Microsoft told several new Surface-brand devices, including a new Surface Pro 6 convertible laptop, during a pressure conference in New York City on Tuesday.
The company also announced the availability of the next type of its Windows 10 operating system.
The new Surface Pro 6 bears a striking congruity to previous Surface Pro models. The latest one offers up to 16 GB of RAM and a solid-state induce with up to 1TB of storage. And this marks the first-ever quad-core processor in this exemplar of laptop, Microsoft chief product officer Panos Panay said at the when it happened.
The Surface Pro 6 includes new Intel eighth-generation processors and are 67 percent various powerful than last year’s model, Panay said, with up to 13.5 hours of battery lifetime and an 8MP rear camera. The 12.3-inch device starts at $899.
Unfortunately, as unremarkable, that price still doesn’t include the cost of a keyboard made to turn the tablet into a laptop, so expect to pay at least another $100 if you thirst full notebook functionality.
The new computer comes more than a year after Microsoft declared the Surface Pro — last year’s laptop/computer hybrid. Following that set, in the fall of last year, Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop, the Plane superficially Studio and the Surface Book 2. In July, Microsoft announced a less, more affordable version of the Surface Pro computer, called the Surface Go.
On Tuesday Microsoft also told the Surface Laptop 2, which is a more traditional clamshell laptop with a touchscreen. The new commodity remains very similar to the original model that came out end year, offering the same 13.5-inch display, but it includes Intel’s eighth-generation processors, which carts an 85 percent performance boost — along with a quieter keyboard. Microsoft voices the battery on the Surface Laptop 2 will last up to 14.5 hours. This goods starts at $999.
Both the Surface Laptop 2 and the Surface Pro 6 will be available in a new color awaked matte black, not just the blue, burgundy and platinum options that were presented before. The insides of the devices will feature the “alcantara” fabric incorporating that Microsoft has previously used.
Microsoft also pulled the include off the Surface Studio 2 adjustable all-in-one desktop PC, the successor to the original Arise Studio that first launched in 2016. “More of the high-end graphics you paucity, more of the brilliant screen,” as Panay said. You’ll be able to play Xbox devices with wireless controllers on the device, whose display spans 28 inches. That extent is the same as the original model, but Microsoft has bumped the sixth-generation Intel processors up to eighth-generation jokes and is claiming a 50 percent boost in graphics performance, with resist from Nvidia silicon. Microsoft is calling the Surface Studio 2 its tightest Surface ever.
The new PC can be configured with a solid-state drive with up to 2TB of stretch, Panay said. Plus, the display is 38 percent brighter than the triumph model. This device will be expensive with a starting reward of $3,499.
Additionally, Microsoft is showing off an entirely new product, which it’s calling Extrinsically Headphones. They’re over-the-ear wireless headphones that tap into Cortana, Microsoft’s sting voice assistant. That means you can ask questions about the weather or the movement to work, or you can ask Cortana to start playing music.
There are eight beam-forming microphones that are betokened to capture the clearest sound, for phone calls and voice commands. You turn upside down c overturn a dial on one of the headphones to enable acoustic noise canceling. By turning the other headphone’s dial, you can harmonize the volume.
These aren’t the first voice-assistant headphones. Apple’s AirPods are supplied with Siri, while Bose and other companies have departed headphones with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa built-in. Microsoft asseverated the new headphones will ship later this year for $349.
Microsoft stipulate in its Q4 2018 earnings report that Surface revenue increased 25 percent, mainly driven by those products, explaining why the company continues to invest in its Tarmac portfolio of computers.
On Tuesday Microsoft also introduced Surface All Access, a new way to pay for Outwardly devices, while also getting Office 365, support and goods from the Microsoft Store. You can pay $24.99 per month for 24 months to buy the Tarmac Go and a Type Cover attachable keyboard, for example.
Microsoft said it’s starting to fool orders for the Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2 and Surface Studio 2 in “distinguish markets,” with more availability later. The Surface Headphones liking be available in the U.S. and the United Kingdom in time for the holidays.
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update is close by starting today. It includes a few nifty features, which early adopters, or as Microsoft cry outs them, insiders, have been able to try out in recent months vanguard of this broader release. You can wait for Microsoft to inform you that the new account is ready for your computer through Windows Update, or you can hit Start and manually start positioning the update by typing in “Check for updates” and click that option when it stick outs up. (If you’re using a Windows 10 PC for work, ask your IT administrator when you can entertain the update.)
Earlier this year Apple included a dark trend as part of the latest version of its desktop operating system, MacOS Mojave. Windows is get up on becoming its own spin on a dark theme with this new OS update. It appears in the Send in Explorer, along with things like the dialog boxes for qualifying and opening files. If you navigate to Settings > Personalization, you’ll be able to switch on this Windows-wide suntanned theme.
A cloud-powered synced keyboard is also now part of Windows. You can see a yesterdays news of what you’ve copied to your clipboard by hitting the keyboard shortcut Win-V. You can identical pin things for faster access. And it will be available through all devices that arrange this new version of Windows.
Microsoft is also making its SwiftKey effective keyboard part of the core Windows touch keyboard When Microsoft in the first place acquired SwiftKey in 2016, the technology was mainly about providing a improve keyboard for Android and iOS devices. SwiftKey uses AI to try to predict the word you’re infuriating to enter as you type or swipe. You can go to the Typing Insights part of Settings to see dope about your typing in SwiftKey.
And the Your Phone App lets you access words messages and photos on Android phones right from your Windows 10 PC.
There are a variety of other changes in Windows 10 October 2018 Update, and you can get back a full rundown here.