Surface

Is Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) being hurt by its late arrival to the tablet market? In the months and years after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released the iPad in April 2010, dozens of companies entered the fray. Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Toshiba (...

Tech companies were determined to cram as much as possible into this week. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), for example, made an unexpected (and ultra-quiet) announcement regarding its new Kindle Fire tablets. Instead of holding a press conference, Amazon sent out a press release in the middle of the night...

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next-generation Surface tablets could prove to be more popular than the last. According to DigiTimes, the Windows maker sold 900,000 Surface tablets during the first quarter of 2013 and an additional 300,000 units during the second quarter. All told, Microsoft sold...

Every year, analysts worry that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will disappoint investors with lackluster iPhone sales performance. Quarter after quarter, Apple has defied all but the loftiest expectations and reported positive sales growth. Based on the size of the crowd at the Apple Store at the Somerset...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is roughly a week away from unveiling the next version of Surface. Surface 2 (the presumed name of the upgrade) is expected to come in multiple sizes, including a seven-inch model designed to compete with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Mini and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Nexus 7...

In just 14 days, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will host an event to unveil the second-generation Surface tablet. The event was confirmed by a Surface-shaped paper invite that's circling the net. While the event's exact location has been blurred by media outlets (likely at Microsoft's request), the...

Last fall, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) conducted an interesting experiment. Instead of launching Surface RT (the company's first tablet) at tech outlets across the country, Microsoft decided to sell the device exclusively online. This sales plan may have been designed to create a distinct style and...

The decline of the PC business could be problematic for firms like Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), which have relied on the industry for billions in annual revenue. Famous for creating and marketing the Pentium, Celeron, Core 2, Core i3, i5 and i7 series of processors, Intel has been a PC staple for many...

This fall, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will release its long-awaited update to Windows 8. Previously known as Windows Blue, the new update is officially named Windows 8.1. On Thursday, October 17, users around the world can begin downloading the upgrade immediately at 4:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight...

Investors and consumers alike are beginning to wonder how Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will improve upon the fourth-generation iPad. Without any groundbreaking features or an exclusive app (like Siri for the iPhone 4S) to persuade buyers, the iPad 4 was not as alluring as the first-generation iPad Mini...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was expected ship as many as eight million units of the second-generation Nexus 7 in 2013. A new report by DigiTimes indicated that may not be the case. According to the Taiwan-based supply chain publication, global shipments are estimated to come in at 3.5 million units --...

After announcing price cuts for the Surface RT tablet, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will now be taking $100 off the price of the Surface Pro, The Verge reported. The $100 discount will put the prices of Microsoft’s tablet roughly ten percent cheaper (at $899) for the 128GB version and $799 for the...

The last seven days have provided another round of enticing headlines for investors to examine. For the first time in a while, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) seemed to gain more headlines -- and more positive attention -- than its Cupertino, California-based competitor. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) didn't stay...

Unsold inventory for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: AAPL) Surface RT tablet recently led to a write-down totaling $900 million. That number turned out to be greater than the amount of revenue earned on the entire Surface product line. According to GeekWire, total Surface revenue reached $853 million on...

Few manufacturers are signing up to build tablets with NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) Tegra 4 processor. According to DigiTimes, only manufacturers of mid-range and high-end tablets are ordering the Tegra 4, mostly because of its cost. To save money, many brand vendors are turning to chip makers that are...