Microsoft Surface 2 Release Date, Features Rumors: Nvidia CEO Comments on Second-Generation Surface Tablets [Report]

By Michael Oleaga / m.oleaga@latinospost.com (staff@latinospost.com) | First Posted: Aug 10, 2013 06:52 PM EDT

Tags Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft Surface 2, Nvidia

Despite its reported sales figures, Microsoft may be set to develop the next generation of the Surface tablets.

According to a statement from Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, via CNET, his company is working "really hard" on the next Surface with the goal that it'll become more successful than the original.

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Nvidia played an integral role with the Microsoft Surface with Windows RT, providing the processor for the tablet

Huang noted that a problem with the current Surface with Windows RT is the lack of the Outlook app.

"It is the killer app for Windows. Now we're going to bring it with the second-generation Surface," said Huang. "We're working really hard on it, and we hope that it's going to be a big success."

Microsoft has not commented on the Nvidia CEO's statements.

As Latinos Post reported, Microsoft revealed it was taking a $900 million charge due to "related to Surface RT inventory adjustments." Columnists have suggested the "inventory adjustments" were in fact just unsold tablets of the Surface with Windows RT.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer addressed the Surface with Windows RT sales during an internal town hall meeting with Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner.

"We built a few more devices than we could sell," said Ballmer, via The Verge.

Microsoft has lowered the price of the Surface with Windows RT tablets. The tablet-only 32GB Surface with Windows RT at the Microsoft Store is $349, down from the original $449 price, while the 64GB variant will cost the consumer $449, instead of $599. For consumers buying the Surface with Windows RT with a Touch Cover, it will cost an additional $100 for each 32GB and 64GB model.

The features for the Surface with Windows RT include a 10.6-inch ClearType Widescreen with 1,366x768 pixels. The Microsoft tablet utilizes the quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and has 2GB of RAM. The Surface with Windows RT is also able to connect with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.

The Nvidia CEO failed to mention a potential release date for the new Surface, but it could fall in October, one year after the original Surface with Windows RT made its debut.