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With the hardware specs like that and the price category, running Windows natively(rather than virtualized) w

You can enable/disable Search on Taskbar in Settings /Personalization/ Taskbar

Even in the previous build, there was an option in Personalization-Taskbar-Taskbar Behaviours-'Show my task ba

I think the performance of surface pro X is very decent, comparable to surface pro 4 or surface book 1. But yo

I think you are right.From my understating this strict system requirements are for new computers - which all

I think the CPU limitation may be due to 'spectre' and 'meltdown' security vulnerabilities which predominantly

Could it be due to 'Spectre' and 'meltdown' CPU security vulnerabilities which required multiple patches and

Well, Xbox controller is an accessory not the main product.Why anyone's smartwatch purchase should be dictate

Can you use an Apple watch anything other than iPhone?Can you use iPhone with your Windows computer or Chromeb

Spatial audio is mostly a gimmick and lossless audio by Apple is just marketing.

AbsolutelyWindows On ARM with comparable price to Chromebooks is better option than any other cut down version

AptX can support 16bit 44.1 khz or 48khz but only lossy compressed data over Bluetooth. I suppose they can s

CD quality lossless(16bit 44.1khz) requires constant 1400kbps for consistent streaming. Bluetooth streaming ca

WOA could be the alternative to Windows 10X as they can be light weight, long battery life, instant on, but w

'The original source material can be of varying quality and the most common lossless audio files are CD qualit

None of the apple headphones use airplay. They use bog standard Bluetooth spec with AAC codec for music stream

I don't think any of the current apple bluetooth headphones can deliver lossless audio including Airpod Max du

Dolby Atmos is not losslessNone of the apples Bluetooth wireless headphones can play/support lossless musicDo

I agree, the battery life is not great but consistent and reliable

"I can’t use Affinity Photo, which I rely on"Affinity photo works with Windows insider preview and x64 emul

That's not average battery life

Does the new privacy controls such as permission to app tracking and data sharing works for apple apps as well

In reply to Psi:Ads are the whole point of this. There is already News app in the store which provide similar

In reply to hrlngrv:Surface ProSurface BookSurface Duo

In reply to hrlngrv:There is a choiceIf you want state of the art leading technologies, up-to-date and modern

In reply to kshsystems:Surface connect port is Proprietary but not legacy. It supports most of the protocols s

In reply to rob_segal:That could be due to hardware specs for Evo which includes Thunderbolt 4. I don't k

I don't see the logic here. While Paint (& Notepad) is moving to Microsoft Store, News & Weather

'Microsoft Modern Keyboard with fingerprint ID' - As the name suggests, it has finger print scanner

It would be better if they have implemented open standards like DLNA/UPNP in addition to Bluetooth

In reply to Calibr21:Spot on! Don't trust anyone

In reply to lvthunder:Thanks. I actually meant comparison between Surface Pro X and M1 Macbook Air with nativ

In reply to Winner:If anything, Apple is the one chasing Microsoft for the past 3 decades. And Microsoft even

In reply to wright_is:That kind of short-sighted capitalism is one of the downfall of intel. When there was no

In reply to Bart:It is a long game. The best option at the moment is Qualcomm 888 equivalent of PC chip for lo

In reply to ponsaelius:It certainly has limited appeal for now but I think it is born out of necessity rather

In reply to CliffordSF:Ads and tracking should be separated. Simply ads on a website without tracking, the use

In reply to Saarek:Cross-platform- Mac & Windows, Developers

In reply to wright_is:Likely. I was on the beta channel of Firefox WOA and it was version 84 for at least coup

Firefox 84 for Windows on ARM is also available for a while

In reply to BigM72:Its about the compatibility with existing x86 office plug-ins and extensions. In a pure ARM

In reply to sammyg:You could see it from a different logic as well. With an iPhone, you will have most if not

In reply to jatinder37:Apart from Nord VPN and Nord Pass everything else is ARM native. Office 365 is a Hybri

In reply to anderb:In my use over the past 3 days, I haven't realised or appreciated any significant hit

In reply to madthinus:What about Direct X?

In reply to SWCetacean:That's great info. Thanks again

In reply to SWCetacean:Thanks. Thats good to know

In reply to SWCetacean:Does Microsoft Office on ARM devices work in this way?

In reply to codymesh:I wonder how legally apple is able to add x86 instructions to ARM. Intel surely would not

It seems like more people are upset that Microsoft provided x64 compatibility rather than upbeat about it

In reply to lvthunder:They did it with Office but not sure about the third party software

In reply to lvthunder:May be they can. That's what AMD did in Xbox series X/PS5But they didn't have

Hi Paul,Sony has two top of the range phones with faster processors, 5G(in Europe at least) and great cameras,

In reply to wright_is:I think it is actually 2X and 2.5X zooms.

In reply to SteenMachine:Apple Store is not an 'exclusive' Apple store. They are carrying other bran

Does Microsoft provide any widgets for Android?

In reply to jimchamplin:That is what you got in Surface Pro X

In reply to shameer_mulji:If they are really serious about Windows on ARM, first they should port all Microso

I am waiting for my next device to replace iphone 6s+. I expect this device to last for at least 3-4 years. My

In reply to ponsaelius:I am not sure it is just cost alone is a factor. It could be related to payment method

It is really unforgivable to release a device without NFC / contactless payment during this Covid-19 Pandemic.

Or at least catch-up with Chrome / Edge with features such as PWA / Web apps. Firefox had tools to make Web pa

In reply to jfgordon:Games are reviewed and certified by national bodies already. Why apple need to censor aga

In reply to lvthunder:Running xCloud in a browser may be technically possible similar to Google 'Stadia&

In reply to lvthunder:xCloud games are not running on the device just like movies

In reply to BrianEricFord:'Privacy' for Apple is just a marketing slogan. They still use your data

In reply to Simard57:Benchmarks aren't everything

Paul, Do you have any objective metrics for performance?

In reply to djross95:It is the opposite in regards to fanboyism'You may not need or want them, and that&#

In reply to jimchamplin:Just because it is apple branded it does not mean they are not crapware/shovelware. Wh

'No Thunderbolt 3 support'Thunderbolt is an Intel proprietary technology. It is not available in AMD

Also, currently Win32 apps need compatibility either by native support in Windows 10 or cloud streaming / virt

Microsoft had 8 year lead over apple in creating Unified OS(Fridge/Toaster), UWP and ARM support and they ble

In reply to Bart:or Surface OS

So, Windows 10X is UWP & PWA Web apps only. What about Office- Web versions or native UWP versions? May b

In reply to hrlngrv:XPS viewer is built into Windows 10. XPS viewer was useful(?) before native PDF printing

In reply to A_lurker:Is it the same Apple is doing now with iOS and macOS?

I think it is a good strategy. Rather than getting buggy updates and suffering, I will prefer to wait for so

In reply to bluvg:Thunderbolt- single cable run everything is in ideal situation and if implemented appropriat

For majority of users USB 4 (?USB4) will be adequate. Thunderbolt 4 is proprietary intel tech requires specifi

In reply to glenn8878:You can buy a USB-C adapter / dock which will have all of the ports you need and still l

There is only one store in U.K-London Regent Street . In my experience, it predominantly worked an experience

Congratulations!

In reply to RobertJasiek:I have a bamboo ink smart stylus. It works very well for my needs-don't notice a

In reply to RobertJasiek:That is true for keyboards but you can get surface compatible Pen/Stylus from other r

In reply to scottkuhl:2004 update seems to have been withheld for Surface Pro X until mid-June - Devices with

Already have 19041.264 under release preview ring

I use Live tiles every day . Mail, Calendar, Weather, Battery life, Cellular data and news reader/RSS reader.

I have used 3 different HP office jet printers since 2006, both with Ethernet and wireless connection with mi

In reply to paul-thurrott:From Sonos business perspective that will be a bad idea. Again, selling a product w

This is the problem of proprietary standards. If they supported open standards or protocols such as upnp/dlna,

Hi Brad,Is the Newton mail client compatible with Surface Pro X?

In reply to hrlngrv:There used to be a utility called 'Prism' from mozilla labs to convert a website

What is wrong with AMD based laptops?

I am absolutely delighted if this is true. USB 3 USB 3.1 with 10 Gbps is more than enough for my use. And I w

This is quite ridiculous really. You don't expect or want consumers/average users to use Regedit to chec

In reply to Cain69:You can do this by using surface pen along with Surface pro. Set up surface pen to open One

Still a lot of confusion. And it is a mess. I do not think USB4 is going to provide any more clarity. Thanks I

In reply to lvthunder:iPad Pro does not have a Thunderbolt port. It has USB C 3.2 Gen 2 Port

In reply to JustMe:As far as I understand, it was introduced after Creators Update(1703). If your SP3 shipped

In reply to feek:it is available for surface devices . I have used it for surface pro few times couple of year

In reply to sonichedgehog360:Brilliant overview of new 'iPad pro' in a nutshell.

In reply to Nic:So USB-C is not universal anymore!

Have they released the final version of Windows 10 version 1809?

Windows 8/8.1 till has the best tablet user interface compared to any OS whether it is Windows 10, Android or

In reply to Polycrastinator:After lot of contemplation, I bought Amplifi HD. Even though I have it only for tw