Microsoft To Release Surface Phone In FY16

Microsoft expected to launch the Surface Phone during 2QFY16

So weeks pass and rumors regarding the Surface Phone by Microsoft Corporation continue to surface. It was recently reported by Windows Central that the company has plans to come up with a premium smartphone that will be unveiled during the second quarter of the fiscal year of 2016. This is that phone with Surface lovers had been waiting for since a relatively long span of time now. The tech giant wishes to achieve a sound ecosystem platform in the times to come and with this launch the company has come a step closer to its dream.

As per reports, the steam for Surface Phone that is has other milestones like the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 has given up on the thought of using Windows 10 that is powered by Intel. So the company has geared up to reveal the Surface Phone in the coming year.  This smartphone is said to be the first flagship smartphone and the person who is considered to be the brains behind this venture is Mr. Panos Panay. Mr. Panay is the man who has contributed drastically to the well-being of Surface tablet. A premium smartphone will be launched by the company but it now seems unclear if this smartphone will be the Surface Phone.

The first few rumors that penetrated on the Internet regarding the Surface phone was given a codename as “Project Juggernaut Alpha”. The screen resolution for the upcoming device is 1440 x 2560p which is likely to boast of a 5.5 inch AMOLED display. Previously rumors were also observed that the device was expected to be powered using Intel Atom X3 chipset. Moreover a DDR5 RAM that has a storage space of 4GB was also sported. This is actually amazing for the company feature Continuum on Windows 10 Mobile.

Most analysts believe that the new device by the company will be launched at the hardware event next year scheduled for October but the company has also launched two Lumia smartphones in October FY15. This led to the speculations that the company has put a halt to Surface Phone.

At this point of time the company has a lot of hopes associated to this product since the company now hopes by the launch of the Surface Phone they will be actually successful in competing with the likes of smartphone giants like Apple, Samsung etc. moreover, the company also believes that they might be successful in engaging the enterprise sector since Surface products are quite popular amongst them.

Microsoft Reveals Surface Keyboard With E-Ink Touchscreen Display

Latest news for the Microsoft lovers is that it is going to launch a surface keyboard with the e-ink touchscreen display.

After a comprehensive research on Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), researchers have invented a dual screen model of the company’s tab computer line, Microsoft Surface. The company’s Applied Sciences Group, which resembles R&D department for the execution of computer interfaces, shared a video on Google’s Youtube in order to display prototype of the device that operates on an e-ink display, and includes the keyboard for tablets, known as the DisplayCover.

It is great Microsoft news for its users that the software hub is working for such attractive accessories, as its Applied Sciences team seems keen for developing advance technologies adding to its portfolio. Their new project is an improved keypad accessory that is perfect for tabs, named as DisplayCover, with respect to the rise in productivity and benefits it provides.

The improved keyboard has both the options, including old trackpad and touchpad input facility available already for wide audience. It has the ordinary QWERTY keyboard, which has horizontal long and vertical short e-ink display above. The e-ink cover works as an input method, which can operate various features, depending on what is being done on the tab.

The e-ink input is a colorless display, which is based on a touch pattern, majorly used as a “Start Menu”. Besides being used as an app launcher, it can also browse or scroll through options. It is capable of serving as a secondary display to associate more options and increased its aspects in apps.

The DisplayCover by Microsoft online offers 1280 x 305 pixel resolution. It may not offer High Definition Resolution but much defined and visible enough for the secondary display and a screen with touch input pattern. After the release of e-ink display screen, tablet market showed a rise of 8% and the reasonable display settings prevent the keyboard from burdening on the battery life of device.

Microsoft was planning further at the time it released Windows 10 with the expectation that the advanced operating system will bring together all the platforms during the practice with modern technologies, such as biometric verification methods. The operating system is efficient for biometric scanning, facial detection, and fingerprints to log in users. The app can also detect and distinguish between twins or cloned faces and recognize them effectively.

The company will offer the DisplayCover with the next Surface tablet. Perhaps then, it will acquire more consideration and acceptance from the users. Surface is not new to people, but Apple’s iPad has given a tough time to the device.