Microsoft’s Surface Go, its latest tablet that aims to be a smaller, and more affordable Surface Pro is finally here. The Surface Go doesn’t bring about any major surprises, but perhaps that’s a good thing.What you see here is what should have been the core conceit of every small Windows tablet since day one: everything you love about the Surface Pro, just smaller. No half-baked operating systems – though this model does ship with Windows 10 in S Mode – and no strange app compatibility issues. It’s simply a mini Surface that just works.Naturally, there were some compromises that had to be made to make a Surface tablet of this size, namely in the power department, so scale your expectations accordingly. The Surface Go is what the Surface 3 should have been years ago – and it was worth the anticipation.Depending on what you actually need, the Surface Go may just be your go-to for everything from work to watching movies and TV. In the race for the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Go review
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Microsoft Surface Go was reportedly almost an ARM Windows tablet
Sources speaking to Paul Thurrott have said that the Surface Go, Microsoft’s latest miniaturized version of its flagship Windows tablet, was originally intended to use an ARM processor. It reportedly wasn’t until Intel ‘petitioned Microsoft heavily’ that it went with a Pentium Gold processor.The report deals with a response many had to the Surface Go: why did Microsoft choose an Intel processor for its smallest Surface tablet instead of an ARM-based one, considering the latter’s supposed benefits to battery life and mobile-centric use?Not to mention that Microsoft was expected to set an example for Windows on ARM. Earlier this year, the Windows on ARM platform debuted to poor performance, so an improvement was expected.Update: A Microsoft spokesperson has provided us with the following statement: "Part of being product makers is listening to our customers and pushing ourselves to evolve and improve with every generation of devices we create. The Intel … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Go was reportedly almost an ARM Windows tablet
Microsoft to Launch Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare
COLOGNE, Germany – Microsoft finally announced the official release of Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare on September 26. The game will be available for Xbox One and Windows 10 personal computers. Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare is the latest expansion of Halo Wars 2 that will allow players to join the war of the UNSC Spirit of Fire versus the Banished. The release was just a few months after the main Halo Wars 2 was launched. The new expansion features the Terminus Firefight, a new multiplayer mode in which a maximum of three players can collaborate to defend bases. The game also includes two new game leaders and multiplayer maps and a new campaign. On the other hand, the team’s Forerunner terminus node features progressing enemy attacks. The latest game expansion from Microsoft also features a series of missions for the Banished team to compete against its archenemy, the Flood. Players can now command the Banished on their own campaign. As the players progress, … [Read more...] about Microsoft to Launch Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare
Microsoft: We’ve just messed up Russian plans to attack US 2018 midterm elections
More security news Google sued for tracking you, even when 'location history' is off Microsoft: We've just messed up Russian plans to attack US 2018 midterm elections Gmail now lets you send self-destructing 'confidential mode' emails from your phone 'Hacky hack hack': Teen arrested for breaking into Apple's network Microsoft has once again turned to US courts to seize six internet domains it says the notorious Fancy Bear hackers had set up for spearphishing US politicians and think-tanks ahead of the midterm elections in November. Along with the domain seizures, Microsoft has launched a new security service dubbed Microsoft AccountGuard, which will be available at no charge to all current US federal, state and local candidates, so long as they're using Office 365. The service includes threat detection and notifications for eligible Office 365, Outlook.com, and Hotmail accounts. Microsoft will directly notify these organizations if it detects new threats targeting users' … [Read more...] about Microsoft: We’ve just messed up Russian plans to attack US 2018 midterm elections
Microsoft says it has delivered on its plan to bring Skype for Business features to Teams
In July at its annual partner conference, Microsoft told attendees that its Teams group-chat platform had reached "feature parity" with Skype for Business Online. Today, August 24, Microsoft made that proclamation official, saying it has delivered on its roadmap for bringing Skype for Business Online features to Teams."We are pleased to announce we have completed our roadmap for bringing Skype for Business Online features and functionality into Teams," officials said via today's blog post. (Here's a link to the migration roadmap.)Last year, Microsoft announced plans to replace Skype for Business Online with its Teams group-chat platform.In today's blog post about the achievement, Microsoft highlighted the messaging, meetings, callings and device-ecosystem enhancements it has made in Teams "in recent weeks." In the calling arena, where Microsoft had the most work to do in bringing Skype for Business Online features to Teams, here's what Microsoft says it now offers in Teams:Boss and … [Read more...] about Microsoft says it has delivered on its plan to bring Skype for Business features to Teams