Subj : Microsoft could be about to unleash Surface Pro 10 with big upgra To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed Mar 06 2024 11:45:05 Microsoft could be about to unleash Surface Pro 10 with big upgrades including an OLED screen and a truly killer AI feature Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:32:58 +0000 Description: Rumor suggests Microsoft is about to launch an OLED Surface Pro 10 that might be the best hybrid laptop its ever produced. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Get ready for the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6, new devices from Microsoft which are about to be revealed later this month and should go on sale from April 2024, if this rumor is right. It comes from Zac Bowden, a reliable leaker over at Windows Central , who has had word from sources about the spec of these laptops and a major new development with AI in Windows 11 thatll come with the devices. (Dont forget these are a new breed of AI PCs , of course, and well return to that shortly). First off, though, the purported spec details on the Surface Pro 10 ( much of which has been aired before, mind ). Were told that the hybrid will be powered by an Intel Core Ultra processor (with NPU, for AI acceleration), or therell be an ARM-based alternative running the Snapdragon X Elite weve been hearing so much about lately (though it might be the firms own spin on this chip). The inbound Surface Pro will have a better quality, brighter, and HDR-supporting anti-reflective OLED screen, which sounds like a large stride forward on the display front. Take all of this with the appropriate amount of skepticism needed for any rumor, naturally. We can also expect an ultrawide front-facing webcam complete with AI tricks and an integrated NFC reader, Bowden believes. Those hoping for a redesign are going to be left wanting, though, as the Surface Pro 10 will remain much the same as its predecessor in terms of looks and build. What about the Surface Laptop 6 ? Again, theres a choice of CPUs between Intel Core Ultra and Snapdragon X Elite, which is interesting as this is the first time this particular range has seen an ARM option. Equally interesting is that Bowden asserts that the Surface Laptop 6 will be revamped in terms of its design, including thinner bezels around the display (featuring rounded corners). Therell also be a new haptic touchpad, plus a fresh array of ports (including a pair of USB-C connectors and one USB-A), and a dedicated Copilot key. Overall, from both Surface refreshes we can expect huge performance increases as well as better efficiency, meaning the prospect of a full days worth of battery life. Bowden reckons the Surface devices will be unveiled on March 21, and models will ship in two stages. First, well get the Intel CPU-powered devices in April, then the ARM versions in June. (Image credit: Microsoft) Coming back to the AI PC angle that Microsoft is laying on as thick as it possibly can, what do the new Surface machines offer in this respect? Well, theres Copilot, of course (and that dedicated button for the AI assistant), a nifty accessibility addition in real-time live captions, plus AI-powered translation features, and some kind of AI upscaling for boosting gaming frame rates as previously leaked . The big move, though, is AI Explorer and again this is a concept Bowden has talked about in the past , but we get a bit more flesh on the bones of the rumor this time around. This will be the real differentiation between an AI PC and a normal (non-AI) Windows 11 PC, with AI Explorer tapping a history of your entire computer usage, basically, to find anything you want. Whether thats a file, web page, or a conversation you had where something was mentioned in a messaging app, you can just query AI Explorer and off it goes to find the relevant info. If you wrote a document about solar panels, for example, and have no idea where it went, or what you called it, you can simply type Find me that thing about solar panels and AI Explorer will toddle off and quickly return with results, hopefully including the document in question. As Bowden observes, when you conduct a search with AI Explorer, Windows 11 returns every word, phrase, image, and related topic or file/app that youve previously opened on the PC. (Image credit: Microsoft) Analysis: Dream or privacy nightmare? What weve got in AI Explorer, then, is basically a supercharged, AI-powered natural language version of File Explorer. Pretty nifty? To say the least indeed it could be a massive timesaver and an absolute dream feature for finding whatever content you need on your PC, fast. Could the dream turn into a privacy nightmare, though? Well, its too early to speculate about that, given that we dont know much about AI Explorer, and what we do know is just chatter on the grapevine. But this idea is bound to make some people nervous, and with AI rifling through all the content on your PC, privacy must surely be respected. More paranoid types who try to turn off all of Microsofts various Windows 11 telemetry aspects, though, wont likely have this idea sitting comfortably with them, though. Away from the AI elements, the Surface Pro 10 sounds like a more than worthy upgrade. Okay, so the design stays pretty much the same thats to be expected in many ways, as Microsoft has kept this hybrid in a similar vein since its inception. However, the screen sounds like an excellent upgrade, and the performance boosts and crucially battery life appear to be huge steps forward for both the incoming Surface Pro and Surface Laptop. In theory, well see these machines in just over a fortnight, and we cant wait with the performance of the new Snapdragon X Elite being another element that were keen to find out more about. You might also like Intel upgrades Bluetooth for Windows 11 which is great news for PS5 DualSense controller The best antivirus software in 2024 for PC The best laptop 2024: top portable picks for all budgets ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/microsoft-could-be-about-to-unleas h-surface-pro-10-with-big-upgrades-including-an-oled-screen-and-a-truly-killer -ai-feature --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .