Feature of new smartphone from Redmond

Therefore, the developers in Redmond want to start “from scratch”. If you believe the insider, the new smartphone from Redmond companies will be released under a different name – Surface.

We are talking about the project, formerly known as Juggernaut Alpha. This device has frequently been the “hero” of many rumors.

Official information about the machine there. But speculation indicates a 5.5-inch screen with a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels. The display refers to the type AMOLED and is equipped with a protective glass Gorilla Glass 4. Shock and scratch panels are not afraid.

As the processor of the new smartphone from Redmond has a 64-bit chip Intel Atom x3. As for RAM, the amount is equal to 3 GB or 4 GB (depending on configuration). In addition, there is a slot for microSD. The base assembly is provided with a solid state drive capacity of 64 GB. A more expensive version offers 128 GB.

Works product under the operating system Windows 10 Mobile. For photographic “talents” meet two cameras: front and 8 megapixels rear 21 MP (PureView). Plus on board is the port USB Type-C.

When waiting for the announcement from Microsoft? Specialized media are betting on the end of the current year (or early next).

Source: geeky-gadgets

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What is included in the category of “mobile“? Seemingly simple question. Of course, those gadgets that we can always take with you. Ideally, perhaps, are those that fit in your pocket. Initially, it was our phones, then one operation with them stood PDA and then, and smartphones. When there were plates, they were also enrolled in the category of “mobile”, partly, perhaps, due to the same operating system, whether it’s Android or iOS, the same input methods as touchscreens. But is it true?

Google, it seems, does not think so. That’s what they say in the application of the Commission on U.S. securities

“Over time, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine what exactly are the “mobile” platform, and how it will be in the future. For example, at the initial stage, most industry observers determined plates as “mobile devices.”

This coincided with our own vision, as evidenced by the fact that the report of the income in the mobile market sector for the third quarter 2011 and 2012 includes both mobile phones and tablets.

However, as the plates are gaining momentum in the market, it became clear that their use is rather like using a PC than mobile phones. In our campaign management tool, which was launched in 2013, now requires the same rate for the advertising campaigns for PCs and tablets.

In a short period of time, Google dramatically changed the understanding of the term “mobile” with “tablet + phone” on “phone”. We expect that this value will continue to further shift towards increasingly gaining momentum “smart” devices. “

Perhaps, in that there is some sense. If you used to classify the “mobile” device and its OS input method, here there are some problems. Android has long been used in digital cameras, audio systems and other technology, iOS get to the car, which, of course, can be attributed to mobile, but in a somewhat different meaning. Yes, and touch screens are no longer the prerogative of handheld gadgets, after moving not only to laptops, but also much larger touchpads. Also, frankly, not much difference in portability between tablet and netbook or ultrabook, but for some reason, the last is not added to the “mobile”.

If we consider the use of the device key, really, smartphone more often used outside the home, while the tablet is usually “bedside” device.

About says similar thoughts and presented on the eve of Microsoft Surface Pro 3, which not only tried to combine the tablet and laptop, but also actively compared with the presentation of Macbook Air.

It only remains unclear whether the plates stop considering “mobile” devices or start classing them and laptops. Also do not forget about such devices as fablety / smartwatch / planshetofony (underline), as well as various transformers like Asus T100 or all the same Surface, which largely blur all boundaries classifications.

And whether you agree with the position of Google and how to draw the line between devices themselves?

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Own tablet Surface from Microsoft to us right thing seemed ambiguous , however ardent fans of the brand in the head with the head of Microsoft were convinced of the opposite – a hybrid notebook and tablet wait final and irrevocable success. Time has shown that even eccentric Ballmer was forced to admit a mistake – Surface was unsuccessful product. 

Last week, the company made publicly available evidence that low sales Surface has lost $ 900 million. According to The Verge resource this week Steve Ballmer personally acknowledged the fact that the Surface odds on the hands of buyers is not as good as the company that expected.

We have made a little more tablets than able to sell.

Even despite the fact that in some editions Surface received high marks, the unit bought reluctantly, and most of the Surface RT and left to lie on the shelves of stores and warehouses. According to some reports nekuplennyh are about 6 million tablets. However, this does not prevent the company to continue to work on next-generation devices and reportedly resource Neowin, a new in-house Surface received enough positive ratings. Do not forget that these estimates may vary greatly with the opinion of real users. Also because of not the highest sales, at least they are lower than expected sales of desktop Windows, the company is pleased with the fact that Windows Phone 8 bypassed BlackBerry and took third place in the ranking of the most popular mobile operating systems.

Do users need a hybrid laptop and tablet? Or is it the tablet – a device for bedside and designed almost? It looks like this question, we have already got the answer. And Microsoft, despite the setbacks, continues to show the superiority of the tablet , which nobody buys, on a tablet, which are buying.

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Microsoft has presented the Surface RT tablet last year and discovered later that the tablet is not really well received in the market. This is probably mainly due to the poorly marketed RT Windows operating system, so that the customers were rather disappointed with the device or there still are. Also, the fact that virtually all other hardware partners have jumped on board and produce no more scares Microsoft Windows RT models anscheinen not bring them from another Surface RT model. This is according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in an internal test and should bring the usual improvements.

This means that bringing the 10-inch model with a well 800 Snapdragon processor, a better screen and perhaps a slightly different style. In addition to this model is also still an 8-inch device to be planned, which probably comes with Tegra 4 processor. The Surface Pro, you also miss an update and this is equipped with the latest Microsoft Haswell processors. When this is the case is not yet known. Also, I’m curious about whether Microsoft can still turn the tide or whether they have done with the Surface RT too much broken.

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Ballmer did not disclose information about the future models of Surface, saying only that the company is already testing prototypes of new tablets and make the necessary and typical for this process improvement.

The company’s management believes that the recent decline in prices for plates up to 30% was necessary to correct the situation and help with sales Surface.

In addition, Microsoft Chairman expressed his opinion that the appearance of Instagram app for Windows Phone is much more important than the “placement 900,000 apps in the Windows Marketplace», and the quality is more important than quantity.

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and COO Kevin Turner discussed the pace of sales Surface tablets and other gadgets on Windows. Part of the above was published on The Verge.

“We have released more devices than we can sell,” – said Ballmer, when we are talking about the pace of sales Surface RT.

Microsoft recently reduced the price of tablets on Windows RT by 30% worldwide. Ballmer and Turner admitted that the cancellation of the huge profits – $ 900 million in the second quarter of 2013 – are connected with the need to dump to sell the remaining Surface RT.

It is easy to calculate that Microsoft has ordered manufacturers of components for the production of components to assembly 6000000 Surface RT. The disappointing figures, because the first three quarters of the world was sold 1-1.5 million such devices. This estimate of analysts. Microsoft itself is in no hurry to boast sales of tablets. As soon as it became aware of the story last Friday, the company fell by 11.4%, or $ 34 billion

The last hope is the case with Microsoft Surface – corporate clients, who are used to Windows, spent money on training employees to work with this system and it will not change with the Apple tablet, or, God forbid, with Android-powered devices. But these expectations do not seem to come true: preboards “Gazprom” Alexey Miller has been preferred to iPad for mobile control of Russia’s largest corporation. Although he could buy some Surface Pro for Windows 8 and install it on the program from your desktop workstation.

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