price, and everything else
The Surface Studio 2 Plus is a premium all-in-one desktop PC with powerful specs and a very high price tag. Here's what you should know.
It's been four years since Microsoft launched the Surface Studio 2, and it was the last we saw of the Studio line until the Surface Laptop Studio showed up in 2021. But now, Microsoft is bringing its desktop all-in-one back from the dead with the Surface Studio 2+ (Plus). Prior to launch, we'd been expecting this to be called the Surface Studio 3, but it seems like Microsoft may not consider this a big enough upgrade to justify jumping one number up.
Project Volterra is now Windows Dev Kit 2023, available for $599
After Project Volterra was announced at Build this year, Microsoft has released it as Windows Dev Kit 2023.
Earlier this year at its Build developer conference, Microsoft announced Project Volterra, a new dev box that's for creating AI applications. Today, it's being unveiled as Windows Dev Box 2023, and it's available now for $599.
Welcome to the new XDA!
Our site has gotten a redesign, making it easier to find all relevant content for our readers on desktop and mobile. We also have a new CMS!
As many of you may have already noticed, XDA looks a little different today. We wanted to take a moment to show off XDA Portal's new look to all of you, a redesign that serves the present and future needs of the website as it rapidly grows wider and deeper into its content niches.
Dell XPS 13 (2022) review: A beautiful, underpowered redesign
Dell's new XPS 13 (2022) is a complete redesign from its predecessors, now coming in colors like Sky and Umber, and it's a pleasure to use.
Without a doubt, Dell's XPS laptops are some of the best laptops around. Indeed, year in and year out, I'm excited when one arrives at my door, and every time, I get to say that it's one of the best laptops on the market. The Dell XPS 13 9315 (the 2022 model) is no different, although things are a bit different this year.
Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 review: Big Ryzen energy
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is a laptop that's designed in collaboration with AMD for Ryzen processors, and it's a modern take on a ThinkPad.
Announced way back at CES this year, Lenovo's ThinkPad Z-series is a modern take on a ThinkPad, a brand that's known for hanging onto legacy components and, frankly, being a little stale. The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is larger than the ThinkPad Z13, and now that I've reviewed them both, I actually think the former is the better product.
Google is still the one holding back native browsers for Windows on Arm
We all know Google Chrome doesn't run natively on Windows on Arm, but it's another Google product that keeps other browsers from running.
If you've been following along for the past decade or so, then you know that the story between Microsoft and Google is the same. Whether it's Windows RT, Windows Phone, or Windows 11 on Arm, we never see native Google apps. Of course, the former two of those three platforms are long dead, but Windows on Arm is alive and well, and there's no native Arm64 Google Chrome browser for it.
Hands on: The Surface Pro 9 looks beautiful in Sapphire and Forest, and the SQ3 model has cool AI features
The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 comes in two new pretty colors, which is a big deal for the Surface lineup, and the Arm model is impressive.
Microsoft's Surface Pro 9 is official (along with the Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Studio 2 Plus), coming in a couple of new colors and offering a 5G option. There are Intel and Arm options now, packing 12th-gen U-series chips on the Intel side and the new Microsoft SQ3 on the Qualcomm side.
Microsoft adds 12th-gen processors in the Surface Laptop 5, and not much else
Microsoft has announced its new Surface Laptop 5, and the big change is that all models have Intel's 12th-gen processors.
Microsoft is holding its annual October hardware event today, and alongside the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Studio 2+, it launched the Surface Laptop 5. While last year's Surface Pro 8 got a big redesign and it arrived alongside the innovative Surface Laptop Studio, which was a redesigned Surface Book, many expected to see a lot from the Surface Laptop 5.
Microsoft merges Surface Pro X and Surface Pro 9 brands, adds pretty new colors
Microsoft has announced its Surface Pro 9 tablet. It comes in two new colors, has Intel's 12th-gen processors, and more.
While Microsoft holds a hardware event every October, the only real staple of that event is a new Surface Pro. Every other product is on a less-than-annual update cadence. So alongside the Surface Laptop 5 and Surface Studio 2 Plus, the company introduced the Surface Pro 9. It actually comes in two models, the Surface Pro 9 and the Surface Pro 9 with 5G, which are pretty different from each other.
Microsoft introduces Surface Studio 2 Plus after four years of silence
Microsoft's new Surface Studio 2 Plus doesn't change much on the outside, but has much more powerful internal processors.
Microsoft holds a hardware launch every October, and the one product that's refreshed every year is the Surface Pro. While the Surface Laptop 5 arrived after a year and a half, there's one product that no one expected to see until recently, and that's the Surface Studio 2 Plus. The last time we saw the all-in-one was when the Surface Studio 2 was released, back in October 2018.
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 review: A solid business laptop
Dell's Latitude 9430 2-in-1 packs the right features for a premium business laptop, including a premium build, battery life, and more.
Dell's Latitude 9000 series is meant to compete with the likes of HP's EliteBook 1000 series and Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 series. And while it's the newest of those three brands, Dell is really beginning to impress as the brand comes into maturity. The Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 is a phenomenal laptop.
Google Pixel Watch hands-on: It looks so much better in person
The Google Pixel Watch is a stunning smartwatch that is hard to believe as a first-generation product. Here are our early thoughts!
Alongside the Google Pixel 7 series, Google also introduced its first-ever smartwatch -- the Google Pixel Watch. It's been shrouded in controversy ever since its first unveiling thanks to rumors of outdated hardware, a large bezel, and potentially poor battery life. We got to play with it at the company's launch event in New York City, and I have to admit that I'm a bit of a believer now.
Google Pixel 7 series hands-on: Doubling down on a winning formula
The Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have finally launched, and we had the opportunity to briefly use them. Here are our first impressions!
The Google Pixel 7 series is here, and like last year, there are two devices -- a Google Pixel 7, and a Google Pixel 7 Pro. I recently had hands-on time with both devices at the company's launch event in New York City. While I can't talk about a lot of details just yet, I'm able to talk about the brief time I spent with these smartphones at the launch event itself. These two smartphones debut the company's new Google Tensor G2, which has a few key differences over last year's Tensor chipset.
My favorite laptop this year was the Lenovo Yoga 9i, so when the company reached out with the non-convertible version of it, I was all-in. Naturally, I had already seen it in-person when it was announced, so I knew about the differences between the two. Along with the shiny gold (also known as Oatmeal, for some reason) soft touch edges, this unit has a glass-covered lid.
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and 7950X review: Unsurprisingly, they're the most powerful processors
The whole package when it comes to performance
It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but AMD's new Ryzen 7000 processors are the best CPUs that you can get right now. After all, these things tend to go in cycles, so it should be no surprise that the new chips comfortably outperform Intel's last-gen CPUs.
The HP Elite Dragonfly G3 is a massive departure from its predecessors, but as always, HP knocks it out of the park. Ultimately, it's really hard to think of anything wrong with this laptop. It's just so good. It's got a 3:2 display with an OLED option, Intel's U-series processors, a big old 68WHr battery, and it all weighs in at under a kilogram.
While it seemed like we knew everything about Microsoft's Surface Pro 9, a new rumor has emerged from the folks at WinFuture. The new Windows tablet is set to arrive with Intel's U-series CPUs, contrary to previous rumors of P-series processors. Also, it might actually come in different colors.
Alongside the Windows 11 2022 Update, Microsoft is announcing improvements to the Microsoft Store. Among them are that there's a Microsoft Ads pilot that kicks off today, and that the Amazon Appstore is going to be available in 31 regions.