Microsoft posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $92.3 billion, up 19 percent, with net income of $33.6 billion, up 32 percent. The company restructured its financial reporting into two new segments, Agents and Infra and Devices and Consumer, replacing its prior three-segment structure, and will now disclose Azure revenue quarterly. Azure brought in $33.17 billion, up 48 percent year-over-year, while Devices and Consumer revenue fell 3 percent, with Windows OEM revenue down 22 percent amid a weak PC market.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Microsoft shipped a firmware update on October 22 for the Surface Laptop Ultra that addresses screen flickering, random restarts, and slow reboot times, along with unspecified additional bug fixes and performance improvements. Microsoft says users may need to manually restart their device to complete installation, and the update cannot be uninstalled once applied.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-26
Developer Rafael Rivera found that wallpapers Microsoft emailed to Windows Insiders in mid-October, marking the program's 12th anniversary, carried file metadata showing they were saved using Photoshop on a Mac. Rivera said the ten wallpapers came from Microsoft's in-house design team, and the company has since replaced the files on its design site without comment.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-25
Tom's Hardware Premium published its weekly roundup covering TP-Link's efforts to satisfy US regulators amid scrutiny over its China ties, including a letter of intent with Key Tronic to assemble Wi-Fi 8 routers in Mississippi and nearly $1 billion pledged toward US R&D and manufacturing. The roundup also details testing of Nvidia's new RTX Spark-based Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra for gaming performance, plus an examination of whether costly audiophile-grade headsets are worth it for gamers.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-24
Tom's Hardware reports that Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's RTX Spark platform struggles with gaming at its native 3270x2180, 3:2 resolution because DLSS upscaling becomes heavy and standard 16:9 or 16:10 content stretches or shrinks awkwardly on the unusual aspect ratio. The outlet found that Microsoft's built-in 1600x1024 scaled mode is too low-resolution, and instead calculated a custom 1764x1176 resolution that better matches the pixel count of 1080p, yielding sharper images with less DLSS strain.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-22
Nvidia's RTX Spark chip is now shipping in laptops from multiple manufacturers, with prices starting at $2,599 for a 24GB Asus ProArt P14 at Best Buy. Configurations scale up to 128GB of unified memory, with models like the Asus ProArt P16 reaching nearly $7,000 and HP's OmniBook line topping out around $5,300. Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra with 48GB of memory is also among the initial retail offerings.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-16
The first reviews of Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra have begun appearing, framing the device as a high-end competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro. Reviewers reportedly describe the laptop as promising but note its high price point as a key consideration for buyers.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-16
Microsoft has launched the Surface Laptop Ultra, a new flagship Windows laptop built around Nvidia's new RTX Spark N1X 'superchip,' aimed at handling on-device AI, gaming and content creation in one machine. At 4.4 pounds, it's lighter than the 16-inch MacBook Pro but is the thickest among the new wave of N1X-powered laptops, including HP's OmniBook Ultra.
wired.com
· 2026-10-16
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop Ultra, a high-end Windows laptop reviewed as a serious rival to Apple's MacBook Pro. The device emphasizes strong local processing power rather than relying primarily on cloud-based AI services.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-16
Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra, built with an Nvidia RTX Spark N1X chip, starts at $2,599 and can be configured up to $5,899 depending on processor and memory. The base 24GB unified memory model ships with Windows 11 Home, while higher-tier configurations come with Windows 11 Pro and up to 64GB of memory. During a review briefing, Microsoft gave only a vague answer when asked whether the 24GB base model has enough memory for tasks like running AI models locally.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-16
Tom's Hardware reviewed Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra, which uses Nvidia's RTX Spark mobile SoC instead of a Qualcomm chip, making it one of the first non-Qualcomm Windows on Arm laptops. The reviewer praises its design, display, and port selection, but notes the device is heavy, costly, and offers little extra benefit to users who don't run AI workloads.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-16
The Verge's staff spent a week testing Nvidia's new Arm-based RTX Spark N1X processor across five laptops, including Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra, Asus's ProArt P16, Lenovo's Yoga 9n and HP's OmniBook Ultra. All units share the same 20-core CPU with 6,144 CUDA cores, though a cheaper 18-core variant with fewer CUDA cores also exists, with prices ranging from $2,599.99 to $6,999.99. The chip combines RTX Blackwell graphics with large unified memory pools of up to 128GB, aimed at running local AI models.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-16
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