Microsoft’s new Lumia has a killer feature iPhone 6s and Nexus 5X users can only dream of

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Microsoft is a distant third player in the mobile business, trailing behind Google and Apple both when it comes to market share and profits, but the company just showed it’s not ready to throw in the towel. Microsoft announced on Tuesday a series of flagship devices that are supposed to take on the iPhone 6s and Nexus 5X that have some impressive characteristics.

But most importantly, they come with a feature that no competitor can offer right now.

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Microsoft just made the laptop of my dreams, and I can’t wait for Apple to copy it

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Even though we’re in the “post PC” era where smartphones and tablets are the new norm, I still find I use my laptop a lot. Yet I’m also dreaming about a different kind of laptop like the one Microsoft just announced that combines the past with the future.

The Surface Book is essentially a slimmer, better-looking version of the Surface Pro 4. In fact, the two are both able to offer similar performance for day-to-day use, though the Surface Book is practically Microsoft’s answer to Apple’s MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, and therefore an even more powerful machine than the Surface Pro 4.

In other words, Microsoft just made the laptop of my dreams. It has a touchscreen. It has a keyboard. It has a hot operating system. But I can’t wait for Apple to copy it given that I’m so anchored in OS X and iOS.

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iPhone 6s’s Home button is literally ‘burning hot’

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The iPhone’s Home button is an iconic characteristic of any iOS device and is required to perform several tasks. Apple has stuck with the Home button over the years even though more and more competitors ditched physical buttons opting to replace them with on-screen versions. The iPhone 6s models have their own Home buttons, adorned with even faster and more responsive Touch ID fingerprint sensors. But they also come with a previously unseen problem: Increased heat.

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Surface Book specs and features: What’s inside the ‘ultimate laptop’

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Although it wasn’t as big of a surprise as Microsoft had hoped it would be, there’s no question that the announcement of the Surface Book was the highlight of the event on Tuesday.

Microsoft called it “the ultimate laptop” more than once while on stage, but what do the technical specs of this clipboard device actually look like? Let’s find out.

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Here are the official videos for every product Microsoft just announced

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Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a variety of new products, including the high-end new Lumia 950 series of phones, the second-generation Band wearable and – most importantly – two hot new Windows 10 devices, including the Surface Pro 4 and the Surface Book.

In what follows, you can see Microsoft’s official presentation videos for the its brand new products, including the new Surface tablet/laptops, and their exciting new features.

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