Surface Pro 3 now available for purchase, i3 and i7 versions coming on August 1

By Williams Pelegrin June 20, 2014

Microsoft SURFACE Pro 3 start screen — Image used with permission by copyright holder

Microsoft announced that the Surface Pro 3, the successor to last year’s Surface Pro 2, is now available for purchase in the United States and Canada through Microsoft retail stores, Microsoft’s online store, and retail stores.

Being the first wave of Surface Pro 3 tablets, only the Core i5 versions are available for purchase. Getting the Core i5 version with 128GB of storage will run you $1,000, while doubling the storage brings the price up to $1,300.

Meanwhile, the Core i3 and i7 versions won’t be available until August 1. The sole Core i3 version, priced at $800, includes 64GB of storage, while the $1,550 and $1,950 will net you the Core i7 version with 256GB and 512GB of storage, respectively. As for international availability, all versions of the Surface Pro 3 will make its way to 26 additional countries by the end of August.

Regardless of which model you go for, the Surface Pro 3 packs a 12-inch 2160 x 1440 pixel display and includes an Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU. We’ve compared the Surface Pro 3 to several of its peers, including the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display, and its main competition, the MacBook Air.

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5 things the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro can do that the Apple Watch Series 7 can’t

Always-on screen mode on the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro.

The Apple Watch Series 7 goes on sale starting October 15, and the first batch of reviews have already dropped. While you might already be keen on buying an Apple Watch Series 7, we're here to show you five things it can't do compared to the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro which we're also putting to the test.
1. Automatic nap tracking
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The Apple Watch Series 7 can track your sleep. It can also track your naps. However, to use this feature, you need to create a sleep schedule on your iPhone. On the other hand, the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro tracks your sleep automatically. All you need to do is wear it on your wrist while sleeping. Amazfit even says that it can track naps that exceed 20 minutes, which most other smartwatches confuse for genuine sleep. Automatic naps tracking is extremely useful for people who enjoy naps, work the night shift, or simply have an irregular sleep schedule Cosmo Kramer style. That's where the GTR 3 Pro can keep tracking where the Series 7 can't.
2. Much more data on sleep
Part of sleep tracking is numbers, and sure enough, the Apple Watch Series 7 tells you how many hours you spent in the bed and how many of them you actually slept. On the other hand, the Amazfit GTR 3 Pro can monitor sleep stages, track sleep breathing quality and give you suggestions for sleep habit improvements. The smartwatch allows you to check your sleep data quickly, easily, and shows up directly on the watch screen -- so there's no need to go swiping through your phone and launching apps when you first wake up.
3. Stress Monitor

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Oppo’s Android 12-based ColorOS 12 is coming to the Find X3 Pro in December

oppo find x3 pro review back hand

ColorOS 12, Oppo’s smartphone operating system based on Google’s Android 12, will be coming to the Oppo Find X3 Pro in December, with other models in the company’s range to follow over the coming year. Oppo says the new version is cleaner, smoother, and more inclusive than before, but if you’re waiting to hear a mass of new features, you may be disappointed.

Inclusivity is one of the key aspects of ColorOS 12, and is important to the continued growth of ColorOS around the world. New Omoji animated emoji characters have a wide range of customizations to ensure they appeal to everyone, for example, but it’s in the software itself that a lot of work has taken place to make it more inclusive. This includes formatting and appearance changes for text in languages other than Chinese and English, new translations for specific languages including Danish, where Oppo understood it was lacking, and even alterations to the camera app algorithm in the beautification feature to make it more suitable for more people.

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There’s a HUGE SALE on Microsoft Surface devices today

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 with a nature scene on the display.

Microsoft's Surface devices blur the line between tablet deals and laptop deals, with different configurations and form factors available. You have plenty of options from the available Surface Laptop deals and Surface Pro deals -- it's all just a matter of choosing the Surface device that's perfect for your needs and budget.

If you're set on a Surface device as your next purchase, the good news is that there are discounts that you can avail yourself of today from Amazon and Best Buy. The Microsoft Surface Go 2 is available on Amazon for $475, after a $75 discount to its original price of $550, while the Microsoft Surface Pro 7 with Type Cover is sold on Best Buy for $599, after a $360 reduction from its original price of $959. Amazon is also selling the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 at $69 off, bringing its price down to $930 from its original price of $999.
Microsoft Surface Go 2 – $475, was $550