A tech reporter who has been using Apple’s iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S, both running iOS 7, recently mentioned to me that he sometimes mixes the two up until he… Read More
Last fall, I purchased a Surface RT tablet for my family, taking the money we had originally set aside for an iPad and going all in with Microsoft instead. Yes,… Read More
Congratulations! Someone loved you enough to give you the gift of a Microsoft Surface with Windows RT. I’m imagining you sitting there next to the tree with the package unwrapped,… Read More
As many of you predicted, my decision to spend my family’s iPad budget on a Microsoft Surface is causing some friction around the house. But not for the reason you… Read More
One of the big decisions people have to make when considering a Microsoft Surface tablet involves the keyboards: Which one should you get? The options are the TouchCover pressure-sensitive keyboard… Read More
Here’s a good sign: For the last couple of mornings, I’ve gone looking for my family’s Microsoft Surface tablet — at one point thinking it had either been lost or… Read More
Before my family started using our new Microsoft Surface tablet, we spent a little time going over the navigation techniques — basically, if you’re lost or wondering what to do,… Read More
Microsoft’s new Surface tablet is the first computer developed end-to-end by the longtime software company. So how is the hardware? Equal parts cool and disappointing, at least in my initial experience. After… Read More
In my house, our gadgets tend to go by alternative names that speak to the ways certain members of the household view them. For example, the Xbox 360 controller is… Read More
My family’s new Microsoft Surface — the one that I convinced my wife to buy instead of an iPad — arrived this morning via FedEx. I haven’t had much time… Read More
The stakes for Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Surface launch just got a lot higher, at least in my house. Here’s the story: My wife and I have been talking for… Read More