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Monday, October 19, 2015

Apple will not mimic the Microsoft Surface Book any time soon

A week ago Microsoft announced and showed the world the Surface Book, the company’s first laptop that can transform into a tablet. With the amount of attention, the device is getting, one might expect Apple to follow in the same way it followed Microsoft with its iPad Pro. Well, from what Apple itself had to say, this is not happening, and might never happen, ever.


We remember when Tim Cook stated in the past that combining two different products doesn’t lead to an enjoyable user experience. Still, it is getting there so we’re not certain if Tim Cook will still be correct a few years or months from now.

On the matter of what Apple thinks of the idea of creating a device similar to the Surface Book, executive Phil Schiller stated that multi-touch displays have no place on a traditional laptop and that Apple see no reason to go this route. Basically what he’s saying is, a tablet must always be separate from a laptop.

“From the ergonomic standpoint we have studied this pretty extensively and we believe that on a desktop scenario where you have a fixed keyboard, having to reach up to do touch interfaces is uncomfortable. iOS from its start has been designed as a multi-touch experience — you don’t have the things you have in a mouse-driven interface, like a cursor to move around, or teeny little ‘close’ boxes that you can’t hit with your finger. The Mac OS has been designed from day one for an indirect pointing mechanism. These two worlds are different on purpose, and that’s a good thing — we can optimize around the best experience for each and not try to mesh them together into a least-common-denominator experience.”

 Not too long ago Apple released the iPad Pro, a direct copy of the Surface Pro line of devices. What’s interesting about this is the fact that Apple had shunned the idea of ever supporting a pen for its tablet range, but as we have seen, this thinking has been thrown out the door.


Should the Surface Book begin the sell like gangbusters, we believe Apple might decide to change its tune.

No matter which one you choose, enjoy your movie entertainment on iPad Pro and Surface Book.

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Source: http://news.thewindowsclub.com/apple-will-not-mimic-microsoft-surface-book-time-soon-80530/
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Monday, October 5, 2015

How to live stream the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 event

The slate of fall tech announcements continues Tuesday with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Event.

You can live stream the event on Microsoft's website or on your Xbox. The event will take place Tuesday in New York City at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).


Expect to see a range of Windows 10 products. The biggest device we can expect is the Surface Pro 4, which is presumed to be thinner and lighter. The company will also unveil its new wearable Microsoft Band. Leaked images and details recently revealed two Lumia phones, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 X, and we'll probably see those or similar devices. The HoloLens, Microsoft's augmented reality headset, might also take part in the show with the announcement of its pricing and release date.

Other hardware surprises could make an appearance, too. Stay in the know as Mashable reports live from the event. Follow on our live blog, Snapchat and Twitter accounts, and you won't miss out.

Hands on with Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 and Lumia 950



Tip: If you have a number of Blu-ray, DVD movies, TV series purchased or downloaded videos in MKV, FLV, M4V, WMV, MOV, AVI, Tivo, XAVC, M2TS, H.265 etc. and want to play themon the new Windows 10 Surface Pro 4 tablet, you can get iFastime Video Converter Ultimate to rip Blu-ray/DVD and transcode SD/HD/4K Video files to Surface Pro 4 friendly MP4 format with the fastest speed and best video/audio parameter settings.

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