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New tidbits about what’s coming for Microsoft Surface RT and Pro devices are continuing to trickle out. Here are a few additional ones worth mentioning from various places around the Web.
Wi-Fi updates coming for Surface RT: As Microsoft execs mentioned during a recent Reddit Ask Me Anything Q&A, Microsoft is planning to roll out two additional sets of fixes meant to improve “Wi-Fi connection robustness” on Surface RT devices. The first fix will be delivered today, February 12, which is Patch Tuesday. Another is set for March 12, according to company officials.
Surface end-of-support date: 2017: Mainstream, free support for Surface RT devices ends on April 11, 2017, and for Surface Pro devices on July 10, 2017, as Neowin reported recently. Windows 8 Pro’s mainstream support ends on January 9, 2018; extended (paid) support ends January 10, 2023. (There is still … [Read more]