John Callaham

Electronic Arts has added Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 as the latest game that can be played for free for EA Access subscribers for the Xbox One, and Origin Access for PC gamers.

The Microsoft Store site in Canada is giving buyers of a new Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book a free Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II, which is normally worth $249, for a limited time.

Microsoft has now released a change log that offers details on the recent firmware updates for the Surface Pro 3 and Pro 2 tablets, which include graphics improvements and more.

Microsoft has now published the change log for the most recent Surface Pro 3 firmware update, showing what's new and improved for the 12-inch tablet.

Microsoft has yet another TV commercial for the Surface Pro 4. This time, the focus is on pro football scout Trey Brown, as he uses the tablet on the road to evaluate college players.

Microsoft is holding a sale of many of its Surface Pro 4 tablets, Some models are currently $100 off their normal price from now until Feb. 27 for U.S. residents.

The Surface 3 LTE, with 64GB of storage, is now on sale at AT&T for $599 without a contract and T-Mobile will start offering the tablet to its @Work business customers on July 31.

IDC says the first quarter of 2016 saw a decline in overall tablet shipments worldwide. However, it also saw a new high for detachable tablets such as the Surface family in the quarter.

Microsoft says that sales of its big Surface Hub touchscreen Windows 10 PCs have 'exceeded initial forecasts' and that it is "ramping up production" to meet demand.

As previously announced, today is the final day for Microsoft's Zune online services, as the company completes the transition to its new Groove Music service.

The Microsoft Store site in Canada is celebrating Labour Day with a number of special discounts on Lumia smartphones, Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book PCs and the Microsoft Band 2.