It pays to have a spare tire. Even if it’s one of those “space saver” spare tires that you can only use for a limited time, having a spare is… Read More
Is Windows RT dead? Yes, pretty much, but that might not mean what you think it does. Microsoft confirmed this week that it has stopped manufacturing the Nokia Lumia 2520,… Read More
Microsoft is taking steps to unify the development of apps for Windows Phone and Windows RT devices — making it much easier for developers to target both platforms from the… Read More
Nokia really wants its new Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet to succeed. There’s a good reason for that: after all, they don’t want their Windows RT tablet to go the way of… Read More
Microsoft is considering making the next version of Windows RT and Windows Phone free for computer and device makers interested in using it, the Verge reported today. That meshes with a… Read More
Microsoft says Windows RT 8.1 is available for download again in the Windows Store for users of Windows RT devices including the company’s Surface RT tablets. The company had removed… Read More
Microsoft this morning sent out media invites for a Surface event on Sept. 23 in New York City, where the company is expected to unveil the second generation of its… Read More
Larger than a phone, smaller than a tablet — yes, it’s a “phablet,” to use the much-derided term for the device segment best known for Samsung’s Galaxy Note. And the… Read More
A new report from The Verge this morning puts more weight behind the rumors that Nokia will be coming out with its own Windows RT tablet, code-named Sirius — further… Read More
A new report on the global tablet market shows Microsoft Windows tablets making modest gains in the second quarter, clawing their way back to 4.5 percent market share with 2.3… Read More
First the Start button and now this. Microsoft will release a version of Outlook for Windows RT, giving users of its Surface RT and other ARM-based Windows machines an alternative… Read More
Acer this morning officially unveiled its long-rumored Iconia W3 tablet, billed as the first 8-inch tablet to run Windows 8. This is not a Windows RT device running on an… Read More
Microsoft will release an update to its native Mail, Calendar and People apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT starting tonight with new features and, perhaps more importantly, “big improvements… Read More
Following reports of lackluster sales of the Surface RT tablet and other Windows RT devices, Microsoft is speaking up in defense of the version of its operating system that was… Read More
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday update, issued today, delivers a series of fixes and updates for users of the company’s Surface RT tablet, including fixes to Wi-Fi reliability, improvements in the… Read More
It’s launch week for Surface with Windows 8 Pro — the new Microsoft tablet that uses an Intel Core i5 processor and, unlike the previous Surface with Windows RT, runs… Read More
A new report from the IDC research firm says that Microsoft’s Surface tablet, with its initially limited distribution, wasn’t able to crack the top 5 in worldwide tablet shipments in… Read More
Dell, Lenovo, Samsung and Asus are among the PC makers that will release computers running Windows RT, the variation of Windows 8 that works with the ARM architecture common in… Read More