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Microsoft: No need for laptop with its new tablet

By Anick Jesdanun
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Microsoft: No need for laptop with its new tablet

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft bills its new Surface tablet computer as a laptop replacement — and it means it this time.

The Surface Pro 3 will have a screen measuring 12 inches diagonally, up from 10.6 inches in the previous model. The Pro 3 is 32 percent thinner and 12 percent lighter than October’s Pro 2. The company said it customized more than 100 parts and worked closely with chipmaker Intel Corp. to maximize performance in a slim device.

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