Dec 12, 2012 | Microsoft, phone, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8
If you’re curious about the Microsoft Surface tablets, you’ll be able to look at them in Staples and Best Buy next week. Microsoft’s original plan was to sell them only online and in Microsoft-branded stores until early next year but something – probably slow sales –...
Dec 6, 2012 | Android, broadband, iPad, mobile, phone, tablet
An email arrived tonight from Verizon announcing that 4G LTE service has officially arrived in Santa Rosa and nearby areas in Sonoma County. Verizon actually turned on LTE up here about a month ago; I noticed the LTE indicator lighting up on my Verizon devices and...
Dec 5, 2012 | Apple, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, Office, OneDrive, Surface, tablet, Windows8
In late January Microsoft will start shipping the second version of the Surface tablet, the one with the full version of Windows 8 Pro. There are two models, a 64Gb version for $900 or a 128Gb version for $1000. A keyboard is not included so you’ll buy one separately,...
Nov 5, 2012 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, hardware, iPad, laptops, LastPass, Lenovo, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, tablet, Windows8
Previously: Some Thoughts On The Microsoft Surface Tablet (Part 1) Because it is built on an operating system that appears identical to Windows 8, Microsoft’s Surface tablet has some features that set it apart from an iPad. This isn’t a full review of the Surface,...
Oct 30, 2012 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, iPad, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, phone, shopping, Surface, tablet, Windows Phone 8, Windows8
Let’s catch our breath for a minute and do a quick recap of where things stand as we head into November. COMPUTERS Windows 8 is becoming available, at least as an option, on new computers from the major manufacturers. At the moment everything is in transition, so you...
Oct 26, 2012 | computers, laptops, Microsoft, software, Surface, tablet, Windows7, Windows8
With a Microsoft press event in New York followed by crowds filling Times Square at midnight, Windows 8 is now available to everyone, sold with new computers as well as appearing for the first time on tablets and hybrid notebooks with detachable keyboards. You’ll hear...