Microsoft’s pricing for its forthcoming Surface tablets was revealed in the USA earlier today, although pre-order information now appears to be unavailable on the Microsoft website.
UK pricing and a release date remain unconfirmed.
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Microsoft is introducing a new online music service that uses the company’s Xbox brand, replacing the previous Zune branding. It’ll appear as part of an update to Xbox games consoles from Tuesday and will also be available on Windows 8 devices when the new OS launches.
Xbox Music will include a free music streaming service, a subscription service and an online music shop.
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A new service from California-based chip designer AMD will enable customers to download and use popular Android mobile apps on PCs running Windows 7 and the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. It’s available on AMD-based computers and uses the AMD AppZone Player, a program powered by technology from BlueStacks.
BlueStacks, which is backed by AMD’s investment arm, already offers its own stand-alone Android ‘player’ for other PCs and Macs.
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Research company IDC has increased its forecast for the worldwide media tablet market following record sales figures and high expectations for the rest of this year. The company has increased its predicted 2012 total from 107.4 million units to 117.1 million units shipped.
Next year’s forecast has also been revised upward from 142.8 million units to 165.9 million units, while worldwide tablet shipments in 2016 are expected to reach 261.4 million units.
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Sony Mobile has announced a number of new products at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. There are three new Android-powered Xperia smartphones, a new splash-proof Android tablet and a hybrid slate/laptop VAIO PC running Windows 8.
The company also noted that its Android tablets would be branded as ‘Xperia’ in the future.