Surface

Microsoft’s Gates: iPad Users Really Just Want a Surface

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 6 at 10:50 am PT

Apple got it totally wrong.

Windows Phone Boss Terry Myerson on Microsoft’s Challenges, Android’s Messiness (Video)

Ina Fried in News on May 6 at 10:00 am PT

Microsoft is convinced it has built the best phone operating system out there, even if convincing consumers remains a challenge.

Acer Still Underwhelmed by Windows RT Tablet Market

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 6 at 2:56 am PT

“To be honest, there’s no value doing the current version of [Windows] RT.”

Surface Makes Microsoft a Top 5 Tablet Vendor … With 1.8 Percent Market Share

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 2 at 3:03 am PT

Research firm IDC says Microsoft shipped about 900,000 Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets in the first quarter of the year.

China Complaining About Surface Warranty While Surface Still Well Under Warranty

John Paczkowski in News on April 9 at 9:03 am PT

First it was Apple. Now it’s Microsoft that’s under fire for warranty practices in China.

Voices

If Tech Companies Made Easter Candy (Comic)

Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on March 29 at 4:47 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

Aviary Brings Photo-Editing Tools to Windows 8 Developers

Mike Isaac in Mobile on March 18 at 5:00 am PT

Good news for Windows software enthusiasts could spell good news for Microsoft, too.

Nokia: A Microsoft Surface Phone Could Screw Us

John Paczkowski in Mobile on March 13 at 3:45 am PT

Does Microsoft plan to enter the smartphone market with its own hardware? Nokia sure as hell hopes not.

Windows 8 No Better Than Vista, Says Samsung Exec

John Paczkowski in News on March 8 at 1:24 pm PT

Low blow.