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New Surface Book and Surface Dial go on sale today A year ago, we announced Surface Book for customers who sought the versatility of a 2:1 device but yearned for a more familiar laptop form factor. The reception this product received was nothing short of amazing. While the existing product is perfect for most people, there is a subset of individuals – developers, engineers, designers, gamers – who want even more. More rendering power, faster framerates, and additional battery life. As a team, we relentlessly push to deliver what our customers ask for. Today, we are pleased to announce the availability of a new Surface Book that was specifically designed for those people who want more. The Surface Book with Performance Base is now available at Microsoft Stores and select Best Buy locations in the US and Canada. Most Powerful [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14965 for Mobile and PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14965 for Mobile and PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Language Packs for PC have been slightly delayed for this build. For those of you with Language Packs installed, we recommend holding off checking for updates and taking this build until the Language Packs are published. We expect these to be fully published later today. What’s new in Build 14965 Controlling external monitors from tablets just got easier (PC): You can now drive content on a second display from your tablet without ever having to attach a mouse. The virtual touchpad lets you do more with a tablet and a second screen – just connect to another monitor, PC, or TV, go to [ more… ]

Skimm’bassador, DIY crafter & Surface fan Kathy Capeluto “Surface Pro 4 is everything I never knew I needed and can’t live without now!” I met Skimm’bassador Kathy Capeluto recently through our partnership with popular e-mail news brief theSkimm, but she’s been a diehard Surface Pro 4 fan since she got it last year as a birthday present from her family. She jokes that it was somewhat fated because Surface Pro 4 and Book came out on October 26th– her birthday – but it might have had something to do with the above Tweet. Kathy had an old Mac from college that needed upgrading, so she was looking around for a suitable replacement. When she saw her friend using a Surface Pro 3, she was intrigued. Her friend loved that it was a full computer but portable enough so that she [ more… ]

A closer look at the new Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Cube and more great Windows 10 PCs There’s a Windows 10 PC built for anything you want to do, whether it’s watching a movie, working in a spreadsheet or playing your favorite games – like Lenovo’s newest gaming PC, the IdeaCentre Y710 Cube, now available at Microsoft Stores and at microsoftstore.com. These devices take advantage of great Windows 10 features, including your digital personal assistant Cortana and compatibility with Xbox Play Anywhere. These devices are redefining the desktop category by taking the desktop from a home appliance – something you keep under your desk – to part of the home décor – something displayed in the living room or on top of the desk to show off. Let’s take a look at some of these desktops: The new Lenovo IdeaCentre Y710 Cube [ more… ]