5 major announcements from Microsoft last presentation

Last night at a press conference in New York, Microsoft demonstrated a new generation of devices Surface, and also announced the launch of a major October updating Windows 10. We talk about the main announcements presentation.

Surface Pro 6

This is an updated model of corporate hybrid Microsoft tablet. Externally, its predecessor, it differs only in black colors. But the main changes have occurred in the stuffing. Depending on the modification the device can be equipped with a processor Intel Core i5 or Core i7 eighth generation.

According to the manufacturer, the speed has increased by 67%. Great attention was paid to the cooling system, which now rules out the risk of overheating even in the versions with the most powerful quad-core chips. Volume Surface Pro RAM 6 can be 8 or 16 GB, whereas SSD-memory may be 128, 256, 512 GB or 1 TB.

The screen remains unchanged, it is still the same IPS-PixelSense matrix with a diagonal of 12.3 inches and a resolution of 2736 × 1824 pixels. As part of the autonomy it announced up to 13.5 hours of battery life. The available connectors previous: USB Type-A 3.0, 3.5mm audio port, a slot for microSDXC cards, mini-DisplayPort and brand Surface Connect charging.

Surface Pro is also equipped with 6 cameras on 8 and 5 megapixel, dual microphones, stereo speakers, modules Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1. Novelty sales will begin on October 16 basic version with Core i5, 8 GB of RAM and SSD 128 GB priced at 899 dollars.

Surface Laptop 2

New corporate laptop Surface Laptop 2 was also released in a black color and is now equipped with Intel Core processors, the eighth generation. Compared with the previous model, productivity increased by 85%.

The most accessible version with Intel Core i5 is now equipped with 8 GB of RAM and a 128 GB built on SSD-drive. In the maximum version uses the Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM and up to 1TB of memory on the SSD.

Touchscreen, with a diagonal of 13.5 inches, a resolution of 2256 × 1504 pixels and one contrast of 500: 1. New connector appears on the housing. Here is the same USB 3.0 Type-A, audio ports, and mini DisplayPort. Claimed battery reaches 14.5 hours.

Available Surface Laptop 2 will be October 16 at a price of $ 999 for the base modification.

Surface Studio 2

A new generation of corporate monoblock hinge mechanism Microsoft has kept changing the screen position. At the same time he began to display 38% brighter and 22% contrast. Diagonal and previous authorization, 28 inches and 4500 × 3000 pixels. There is support for up to 10 simultaneous touches, as well as the opportunity to work with a pen and a controller Surface Pen Surface Dial.

Inside his Intel Core i7-7820HQ, 16 or 32 GB DDR4 RAM, and 1 or 2 TB of memory in the SSD-drives. Graphic device performance increased by 50%, which was achieved thanks to a powerful video card NVIDIA. Depending on the modification which may be GeForce GTX1060 6 GB or GeForce GTX1070 8 GB.

Set of connectors includes 4 × USB Type-A 3.0, USB Type-C, Gigabit Ethernet, audio port and a slot for SDXC cards. Modules are also available Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.1. At the front is a webcam on a 5 megapixel with support for Windows Hello.

The exact timing of the start of sales of Surface Studio 2 Microsoft has not said, but the price is known - from 3499 dollars. Pre-order in the United States is already open.

Surface Headphones

Unexpected novelty became Headset Surface Headphones, The first in the series and the first with a voice assistant Cortana. She received a system of active noise control, the level of which can be adjusted by rotating the left earphone cups. The right-hand allows you to change the playback volume.

Accessory automatically puts the music on pause, if the headphones are removed from the head. Use Surface Headphones can be both wired and wirelessly. On a single charge with an active noise canceling, they worked for about 15 hours.

Headphones will be available only in gray, which is a bit strange considering exit the main novelties in the black version. Surface Headphones price will be 350 dollars. Home sales in the United States and Britain should wait closer to the Christmas holidays.

Your Phone

In addition to the devices, Microsoft announced several software innovations. One of them was the mirroring function that allows you to "make friends" their Android-smartphone with Windows-based computer.

This feature will be available through the app Your Phone «Your phone" on Windows 10 with the October update. However, at the first stage can only drag and drop photos and receive text messages and respond to them.

In the case of the iPhone on a PC it will be possible to transfer the web page only by continuing to read them from the place where you left off. When will it supports more features, not yet reported.