http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/windows-8-tablets-now-own-7-4-per-cent-of-the-tab-market/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/windows-8-tablets-now-own-7-4-per-cent-of-the-tab-market/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:15:11 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=161267 Microsoft’s Windows 8 and RT tablets have seemingly got off to a bit of a flyer, with number crunchers estimating Windows is now the OS on 7.4 per cent of all portable tabs. Not a bad beginning given the fashionable and cheap Apple and Android onslaught. The data, released by Strategy Analytics, claims Microsoft has gone [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/windows-8-tablets-now-own-7-4-per-cent-of-the-tab-market/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/wsj-microsoft-is-working-on-a-7-inch-surface/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/wsj-microsoft-is-working-on-a-7-inch-surface/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:00:07 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=157031 The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft is currently developing a new line of Surface tablets, including a 7-inch version, which should go into mass production later this year. According to ”people familiar with the company’s plans”, a seven-incher wasn’t originally part of Microsoft’s scheming, but the rise of the Nexus 7 and iPad Mini have, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/wsj-microsoft-is-working-on-a-7-inch-surface/feed/ 10 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/the-surface-pro-is-coming-to-the-uk-soon-probably/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/the-surface-pro-is-coming-to-the-uk-soon-probably/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:15:41 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=146939 For those of you waiting to get your grubby mitts on the full-blooded Windows 8 version of Microsoft’s tablet revolution, we have good news. The Surface Pro is coming to the UK soon, possibly even by the end of March, maybe. Thanks Microsoft, but it’d be nice to have a firm date, you know, so [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/03/the-surface-pro-is-coming-to-the-uk-soon-probably/feed/ 9 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/the-microsoft-surface-pro-running-os-x-must-have-steve-jobs-turning-in-his-grave/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/the-microsoft-surface-pro-running-os-x-must-have-steve-jobs-turning-in-his-grave/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:30:21 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=144157 It’s just a more-or-less just a standard PC in a tablet frame, so of course the Surface Pro can probably run OS X — almost any modern X86-based PC can these days. But should you run OS X on the Microsoft Surface Pro? One intrepid hackintosher seemingly decided to give it a whirl. Now, this [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/the-microsoft-surface-pro-running-os-x-must-have-steve-jobs-turning-in-his-grave/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/7-worst-battery-life-guzzling-gadgets/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/7-worst-battery-life-guzzling-gadgets/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:00:36 +0000 Laptop Magazine http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=142732 There is a disturbing trend in the gadget world, and it’s that laptop, tablet and phone makers aren’t taking battery life seriously enough. Yes, having touch on a Windows 8 notebook is great, but not if the computer lasts an hour and a half less than one without that capability. And what good is a [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/02/7-worst-battery-life-guzzling-gadgets/feed/ 56 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/if-you-thought-just-83gb-out-of-the-128gb-surface-pro-was-bad/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/if-you-thought-just-83gb-out-of-the-128gb-surface-pro-was-bad/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:15:32 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=139293 Oh dear Microsoft. I know you’ve slapped a microSD slot on your tablets, unlike others, but seriously. Having just 84GB of usable space on a 128GB-rated tablet was bad enough, but reducing a 64GB Surface Pro to just 23GB of usable space is a complete joke. This is a full-blown Windows 8 PC for crying [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/if-you-thought-just-83gb-out-of-the-128gb-surface-pro-was-bad/feed/ 33 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/128gb-surface-pro-only-offers-83gb-of-usable-space/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/128gb-surface-pro-only-offers-83gb-of-usable-space/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:30:05 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=139037 The standard Windows 8 Surface tablets came in for some stick, thanks to the Windows files eating up 13GB of hard drive space. That’s nothing compared to Windows 8 Pro, which requires an astonishing 45GB of the Surface Pro’s disk space for its files. The numbers, obtained from Microsoft by Softpedia, would make an absolute [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/128gb-surface-pro-only-offers-83gb-of-usable-space/feed/ 35 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsofts-got-a-fix-coming-for-borked-surface-rts-but-not-till-february/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsofts-got-a-fix-coming-for-borked-surface-rts-but-not-till-february/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:15:22 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=137984 Microsoft has acknowledged that it’s managed to screw up a Windows RT update right-royally on the Surface RT, and it promises it’s going to fix it, as you’d expect. Thing is, you’ll have to hold out till February and update via the, errr, broken Windows Update. Hmm, this might be tricky. [ZDnet] Image credit: Error from Shutterstock]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsofts-got-a-fix-coming-for-borked-surface-rts-but-not-till-february/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/is-your-microsoft-surface-rt-borked-a-little-since-the-last-update/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/is-your-microsoft-surface-rt-borked-a-little-since-the-last-update/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:00:58 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=137243 It seems despite knowing precisely what hardware Microsoft’s got to install its stuff on, it’s still not managed to iron out its notoriously buggy Windows update. Surface RT users are complaining the last Windows update has borked their tablets. Any Surface owners having issues? Basically, quite a few people have been complaining that not only [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/is-your-microsoft-surface-rt-borked-a-little-since-the-last-update/feed/ 15 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/surface-rt-jailbreak-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-microsoft/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/surface-rt-jailbreak-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-microsoft/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:45:42 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=135094 Way to go Microsoft; this is the way to keep hackers onside. It’s looked at the Surface jailbreak for Windows RT that lets you run unsigned, homebrew apps, and has declared it safe. Windows RT homebrew is go. In fact, Microsoft went as far to say that: “We continue to appreciate the work of researchers” [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/surface-rt-jailbreak-gets-the-thumbs-up-from-microsoft/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/speed-up-the-microsoft-surface-rt-with-one-tiny-hack/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/speed-up-the-microsoft-surface-rt-with-one-tiny-hack/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:15:18 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=134897 Now that hackers have sunk their teeth well and truly into the Microsoft Surface RT, loads of things are being probed, including lag. Apparently, with a tiny registry edit, you can speed up the Surface RT no end and eliminate touch lag. Here’s how. Simply put, for some reason Microsoft’s built in some lag or [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/speed-up-the-microsoft-surface-rt-with-one-tiny-hack/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsoft-surface-gets-jailbroken-only-to-run-mac-os/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsoft-surface-gets-jailbroken-only-to-run-mac-os/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:45:25 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=134555 Microsoft’s iron grip over what can and can’t run on the Surface RT has been broken. Now you can turn the Surface into the iPad we’ve always wanted, running full-blown Mac OS. Well, that’s technically an experimental version of Mac OS called Rhapsody, which was pushed out way back in 1997, running in an emulator. But hell, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/microsoft-surface-gets-jailbroken-only-to-run-mac-os/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/dropbox-is-finally-on-windows-8-modern-ui/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/dropbox-is-finally-on-windows-8-modern-ui/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:15:18 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=132812 Hooray, the Microsoft Surface just got slightly more useful. A Dropbox app for Windows 8′s Metro modern UI is finally available. If you’ve got true Win 8 on your machine, I’m guessing you’ve already got the x86 Windows Dropbox app, but now you can have two. Awesome? [Windows Store]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/dropbox-is-finally-on-windows-8-modern-ui/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/rumour-the-surface-pro-will-arrive-on-january-29th/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/rumour-the-surface-pro-will-arrive-on-january-29th/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:45:08 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=132205 Those waiting to see if the Surface Pro is any better than the Surface RT won’t have long to wait. According to ‘sources close to Redmond’, it should show its head on January 29th and be on sale before February. Shame the Touch Cover will still be an extra 100 smackers. [Softpedia via Neowin]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/rumour-the-surface-pro-will-arrive-on-january-29th/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/a-wii-u-or-microsoft-surface-is-your-work-or-play-deal-of-the-day/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/a-wii-u-or-microsoft-surface-is-your-work-or-play-deal-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:15:08 +0000 Andy Dawson http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=128247 We’re dizzy with New Technology Fever here in Dealz Corner today. All the shiny, brand spanking new stuff, and yours for some pretty reasonable prices too. There’s a double bill of gleaming, virginal gadgetry for you today. First up is the Nintendo Wii U. Okay, it’s not as cheap as an Xbox or a PS3, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/a-wii-u-or-microsoft-surface-is-your-work-or-play-deal-of-the-day/feed/ 12 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/want-a-microsoft-surface-you-can-now-buy-them-from-john-lewis/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/want-a-microsoft-surface-you-can-now-buy-them-from-john-lewis/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:00:35 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=128159 Despite it being the Surface packing the worst of Windows 8′s mixed-up UI (desktop Office, really?), without the benefits of being able to, you know, actually run Windows applications, the Windows RT-packing Surface could be your perfect tablet. Maybe. Now you can actually buy one in the UK, on the High Street too. Well, you [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/want-a-microsoft-surface-you-can-now-buy-them-from-john-lewis/feed/ 14 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/7-ways-to-save-the-microsoft-surface/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/7-ways-to-save-the-microsoft-surface/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:00:37 +0000 Laptop Magazine http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=127249 It has a more dynamic interface. It has Office inside. It can run two apps on the same screen. And it has a USB port and a built-in kickstand. The iPad has none of these things, and the Microsoft Surface does. So why does Microsoft’s first tablet already seem to be on the ropes? According [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/7-ways-to-save-the-microsoft-surface/feed/ 26 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/are-you-ready-for-microsoft-surface-2/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/are-you-ready-for-microsoft-surface-2/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:00:54 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=124943 Although Microsoft itself has admitted that initial sales of its Surface tablets have been on the “modest” side of expectations, that hasn’t stopped it from pushing ahead with plans for a second generation of Surface hardware. According to data tweeted by the usually reliable MS Nerd account, the next-gen Surface tablets will be led by [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/are-you-ready-for-microsoft-surface-2/feed/ 14 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/oprahs-surface-raves-are-coming-from-an-ipad/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/oprahs-surface-raves-are-coming-from-an-ipad/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:00:58 +0000 Eric Limer http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=121377 Earlier this month, Oprah gave Microsoft Surface a rave review, and since then, she’s been keeping up the positive chatter about it on Twitter. The catch? She’s been doing it with an iPad. Or at least, her social media intern has. Twitter removed the ability for third-party clients to broadcast their use on vanilla web-Twitter [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/oprahs-surface-raves-are-coming-from-an-ipad/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/man-sues-microsoft-instead-of-just-sticking-an-sd-card-into-his-surface/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/man-sues-microsoft-instead-of-just-sticking-an-sd-card-into-his-surface/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:00:01 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=120793 OK, it’s a bit odd that the 32GB Surface actually only turns up with 16GB of space, because Windows RT takes up half of it, but suing Microsoft? Really? Why don’t you just stick an SD in there and call it a day? What’s wrong with you? A lawyer, from California, took offense to the [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/11/man-sues-microsoft-instead-of-just-sticking-an-sd-card-into-his-surface/feed/ 20