LONDON: Microsoft has thrown down the gauntlet to Apple at its Windows 10 devices event in New York, announcing not only a range of new Nokia Lumia smartphones, but the first laptop in the company’s history.
Microsoft’s Surface Book came as a surprise to audience members, many of whom gave a standing ovation after its demonstration.
The laptop is a direct challenger to Apple’s MacBook Pro and is two times faster and has six million pixels.
Utilising what Microsoft calls a dynamic fulcrum hinge and a muscle wire lock, the laptop screen is easily detachable from the keyboard so that the device also can be used as a tablet, but retain the processing power of a laptop.
