Microsoft is on the way to announce the next generation of its foldable Surface Duo smartphone. So it is not surprising to see the device in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. Test results confirm rumors that the Surface Duo 2 will receive a Snapdragon 888 processor and 8GB of RAM. For comparison, the first generation was powered by a Snapdragon 855 chip and 6GB of RAM.
Category: Hardware
Surface Duo gets the August 2021 firmware update
After releasing the August 2021 firmware update for Windows-based Surface devices, Microsoft moves to its only gadget running Android, Surface Duo.
Surface Go and Surface Book 2 received the August 2021 firmware update
Here is another couple of Surface computers to receive the August 2021 firmware update. After releasing patches for several Surface Pro and Laptop models earlier this month, Microsoft is back with one more set of August 2021 firmware updates. This time, for the original Surface Go and Surface Book 2.
AMD-based Surface Laptop 3 gets the August 2021 firmware update
Here is another Surface computer to receive the latest firmware patches and improvements. After seeding updates for several Laptop and Pro models, Microsoft is pushing another firmware. This time, it is AMD-based Surface Laptop 3 to receive the August 2021 firmware update.
Microsoft Office apps will get optimizations for Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3
Today, Samsung announced the latest additions to its family of foldable phones. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 deliver much-anticipated hardware and software improvements plus some innovative ideas, such as an under-the-display camera in Galaxy Z Fold 3.
Surface Laptops, Pros, and Surface Book 3 received August 2021 firmware update
Microsoft continues providing active support for its Surface devices by shipping monthly firmware updates. This time, fresh patches are available for Surface Laptop Go, the original Surface Laptop, Surface Book 3, Surface Pro 5, 6, and 7. As usual, these updates bring minor changes and improvements without new features.
A leak reveals the upcoming Surface Duo 2 with a triple camera
It's no secret that Microsoft has long been working on the second generation of the foldable Surface Duo smartphone. It should go on sale this fall. Until now, there was no detailed information about the device. We could only guess the new product's specs, and what features it will get.
NVIDIA released the first GPU driver with Windows 11 support
Several days ago, Intel released its first GPU driver with the official support for Windows 11. If you are running Windows 11 preview on a PC with a CPU+GPU from Intel, you can install an optimized GPU driver for a better experience. Now a similar update is available for GPUs from NVIDIA. You can download Game-Ready WHQL Driver 471.41 from the official website or GeForce Experience.
Intel released its first GPU driver with Windows 11 support
It is safe to say that Windows 11 is still far from public release. According to Microsoft, the latest operating system will be out later this year. Although you can only download a preview version of Windows 11, Intel has already prepared a GPU driver with the official Windows 11 support. Intel DCH Graphics driver version 30.0.100.9684 is now available for users with supported hardware.
Surface Duo gets June 2021 firmware update
After pushing June 2021 firmware update to several Surface computers, Microsoft finishes the current month with a new set of bug fixes and improvements for Surface Duo, the only Surface device with Android, not Windows.
