Digitimes: Microsoft will launch an 8-inch Surface tablet in June and a 10.x-inch model as early as the third quarter of 2013, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers. The 8-inch Surface will use touch panels supplied by Samsung Electronics and Nvidia-developed processors, and Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron will be responsible for production, the sources said.
Read the article to find out why I still love my old $199 Surface RT tablet. Four reasons why I prefer it over most other tablets in the market.
ARN: Microsoft dropped the 'RT' branding from its second generation Surface tablet to avoid consumer confusion, the company has revealed. The move was made to combat consumer confusion between the scaled down, tablet-optimized operating system and its regular Windows 8.1 OS.
I have a Surface RT and I think its the best tablet on the market by far. Its a design icon and the only tablet that can essentially replace a pc. The ipad and anroid tablets are nothing but media consumption devices
Maximum PC: We suppose it was inevitable that a class action lawsuit of some sort would be filed against Microsoft over its handling of Surface RT. If you recall, Microsoft was never very forthcoming about its Surface RT sales figures, waiting until its Q4 2013 earnings report to reveal that Surface RT was essentially a flop, causing the company to take a $900 million charge on unsold inventory. The class action suit filed against Microsoft accuses the company of making misleading statements in regards to its financial performance and Surface RT in particular.