Microsoft Surface mini or will be introduced

DoNews May 6 (Xinhua Xue Fei), a few days ago, foreign media exposure of Microsoft's invitation, said Microsoft will be held in New York on May 20 press conference, it is likely to launch the long-rumored Surface mini this tablet computer.

According to the invitation letter, Microsoft will hold a press conference in New York on May 20 at 11 am ET while "small" in "Join us for a small gathering" may suggest The new product is likely to be more compact Surface mini.

According to previous news, Surface mini will use 7.5-inch or 8.5-inch screen, and is expected to be equipped with an electronic stylus; In addition, Surface mini will still be based on the ARM platform, running Windows RT 8.1.

From IDC data show that Apple's first quarter iPad shipments of 16.4 million, is still the number one tablet maker, but compared to 19.5 million units in the same period last year dropped 16.1%, market share from last year's 40.2% Dropped to 32.5%.

At the same time, Samsung shipped the second place with 11.2 million units shipped in the first quarter; Asus was the third place with 2.5 million tablet shipments; Lenovo ranked fourth with tablet PCs Volume 2.1 million units; Amazon ranked fifth, tablet shipments of 1 million units. Microsoft is not currently among the top five tablet makers in the world. (Finish)