Surface Pro and Surface Laptop double down on portability and battery life with physical redesigns, new colors, and competitive prices.

Microsoft Corp. is rolling out two lower-end versions of its main Surface devices in a bid to drum up interest in computers that can take advantage of the company’s artificial intelligence

The new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro will come with 16GB of RAM, 256GB or 512GB of UFS storage, and three finishes: Ocean, Violet, and Platinum. They're set for release on Tuesday, May 20 starting at $899.99 and $799.99, respectively. Preorders are now available from the Microsoft Store and Best Buy.

The tech company said it will shift its video-conference services to Microsoft Teams, its flagship communication platform, according to a report in CNET, the tech media outlet. As we say goodbye to Skype,

Microsoft originally bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011 to replace its own Windows Live Messenger platform. Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Danish Janus Friis. Skype quickly became known as the communications platform that popularized video calls.

Microsoft has pulled the plug on Skype, the well-loved video messaging platform that recently celebrated its 21st birthday. Now you will have to use Microsoft Teams.