Microsoft has finally introduced a budget version of the Surface. Meanwhile, Huawei announced it will use the fastest charging system in the world, which fully charges a mobile phone in just 35 minutes. Microsoft has unveiled the cheapest Surface tablet named Surface Go. This 10-inch hybrid tablet is introduced in competition with Apple's new iPad. It is the cheapest and lightest product in the Surface series, weighing only half a kilogram and being 31% lighter than the Surface Pro. The tablet supports Microsoft's special pen and has a resolution of 1800 by 1200 pixels. It uses a quad-core Pentium processor with a processing speed of 1.6 GHz, which is significantly weaker than the Surface Pro and even appears weaker compared to the iPad's processor. The base model comes with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage, while a custom version upgrades this to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. The base price of this product is $400.
Microsoft has also announced that it will release a Windows 10 update in October. However, Windows users are dissatisfied with the spring update, as many systems have encountered issues. It remains to be seen whether the company will resolve these problems in the new update.
GoPro has sold over 30 million Hero action cameras in 9 months, with the Hero 5 being the best-selling model. However, in the drone market, the company has not performed well against DJI, and its drone has not been successful in the market.
After years of decline due to the rise of tablets and smartphones, PC sales have finally increased after six years, showing a 2.7% growth last year, marking the first increase since 2012. The top-selling companies in this sector are HP, Lenovo, Dell, Apple, and Acer. This growth is attributed to the expansion of various businesses worldwide, as personal devices often cannot meet the needs of business environments, which require computers with medium to high processing power.
Google Chrome has been using more RAM in recent updates to fill security gaps, which puts pressure on systems. The Site Isolation feature enhances security but increases RAM usage, a problem that has not yet affected mobile systems. Some experts are concerned that activating this system on mobile platforms could significantly slow down these devices.
German company Bosch, a leading automotive parts manufacturer, alongside Mercedes-Benz, will use NVIDIA processors and AI for the development of autonomous vehicles. These new chips can perform hundreds of trillions of operations per second and support 5G systems, processing various sensors from imaging to lidar and radar. The processor, named Pegasus, drives the vehicle based on algorithms from Bosch and Mercedes-Benz.
Huawei aims to use the fastest mobile charger in the world in its products. This new technology allows the company's phones with a 3800 mAh battery to be fully charged in just 35 minutes using a special adapter. This high charging power is about twice that of the company's best phone, the Mate 20. In recent years, Huawei has gained a significant share of the mobile market and is competing with flagship products worldwide, with the Mate 20's camera being recognized as the best mobile camera in the world. The company aims to attract Apple and Samsung customers by utilizing new technologies such as dedicated AI processors and fast chargers.