Microsoft has just wrapped up its September event, where it made several major announcements. Not only did we see some new Surface devices, but Microsoft also shared some updates about the new AI features coming to its products.
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Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements
Microsoft’s September event has come to a close. In addition to revealing the Surface Laptop Studio 2, Microsoft announced some updates to Copilot.
You can check out all the news from Microsoftâs event below.
A more powerful Surface Laptop Studio 2
Microsoft has finally revealed its new Surface Laptop Studio 2. The company calls it the âmost powerfulâ Surface it has built to date, as it comes with Intelâs 13th Gen i7 H class processor, Nvidiaâs RTX 4050 or 4060 GPU, and 64GB of RAM. It also features a more adaptive touchpad that Microsoft calls the âmost inclusiveâ yet.
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 starts at $1,999. You can preorder the device today, but it will become available on October 3rd.
The lightweight Surface Laptop Go 3 gets a spec bump
Microsoft has announced the Surface Laptop Go 3. The new device, which Microsoft says is â88 percent faster,â comes with a 12.4-inch touchscreen, weighs just under 2.5 pounds, and features a fingerprint power button. It also offers up to 15 hours of battery life, along with one USB-A port, one USB-C port, and a headphone jack.
Although the Surface Go 4 didnât get a mention during Microsoftâs presentation, the company quietly launched the device â but only for businesses. The Surface Go 4 gets a small performance boost, as it swaps its predecessorâs two-core Intel Pentium processor with an upgraded four-core Intel N200 chip.
The Surface Laptop Go 3 starts at $799, while the Surface Go 4 starts at $579. Both devices will be available starting October 3rd, with preorders starting today.
Windows 11âs next update comes with Copilot and more
Windows 11 is getting its next big update on September 26th. The update will be jam-packed with new features, including the new AI-powered Windows Copilot that Microsoftâs been testing, along with a redesigned File Explorer.
Later on, Microsoft will add native support for RAR and 7-zip, along with a new Windows volume mixer that lets you control app volumes individually. Thereâs also a Dynamic Lighting setting coming that you can use to adjust the lighting on your PCâs components.
A single Copilot across Microsoftâs services and apps
Microsoft is merging Copilot, the companyâs AI-powered assistant, to allow for a unified experience. The tool will be âseamlessly availableâ across Microsoftâs apps and services, including Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and Edge. With this update, Copilot will âuniquely incorporateâ context from the web, your work data, and what youâre currently doing on your computer to provide you with âbetter assistance.â
Bing Chat is getting DALL-E 3 and Personalized Answers
Bing Chat, Microsoftâs AI chatbot, is getting a big update. Microsoft announced that itâs adding DALL-E 3, the latest version of OpenAIâs text-to-image generator, to Bing Chat for free. The AI chatbot is also getting Personalized Answers, a feature that will use your chat history to inform Bingâs responses.
Microsoft 365 with Copilot comes out in November
Microsoft is rolling out Copilot to its 365 apps on November 1st. Users can use Copilot to summarize documents, quickly generate emails, rewrite documents, and a lot more. The feature will be available to subscribers on certain business and enterprise plans for an extra $30 per month.
Update September 21st, 12:31PM ET: Added the Surface Go 4.