Sure, he is no Paulina, but a Gretzky IS a Gretzky, right? That could be what Microsoft was thinking when they decided to enlist the greatest hockey player of all time, Wayne Gretzky, and the rock band Train, to help kick-off launch festivities for the first Microsoft store in Canada at Yorkdale Mall. Those interested [...]

This morning Microsoft finally unveiled what has been rumoured, leaked, and discussed since the summer. Their new Windows 8 operating system and Surface RT tablet, both available tomorrow October 26th. As per their announcement a few weeks ago, we will be live at the Eaton Center pop-up tomorrow covering the exclusive launch! Do you plan on [...]

Today Microsoft finally announced pricing, market availability and pre-order for Surface – the tablet PC designed to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Originally announced this past summer, Surface with Windows RT will be available on October 26th, starting at $519.00 CAD. Interested in pre-ordering? Click here   Tweet

Word on the street is that Microsoft is gearing up to dabble in the hardware game and release their own phones. Based on their forthcoming tablet, Surface, the phones would be marketed under the same name with an early 2013 release, says China Times. Question remains why now? Apparently the relationship between Microsoft and their Windows [...]

The long-awaited, much talked about, highly-anticipated joint conference between Microsoft and Nokia is today, 10AM EST in New York City. What’s on the agenda? Everything Windows Phone 8, Lumia, and of course, Surface. We have spoken about the second-generation Lumia’s set to be announced today, as well as some of the new features found buried [...]

Dear Microsoft: slow it down a notch. According to job-related postings just released by Microsoft, the Redmond, VA based tech giant is already looking to hire a team and starting building the second iteration of their Surface tablet. Issue is, they still have yet to officially release Surface 1. From the job ads, it appears Microsoft [...]

Microsoft’s new baby, Windows 8, is almost ready for a handset (and tablet) near you. October 26th, 2012 is the magic day for Surface, Microsofts first stab at the tablet game, and it will come loaded with the hot-off-the-press Windows 8 operating system. The source of this information is the company’s recent filing with the SEC. [...]

Microsoft yesterday unveiled its highly anticipated answer to the ever-popular Apple iPad. Called “Surface”, this ulta-thin forward thinking device sports an integrated keyboard in its “touch cover” and a kickstand for those late night work sessions. If nothing else, this forthcoming tablet is super pretty and Microsoft knows it. Clocking in at 10.6-inches and totally [...]