Nvidia confirms Microsoft is working on Surface successor

In an interview with CNET , Nvidia
chief executive Jen-Hsun Huang
confirmed that the chipmaker is
working with Microsoft on the next
generation Surface.
Microsoft launched the Surface RT to
much fanfare. However, last month it
was forced to write down $900 million
of stock after demand for the tablet
failed to surface.

Despite the failure of the first
Surface RT to make a significant
impact on the market, Nvidia is still
optimistic Microsoft’s tablet does have
a future.
Huang criticised the limitations of
Windows RT, saying that Outlook would
have made his “life complete”.
Earlier this year, Microsoft confirmed
that it would be introducing Outlook
for Windows RT when the update for
Microsoft Windows 8.1 is released.
Pointing to that, Huang said that he
believes Surface RT now has its “killer
app”.
He then confirmed that Nvidia is
working with Microsoft on the second
generation Surface tablet.
“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.”
Previous reports have hinted that
Microsoft is working on a successor to
the its original Surface RT tablet.
Earlier this year, it was reported that
Microsoft is testing Qualcomm’s
Snapdragon 800 processor – the same
that powers the LG G2 .
The software maker is also believed to
be preparing a seven or eight inch
Surface tablet to compete with the
Nexus 7 and iPad mini.