Microsoft Surface roadmap reveals refreshed Surface Pro, disc-less Xbox, foldable Andromeda and more for 2019

Microsoft watcher Brad Sams latest revelations suggest that 2019 is going to be a busy year for Microsoft as it lays out a potential roadmap of hardware releases for the company over the next couple of years. It includes refreshes and some new versions of products like Surface Pro, Xbox, and also an update to the mysterious “Andromeda." While Microsoft's push towards smartphone business was never fruitful, the Surface division is a different story altogether and it was quite as successful as it could rival Apple in the high-end market. Microsoft’s most recent quarter, Surface revenue jumped 14% over the previous year, to $1.18 billion. A possible roadmap includes the newest version of the Surface Pro tablet, with a USB-C port, smaller bezels, rounded corners, and several new color options. This could come in the fourth quarter of 2019. Up next is a Surface Laptop that could be powered by an AMD processor rather than usual Intel processor and this could also launch towards the end of 2019. Sometime in Spring of 2019, Microsoft said to hold an event to unveil an “ambient computing” device that can sense and respond to user presence. The product is designed to help deal with some common frustrations of using a smartphone, ...