Microsoft has long positioned its Surface tablets as laptop alternatives. But it looks like the company was poised to offer something very different in 2014. We already knew that Microsoft had planned to launch an 8 inch tablet called the Surface Mini, only to cancel launch plans at the last minute. And we had a […]
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Lilbits (9-26-2014): Installing Android apps on Chromebooks keeps getting easier
Google recently rolled out limited support for running Android apps on Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. But only a handful of apps are officially supported. It didn’t take long for third-party developers to figure out how to load other Android apps… and even get them to run on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer with the Chrome web […]
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 now available, user manual mentions the missing Surface Mini
Microsoft’s new 12 inch Windows tablet is now available for purchase. Well, some models are anyway. If you want a $799 Core i3 model of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with 64GB of storage, you’ll have to pre-order the tablet and wait until August for it to arrive. But Core i5 models with 128GB of […]
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12 Comments on Report: Microsoft produced up to 20,000 Surface mini tablets before scrapping the launch
Report: Microsoft produced up to 20,000 Surface mini tablets before scrapping the launch
12 Comments on Report: Microsoft produced up to 20,000 Surface mini tablets before scrapping the launchMicrosoft introduced the Surface Pro 3 tablet this week and started taking pre-orders for the 12 inch tablet for $799 and up. But many industry watchers had expected the company to unveil a Surface mini tablet with a smaller display at the same time. That didn’t happen. Reports suggest a smaller Surface tablet was in development, […]
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Lilbits (5-20-2014): Where’s the Surface mini?
Microsoft introduced a new Surface tablet today… but while many folks had been expecting a small “Surface mini” tablet, what we got was the biggest model yet. The Surface Pro 3 has a 12 inch screen and while an entry-level model sells for $800, higher-priced models go for as much as $1949. So what happened […]
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Lilbits (5-07-2014): Portal for Android (NVIDIA Shield)
Good news everyone! One of the most popular, critically acclaimed PC games of the last decade is coming to Android. There’s just one catch: while it’ll be available from the Google Play Store next week, at launch it’ll only officially support the NVIDIA Shield handheld game console. Still, there’s one more reason to buy NVIDIA’s […]
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Reports: Microsoft Surface Mini to feature ARM CPU, stylus support
How does Microsoft plan to make its upcoming Surface mini tablet stand out from other small, cheap Windows tablets like the Dell Venue 8 Pro and Asus VivoTab Note 8? If reports making the rounds this week are true, it seems Microsoft’s tablet will be powered by an ARM processor, run Windows RT software, and […]
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Microsoft Surface Mini announcement coming May 20th (maybe)
Microsoft is holding an event on May 20th where the company might unveil a new, smaller version of its Microsoft Surface tablet. While the company isn’t providing many details (what would the purpose of the event be if the details were made public early?) the invitations say “join us for a small gathering.” Either that […]
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Is this the Microsoft Surface Mini?
Microsoft may not have announced a Surface tablet with a smaller screen yet. But that hasn’t stopped accessory maker Vostrostone from offering a line of Microsoft Surface Mini 8 inch tablet cases at Amazon. Either Vostrostone knows something we don’t, or the company is guessing at the dimensions of the long-expected Surface Mini. The company is offering a […]