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Microsoft reportedly working on $400 Surface tablets to compete with the iPad
Microsoft is working on a new line of budget Surface tablets to better compete with Apple's low-cost iPad options, according to a report from Bloomberg.
According to the report, the new Surface tablets won't just be smaller, cheaper Surface Pros. Rather, Microsoft is said to be completely redesigning the devices, with 10-inch screens instead of the 12-inch size currently found on the Surface Pro, rounded corners that more resemble an iPad than the more rectangular Surface design, and USB-C for charging. Most importantly, priced at $400, they will be more in line with Apple's cheaper tablets, too.
Google also recently introduced an education-oriented ChromeOS tablet to compete with Apple's iPad.
Also at Laptop Magazine.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Thursday May 17 2018, @02:45PM
Google and 3M Join the Universal Stylus Initiative [soylentnews.org] (it's not all about the "transfer stroke preferences between devices")
I don't know how uncommon or common removable storage is on tablets. It ought to be on all of them though. Are we talking microSD or full-sized SD? There is a 1 TB SD prototype [theverge.com] and a 512 GB microSD card [theverge.com] is available. The SD Card Association needs to raise the limit from 2 TB to something higher.
Results may vary on the sunlight readable display. Maybe sit under some shade instead?
[SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]