Category: Hardware

On September 22, 2021, Microsoft holds its Surface event, on which the company plans to unveil new generations of Surface devices. According to numerous rumors, Microsoft will reveal a redesigned fourth-gen Surface Book in a new form factor and name. While Surface fans eagerly wait for the new hardware to drop, Microsoft continues providing firmware updates for existing devices. Those owning a third-gen Surface Book 3 can download a fresh set of patches from Windows Update. New firmware is available for both 13 and 15-inch versions of Surface Book 3.

Microsoft is working tirelessly to bring new features and quality-of-life improvements to those owning Xbox Series X|S consoles. Soon, the latest generation of Xbox will receive a high-resolution dashboard, Night Mode, and Chromium-based Edge (Xbox consoles are the only devices remaining with the legacy Edge). Besides, Microsoft is actively developing a new feature to control a console using a regular TV remote.

In 2020, Microsoft announced new Xbox consoles and updated wireless controllers. Besides having an additional Share button, USB-C, and refined texture, new gamepads offer multi-device connection and Bluetooth LE support for better connectivity and reduced latency. Although previous-gen controllers work with new consoles without problems, those gamepads lack cross-device connectivity and reduced latency. Microsoft wants to fix that with a new firmware now rolling out to Xbox Insiders.

The official Microsoft Twitter account has just announced an upcoming Surface event. According to a post on the company's social media, Microsoft will unveil new Surface devices on September 22, 2021.

It is no longer exclusive to Intel CPUs. TheRegister reports that AMD's Zen processor family is vulnerable to a data-bothering Meltdown-like attack.

Apparently, Microsoft is working on a new generation of Surface Go tablet. In addition to yesterday's found Surface Duo 2 with Snapdragon 888 SoC, Geekbench includes a new device called "OEMAL Product DV1.1". The device is believed to be the new the Surface Go 3. Similarly, the Surface Pro X device previously appeared in their database under the "OESMR" name.

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.

After releasing the August 2021 firmware update for Windows-based Surface devices, Microsoft moves to its only gadget running Android, Surface Duo.

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.

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.