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Record-breaking Microsoft smashes Surface sales
Gaming

Record-breaking Microsoft smashes Surface sales

Microsoft reports a staggering $24.52 billion in Q2 revenue, thanks to soaring Surface sales, robust Xbox numbers, and cloud service growth.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jan 2014
AMD and BlueStacks Collaboration Brings Full Android OS Experience to Windows PCs
Gaming

AMD and BlueStacks Collaboration Brings Full Android OS Experience to Windows PCs

AMD teams with BlueStacks to integrate full Android OS experience into Windows PCs, offering seamless app usage and enhanced gaming.

By David Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Jan 2014
Synnex rewards customers with Microsoft device bundles
Gaming

Synnex rewards customers with Microsoft device bundles

Synnex delights customers with triumphant Microsoft device bundles, featuring Surface Pros and Xbox Ones, for top spenders on Redmond tech.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 18th Dec 2013
Defiant Ballmer defends Microsoft's hardware venture
Gaming

Defiant Ballmer defends Microsoft's hardware venture

CEO Steve Ballmer has defended Microsoft's move into the hardware market, defiantly holding up a tablet in yet another emotional Redmond farewell.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Nov 2013
Hands on with Microsoft's Surface 2
Microsoft

Hands on with Microsoft's Surface 2

Microsoft has released the Surface 2, boasting a thinner design, improved camera and updated operating system.

By Courtney Sit • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Nov 2013
Apple's Cook takes swipe at 'confused' Microsoft
Microsoft

Apple's Cook takes swipe at 'confused' Microsoft

'Our competition is confused. They're turning tablets into PCs and PCs into tablets. Who knows what they're going to do next?'.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 26th Oct 2013
Microsoft: Did you enjoy Apple's distorted iPad event...?
Microsoft

Microsoft: Did you enjoy Apple's distorted iPad event...?

Seems like the RDF (Reality Distortion Field) typically generated by an Apple event has extended beyond Cupertino...

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 24th Oct 2013
Forget Microsoft, we're selling the Surface 2 early…
Microsoft

Forget Microsoft, we're selling the Surface 2 early…

Forget Kiwis being first in line for Microsoft's new Surface 2 tablet tomorrow - one British retailer is selling the device early….

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Oct 2013
Apple invites press to new iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 event
Apple

Apple invites press to new iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 event

Cupertino is strongly expected to unveil a new version of its full-sized iPad next week, along with a new iPad Mini.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Oct 2013
Hey Meg, how much does HP now love Microsoft?
Network Infrastructure

Hey Meg, how much does HP now love Microsoft?

A long time ago, they used to be friends. But not now - as HP CEO Meg Whitman brands Microsoft as its 'outright competitor' after getting close to Google.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 14th Oct 2013
Microsoft reports strong Surface successor sales
Microsoft

Microsoft reports strong Surface successor sales

Less than two weeks after launching the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2, Microsoft claims pre-order stock is close to selling out.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Oct 2013
Ingram Micro secures NZ Surface distribution as Microsoft reveals three resellers
Microsoft

Ingram Micro secures NZ Surface distribution as Microsoft reveals three resellers

Ingram Micro has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Microsoft's Surface for the commercial market, with three commercial resellers also announced.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2013

Stories from Other Regions

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Surface boost for schools as Microsoft selects Expert Educator candidates
EduTech

Surface boost for schools as Microsoft selects Expert Educator candidates

NZ educators join elite Microsoft program, boosting tech use in classrooms and setting a global benchmark for innovative teaching.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Nov 2013
Auckland schools get tech boost
EduTech

Auckland schools get tech boost

Auckland's tech-leading schools, Botany Downs Secondary and Ferguson Intermediate, receive Microsoft tablets to further digital learning.

By Rebecca Wood • 2 min read • Wed, 30th Oct 2013
The world welcomes... the “leaner, meaner” Surface 2
Microsoft

The world welcomes... the “leaner, meaner” Surface 2

Microsoft unveils the leaner, meaner Surface 2 in Auckland, promising enhanced productivity and entertainment experiences.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Oct 2013
Introducing… Microsoft's Surface Pro 2
Microsoft

Introducing… Microsoft's Surface Pro 2

The older and wiser brother of the Surface Pro, Microsoft's Surface Pro 2, like its predecessor, has been billed as a true laptop replacement.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Oct 2013
5, 4, 3, 2,… Microsoft One
Microsoft

5, 4, 3, 2,… Microsoft One

While Redmond was sleeping, Microsoft New Zealand was unveiling, launching the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 across the country as the clock struck midnight.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd Oct 2013
World's first as Surface family launches in NZ
Microsoft

World's first as Surface family launches in NZ

Kiwis will head the queue to check out Microsoft's new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 this month - in a world's first launch in New Zealand on October 22.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sat, 12th Oct 2013