Microsoft also isn’t offering a 3G/4G version of the tablet, claiming that consumer research suggests the vast majority of tablets of a similar size to Surface don’t ever get taken outside of the home or office. A choice of 32GB or 64GB of storage – no 16GB option, though Microsoft prices its entry-level Surface directly against the 16GB iPad 3 – with a microSDXC card slot, WiFi a/b/g/n, and Bluetooth 4.0.Īs you’d expect there are stereo speakers – which are on the quiet side, even at maximum volume – and dual digital microphones, an HD video output which, with the right $39.99 dongle, hooks up to an HDMI or VGA connection, and a cluster of sensors: ambient light to control screen brightness, an accelerometer, gyroscope, and digital compass, though no GPS. It’s a chip we’re very familiar with from Android phones and tablets, and in fact much of Surface’s other specifications are par for the course in the mobile world.

In the case of Surface, Microsoft opted for NVIDIA’s quadcore Tegra 3, here paired with 2GB of RAM. With Windows RT, the field is open for companies like NVIDIA, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and others to push the sort of frugal chipsets that are more commonly found in Android tablets, reaping potential benefits in power frugality and reduced heat output. We may have one or two tips that you may find useful.Windows on an ARM processor is new territory for Microsoft. If you have some MKV files you can’t play in updated Video app, leave a comment in the Continue the Discussion section below. Keep in mind though, certain types of MKVs are still not supported. However, this is going to be a huge help to those Windows RT users who only gets limited support from apps like this. Once the Video app is updated, you will be able to enjoy MKV video right away without any 3rd party apps or codecs installed. If you don’t have a MKV coded media file ready, head over to Jellyfish and download one so you can test it out immediately.įor desktop or Surface Pro users, this doesn’t seem to be a big deal, since they can install an all-in-one codecs like this or a 3rd party media player such as VLC to play MKV files. Windows Store app will then start doing a manual app updates checkup and will list a list of apps that need to be updated, including both built-in and store apps. If you haven’t done so, go to Store app, swipe in from the right edge of the screen to bring in the Charm bar, tap Settings, and App updates, then Check for updates. Microsoft released a bunch of new updates to Windows 8.1 built-in apps, including one for Video with native MKV file format support. After the announcements of MKV native support on Xbox One console and Windows 10, now it’s Windows 8.1’s turn to get the same native support out of the box.

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