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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 throws down the gauntlet with the MacBook Air

05/23/201405/21/2014 Julie Campbell

This tablet has been created not only to boost the tech giant’s presence in the mobile market, but also replace laptops. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is now available on store shelves and at a price of $799, it’s clear that the manufacturer is hoping that it will be able to offer an option that will be direct competition to the MacBook Air that is currently being sold by Apple. It is also the first very large attempt that Microsoft is making in the effort to replace laptop computers. This…

The talk on the street for mobile 2012 trends

12/30/2011 L. Green

Electronics, digital, and mobile will see exciting advances in 2012, leading to serious and important trends that will be usable by both businesses and consumers in the growing technology-enhanced world. Among the most significant that we will see next year are the following: • Augmented reality – Though this technology has already taken its first baby steps into the mobile world, being seen in location apps, games, coffee shops, and even business cards, this year it is expected to start making a place in everything from eyeglasses to cars and…

Laptops will soon have near field communication, too!

11/16/201111/16/2011 Sam Lambert

Though the majority of people think of mobile devices – specifically smartphones – when they hear about near field communication (NFC), laptops may soon be joining the world of this technology. Google has been trying very hard to have NFC technology included in Android smartphones so that Google Wallet will have the opportunity for massive expansion. It has also been estimated that Apple may add it to its 2012 iPhone, after it was left out of the most recent version of the device. NFC is already opening the doors for…