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May 14, 2014

Microsoft Surface event to be webcast Tuesday, May 20

Join us at 8 a.m. PT Tuesday, May 20, when the Surface team holds a live event from New York City, which also will be webcast live on the Microsoft News Center.

May 9, 2014

6 ways to use your Surface to make Mother’s Day a hit

Still trying to figure out how to make Mother’s Day special for mom? The Surface Blog shares six ways to do that, including using the Bing Food & Drink app to make mom breakfast in bed. (Mmm: French toast, yes!)

May 9, 2014

Catch the craziness of Geek & Sundry’s ‘Unplugged’ finale, with Surface as the co-star

The five-show series features YouTube personalities and gamers squaring off on popular video game franchises, followed by real-life challenges to match the games. And at PAX East, there was no shortage of participants.

May 8, 2014

Hurry to enter to win a Surface 2 signed by NFL quarterback Drew Brees

Ready for the NFL Draft 2014? You could win a Surface 2 signed by quarterback Drew Brees by entering a competition that is open until 5 p.m. PT May 8. The Surface team wants to hear your draft predictions, too, and is putting a question out on Twitter related to that.

May 6, 2014

Surface joins start-up LeanBox to revolutionize healthy vending

LeanBox co-founder Shea Coakley explains that the Surface gives the customer a nice, clean, easy checkout, while providing the company with the full Windows backbone needed for their robust backend inventory system. Their software utilizes classic Microsoft components such as SQL, .NET and ASP.Net for a dependable consumer platform.

May 6, 2014

Surface’s role in architecture leads to Microsoft being a sponsor of Architzer A+ Awards

The Surface Pro is changing the profession for many architects, with the device’s ability and power to run programs like Autodesk’s Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino 3D and even parametric modeling using applications such as CATIA 3DS by Dassault. Architects, construction site managers, developers and engineers can all collaborate and complete their work on the go in real time.

May 1, 2014

CDI College chooses Surface to enrich the educational experience

Administrators plan to provide all students at 26 campuses with Surface 2 tablets.

April 29, 2014

Make Mom’s day with Fancy gift boxes and enter sweepstakes to win a Surface

The Fancy app delivers gifts year-round, but for Mother’s Day they’ve curated three different packages ranging from $19 to $79. And, if you enter the Fancy Windows Mother’s Day Sweepstakes, you could win a Microsoft Surface tablet.

April 28, 2014

Check out the fun emoticons that are part of your Surface keyboard :)

No matter how long you’ve had your Surface, it’s always fun to learn some new tips, and the Surface Blog shares some, including where to find emoticons. Access your Touch Keyboard on the bottom right-hand side of your taskbar and click the smiley face. You’ll find nine categories of emoticons to choose from.

April 14, 2014

Surface Pro 2 is ‘mobile drawing studio’ for Penny Arcade co-founder

Penny Arcade co-founder and illustrator Mike Krahulik calls his Surface Pro 2 his “mobile drawing studio,” saying it’s got “all the software that creative people need to do their jobs.”