Microsoft Surface Event 2023: From Copilot In Windows 11 To New Surface Devices, Top 5 Announcements From Today's Show

Microsoft Event 2023: Microsoft just concluded its tech-laden event with a plethora of software and hardware announcements. On the expected lines, the company stressed AI and its new Surface devices at the showcase. Microsoft Copilot, which the company calls an 'AI companion' for users, is an attempt to offer better assistance on Windows PCs. This experience will seep across Windows 11 OS, Microsoft 365, Edge browser and Bing search engine.

For better context, here is a compiled listicle about the top announcements from the event.

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Windows 11 Copilot

The company said that AI Copilot for Windows 11 will roll out for users from September 26 via an update. This will help users accomplish a range of tasks faster using automation. Paint and Photos will get AI tonics for better digital creations and photo editing, Microsoft added.

Microsoft Copilot is an attempt to offer better assistance to users on their PC. (Image:Microsoft)

Plus, enhancements for Snipping Tool, Notepad, Clipchamp, File Explorer, new Outlook app and more apps and features await users in the upcoming build.

DALL-E 3 In Bing Image Creator

In a blog post, the company announced that its AI image creator will now be powered by OpenAI's DALL.E 3. Plus, the tool will now have Microsoft Designer integration for easy editing options. Also, the company announced Personalised answers via chat history and AI-aided Shopping in Bing and Edge via Copilot.

Microsoft 365 Copilot

The Redmond-headquartered tech giant shared that Microsoft 365 Copilot will be available for enterprise users from November 1. Plus, the new 'Microsoft 365 Chat' can help a user with complicated queries after scanning across a vast data set of offline and online files "like an assistant". The AI-laden enhancements in Microsoft 365, Bing and Edge will arrive this fall.

Microsoft 365 Chat (Image:Microsoft)

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Secondly, 'Designer' will help users create social media-ready graphics and invitations using AI. Backed by Dall.E 3, it will offer a wide range of features to expand, add, and remove objects from an image.

Surface Laptop Studio 2

According to Microsoft, the new Surface offers Intel CPUs and NVIDIA Studio tools with double graphics performance compared to the MacBook Pro M2 Max. It has a 14.4-inch touch display and a haptic-enabled touchpad.

Surface Laptop Go 3

The laptop boasts a 12.4-inch touch display, Intel Core i5-1235U CPU, up to 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, 40Wh battery and a fingerprint sensor mounted in the power button. It is priced at $799 for the base model and will be available in the US from October 3. It has been listed on the Indian website, which implies it may also be available in the country.

Surface Laptop Go 3 (Image:Microsoft)

The company also introduced its Surface Go 4 2-in-1 machine with a 10.5-inch screen, Intel N200 CPU, 8GB RAM and 256GB memory at a starting price of $ 579. Lastly, Microsoft also introduced new Surface Hub 3 screens (50-inch and 80-inch).