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SurfaceBooklaptoptostartat$1,499
Lumia950tostartat$549,Lumia950XLat$649
TobeavailableinNovsmallerphoneinDec
SurfacePro4available26Oct.,startingat$899
Band2fitnessdevicestartingat$249from30Oct.

MicrosoftVicePresidentforSurfaceComputing,PanosPanay,holdsaSurfaceBooklaptop
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MicrosoftVicePresidentforSurfaceComputing,PanosPanay,holdsaSurfaceBooklaptop
duringapresentation

Reuters:MicrosoftCorplastweekunveileditsfirstlaptop,alineofLumiasmartphones,anewSurface
Protabletandanupdatedversionofitswearablefitnesstracker,MicrosoftBand,allrunningon
Windows10,itslatestoperatingsystem.
MicrosoftiscountingonWindows10,launchedinJuly,tohelpitwinabiggershareofthemarketfor
tabletsandsmartphones,nowdominatedbyAppleIncandSouthKoreasSamsungElectronicsCoLtd.
Microsoftsaiditslaptop,theSurfaceBook,willstartat$1,499andistwiceasfastasApplesMacBook
Pro.Itwillbeavailablefrom26October,withpreordersstartingonWednesday.

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Pro.Itwillbeavailablefrom26October,withpreordersstartingonWednesday.
Thelaptophasa13.5inchdisplaywith267pixelsperinchandfeaturesatrackpadmadeofglass.
Microsoftsaid110milliondeviceswerenowrunningWindows10.
ThecompanyunveiledthreephonesataneventinNewYork.TheLumia950and950XLwillhave
startingpricesof$549and$649respectivelywhentheygoonsaleinNovember,whiletheLumia550
willcost$139whenitbecomesavailableinDecember.
TheLumia950includesa5.2inchdisplayandaQualcommSnapdragon808processorwithhexacore
CPUs.TheLumia950XLhasa5.7inchdisplayandaSnapdragon810processorwithoctacore
CPUs.The550hasa4.7inchHDdisplayandrunsonQualcommsSnapdragon210processor.
ThenewSurfacePro4tabletalargerbutthinnerandlighterversionoftheSurfacePro3ispriced
at$899andwillbeavailablefrom26OctoberwithpreordersstartingonWednesday.
Launchednearlyayearandahalfafteritspredecessor,theSurfacePro4featuresa12.3inchscreen
with267pixelsperinch.Itrunson6thgenerationIntelCoreprocessorandhas16GBofRAMand1TB
storage.
SurfacePro4is50%fasterthanApplesMacBookAir,PanosPanay,thecorporatevicepresidentfor
SurfaceComputingatMicrosoft,saidattheevent.

Lovingit
WeremovingpeoplefromneedingtochoosingtolovingWindows,andthesedevicespromisetofuel
evenmoreenthusiasmandopportunityfortheentireWindowsecosystem,ChiefExecutiveSatya
Nadellasaidattheevent.
Microsoftsuffereditsbiggesteverquarterlynetlossinthethreemonthsended30Juneaftertakinga
$7.6billionwritedownonitsNokiahandsetbusiness.
Thecompanyhadsaidsavingsfromtherestructuringofthebusinesswouldbepumpedintoitsnew
flagshipoperatingsystem,itsfastgrowingcloudbusinessanditshardwaredivision,whichincludes
Xboxgamingconsoles.
MicrosoftalsosaiditsnewtabletandsmartphoneswillcomewithWindowsHello,anautomatic
biometricsigninoptionintroducedearlierthisyear.
Thefeatureallowsuserstoscantheirface,irisorfingerprintstoverifytheiridentityandgivethem
accesstoWindowsphones,laptopsandpersonalcomputers.
MicrosoftalsointroducedaSurfacePen,whichhasyearlongbatterylife,1,024pressurepointsand
comesinfivecolorswithinterchangeablepentips.
The950and950XLhandsetsfeaturea20megapixelrearcamera,haveupto32GBofstorage,4K
videoanduseliquidcoolingtechnology.Microsoftsaidstorageonthephonescouldbeextendedtoup
to2terabytesusingamemorycard.
TheMicrosoftBand2,whichallowsuserstomonitortheirfitnessandexerciseregime,willbepricedat
$249whenitbecomesavailableon30October.
Unlikeitspredecessor,Microsoftsentryproductinthewearabletechnologymarketayearago,the
newBandhasacurveddisplay,whichusestheCorningGorillaglass3,andhasabarometersensorto
trackelevation.
TheeventwassolidandshowedMicrosofthassteppedupitsgameontheconsumerdevicefront.
Nowthequestioniswillconsumersbuytheproducts,saidDanielIves,ananalystatFBRCapital
Markets,whoattendedtheevent.
...ItisclearfrompresentationsaswellasspeakingwiththeMicrosoftteamthatRedmondfeelsthat

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...ItisclearfrompresentationsaswellasspeakingwiththeMicrosoftteamthatRedmondfeelsthat
Windows10willhelpfinallyvaultMicrosoftintorelevanceonthesmartphonelandscape,Ivessaid.
Thatsaid,thisisgoingtobealongroadforNadellaasMicrosoftplaysmajorcatchuponthiskey
market.
MicrosoftsaiditwastakingapplicationsforadevelopmentkitforHoloLens,theholographiclensdevice
thatallowsuserstosee3Drenderingsofcomputergeneratedimages.Thekitwillbeavailableinthe
firstquarterof2016for$3,000.
HoloLens,whichlookslikeawirelessvisor,givesMicrosoftastakeintheemergingmarketforvirtual
andaugmentedreality,whichisalsobeingtargetedbyFacebookIncsOculus.

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