The company claims that the new Surface Pen is the company's 'fastest pen ever', and is twice as accurate as the previous version. Microsoft's Shanghai event may have the Surface Pro as the main highlight though the new Surface Pen also received much accolades from the Surface team. The dongle will be sold separately though there are no launch details including price. If you want to put data back and forth with a Type-C peripheral, you can,' says Panay. The Verge quotes Panos Panay, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Devices, to say, 'If you want to charge a device with a Type-C charger, you can. The dongle will simply provide USB Type-C support to the Surface devices.

This will mean that the Whiteboard app will support inking in popular Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps.Īdditionally, Microsoft has confirmed that it will release a USB Type-C dongle that can connect to the new Surface Pro as well as earlier versions of the Surface Laptops.

The app will offer features like Pencil texture and new ink effects to Office 365 subscribers from next month. 'With Microsoft Whiteboard, people will be able to collaborate on ideas and projects across an expanded set of ink-enabled Windows 10 devices later this year, with exclusive capabilities for Office 365 subscribers,' the company said at the announcement. Microsoft also promises that this will support all future Windows 10 running devices launching later this year. The new Microsoft Whiteboard app will offer collaborative capabilities for simultaneous inking between multiple people across the world. The Redmond giant also made some major announcements including a collaborative inking app, Microsoft Whiteboard, and a Surface USB-C dongle. Microsoft on Tuesday at its Shanghai event unveiled the all-new Surface Pro device which will start shipping June 15.

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