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As you may of heard of by now Microsoft is releasing a new device in their Surface range of devices It is called the new Surface Pro. The new Surface Pro was announced last week(22 May) in Shanghai. The new Surface Pro is a step up from the Surface Pro 4  and is marketed as a hybrid laptop and it has the following features: No Fan noise available with an 7th Generation m3, i Core 5 or i Core 7  processors with either 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of RAM New surface pen New hinge that lets the device go completely flat into Studio Mode Has 13.5 hours of battery life  The new Surface Pro is available from JB Hi Fi , Harvey Norman, the Microsoft Store and other retails from the 15th June and is priced from $1198 and available to pre-order now. Note: not all features listed here. For more information go to  Microsoft's Surface Website . Image from anandtech.com

Microsoft has announced overnight their first real laptop the Surface Laptop. It was unveiled at a Microsoft EDU event in the US. The new Surface Laptop is specifically aimed at the education market to take on Apple's Macbook Pro range that has largely dominated the education market up to now. The new Surface Laptop has some impressive features these include: A new version of Windows 10 called Windows 10 S ( A streamlined version of Windows 10) it can be upgraded  to Windows 10 Pro for free until Dec 17 2017. This will allow you to download non Windows Store apps Available with solid state drive storage of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB Memory options : 4GB, 8GB and 16GB RAM Processor: iCore 5 or iCore 7 Fast boot up time Standard USB 3.0 13.5' pixel Sense touchscreen It is available from the 15 June from AU$1499. With education discount it AU$1349.10. For more information including full specifications and features see Microsoft Australia's Website . Where you can p...

Overnight in New York, Samsung announced two new phones the much anticipated Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. The two new phones are similar to the S7, but have the addition of an display that fills the whole front of the phone, a 12 megapixel camera, new iris scanners and new assistant called Bixby, similar to Siri. It will run along side the Google Assistant and will be in beta on both phones. The Galaxy S8 and S8+ will be available for pre-order on 31st March. These are seen as crucial for Samsung success, after the Note 7 disaster. For more information on the phone  see Samsung Australia's Website . Image from Samsung Australia's Website (Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+)

Australia still lags behind the world in internet speeds once again. The latest ratings have been released by  Akamai State of the Internet Report . The report stated that Australia is now ranked at 51 in the world. For more information see this  Sydney Morning Hearld article , published today. This comes as the nation looks to the NBN (National Broadband Network) to improve internet speeds. Image from tech.thaivisa.com

Nokia has rebooted the world famous 3310. The phone was popular in the early 2000s and was the 12th best selling phone. It was mainly popular because of the game snake. The new phone is redesigned in a colourful body and features a colour 2.4.inch screen,  a 2 megapixel camera and 22 hours of talk time and a battery that can last up to a month. The phone uses 2.5G and will cost about $70AU. Nokia has not announced when or if it will be available in Australia.  It was announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, along with other new Android phones, Nokia 3 and Nokia 5 and the powerful Nokia 6.  For more information   see CNETS article  about the new Nokia phones. Do you have memories of the original Nokia 3310? Let us know in the comments section below. Image from Nokia.com

The GSMA's Mobile World Congress is an annual event that happens in Barcelona. The event showcases all the latest technology in mobile phones from brands such as Samsung, LG, Sony and many more. It also includes what to expect from the industry in 2017. It is held from 27 February to 2 March 2017. Samsung is widely speculated to revel the Galaxy S8 at the event. For more information about the event including what to expect see  Finder.com.au website . Image from techrader.com

Telstra has launched a new router called Gateway Frontier designed to help existing customers stay connected online , when there is a fixed broadband outage. It works by automatically switching to 4G mobile network when there is an outage and uses broadband quota while users wait to be connected back online. This new router comes as Telstra improves their network from recent outages. It is available for $216 outright or for $9 month on a 24 month plan. See  Telstra's Website  for more information on the device. Image from Telstra's Website.