Microsoft Surface 2 Release Date, Features Rumors: Nvidia CEO Comments on Second-Generation Surface Tablets [Report]
- Staff Reporter
- Aug 10, 2013 10:39 PM EDT
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Despite its reported sales figures, Microsoft may be set to develop the next generation of the Surface tablets.
According to Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, in a statement via CNET, his company is working "really hard" on the next Surface with the goal that it'll become more successful than the original.
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Nvidia's role with the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT tablet is important as it provided the processor for the tablet
Huang noted that a problem with the current Surface with Windows RT is the lack of the Outlook app.
"It is the killer app for Windows. Now we're going to bring it with the second-generation Surface," said Huang. "We're working really hard on it, and we hope that it's going to be a big success."
Microsoft has not issued a comment in regards to the Nvidia CEO's statements.
As Latinos Post reported, Microsoft revealed it was taking a $900 million charge due to "related to Surface RT inventory adjustments." Columnists have suggested the "inventory adjustments" were in fact just unsold tablets of the Surface with Windows RT.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed the Surface with Windows RT sales during an internal town hall meeting with Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner.
"We built a few more devices than we could sell," said Ballmer, via The Verge.
Microsoft has lowered the price of the Surface with Windows RT tablets. The tablet-only 32GB Surface with Windows RT at the Microsoft Store is $349, down from the original $449 price, while the 64GB variant will cost the consumer $449 instead of $599. For consumers buying the Surface with Windows RT with a Touch Cover, it will cost an additional $100 for each 32GB and 64GB model.
The features for the Surface with Windows RT include a 10.6-inch ClearType Widescreen with 1,366x768 pixels. The Microsoft tablet utilizes the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and has 2GB of RAM. The Surface with Windows RT is also able to connect with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.
In regards to a release date, no word was uttered by the Nvidia CEO but it could fall by October, a year since the original Surface with Windows RT made its debut.
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