Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has just announced two new Surface devices, and neither ...

C, there’s one massive flaw that becomes very obvious the moment you look at the ports on any computer. This being that there ...

Microsoft announced new 13-inch Surface Laptop and 12-inch Surface ... Both devices now charge via USB-C and no longer include a power brick, aligning with the EU’s push to reduce electronic ...

you could charge a Surface either with its own charger or over USB-C or Thunderbolt, which meant that it offered flexibility many other laptops couldn’t. Microsoft’s Surface chargers boasted ...

Both of these devices no longer have the company's proprietary Surface Connect charging port. Instead, they can now only be charged via USB-C. But that isn't even the bad part: Microsoft also ...

Any USB-C port should be able to recharge devices, transfer files at high speed, and run external displays with ease but in ...

I also wouldn’t be surprised if Microsoft has survey data showing that Surface owners aren’t using their Surface Connect ports to charge their devices as much as they’re using USB-C ...

Here are the details. What is new in the April 2024 firmware update for the Surface Laptop 4? Addresses the issue that prevents charging when system is connected via USB-C and goes into hibernation.

A weakness built into the USB-C from the very beginning was that the specification for the physical connector was always separate from the specifications for the USB Power Delivery specification for ...

Microsoft has just announced two new Surface devices, and neither comes with the company’s Surface Connect charging port. The Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch can now only be ...