Microsoft has announced its’ New Tablet – Surface
A combination of Tablet and PC, Microsoft are claiming Surface will be powerful enough to replace a PC, with one version even running a full version of Windows 8.
The keyboard is certainly one of the most interesting looking aspects of the Surface. Microsoft have created a 3mm thin pressure sensitive cover for the tablet that also functions as the keyboard. This attaches to the bottom of the Surface via a single magnetic clip. The keyboards are even available in five different colours, enabling you to somewhat customise the Surface.
You’ll find two cameras on the Surface, one on the front and one on the back. Microsoft are claiming that these cameras, combined with the 22 degree angle of the built in kickstand, will enable users to make calls and record meetings or events hands-free.
It’s unsure how the Surface will do when the final model is released to the public, but the competition in the tablet industry certainly seems set to heat up in the near future.
Source: Microsoft, Mashable
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A quick update on the UK popularity of each of the major search engines for the last 12 months.
No prizes for guessing the leader; Google is still hugely dominant with over 90% of market share. Bing & Yahoo make a notable contribution with just over roughly 3% each, leaving the other two major search engines, AOL & Ask, trailing with less than 1% each. These of course all still way ahead of all other search engine brands, which combined only account for less than 0.2% of this year’s market share. When you consider just how many are included in this bracket, the significance of these results really starts to sink in – remember Lycos, AltaVista or MSN search? All have practically sunk without trace, scary stuff.
So what does this mean for your marketing? Well, if you’re not advertising on Google, you should be. Whether you like it or not, Google has total dominance in the Search market. It’s been reported that globally Google receives over 1 billion monthly unique visitors, that’s huge – it equates to approximately 1 in 7 people around the world visiting Google each month. To see just how popular Google is, use the below link to see a great 3D representation of the number searches around the globe – it’s something to behold:
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Sources: StatCounter.com, SearchEngineWatch.com, ComScore.com, Google Trends
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