Windows RT has been hacked to allow desktop apps to run on Microsoft's ARM-based OS. The trick circumvents a setting which usually restricts ARM-based apps to Microsoft's built-in ones, so that unsigned desktop apps can also be installed. The Verge explains: Read More >>
Hooray, the Microsoft Surface just got slightly more useful. A Dropbox app for Windows 8's Metro modern UI is finally available. If you've got true Win 8 on your machine, I'm guessing you've already got the x86 Windows Dropbox app, but now you can have two. Awesome? [Windows Store] Read More >>
According to a report from The Verge, Nokia's going to out its own Windows RT tablet early next year. That's fine; it would be weirder if it didn't. But what's a little less expected is that the company's elves are hard at work on creating a keyboard cover of their very own. Read More >>
Despite it being the Surface packing the worst of Windows 8's mixed-up UI (desktop Office, really?), without the benefits of being able to, you know, actually run Windows applications, the Windows RT-packing Surface could be your perfect tablet. Maybe. Now you can actually buy one in the UK, on the High Street too. Read More >>
Featured comment by window_eye:
"A confusing message for your average consumer? For sure I agree. I read somewhere that survey results suggest just that. Many people see Windows 8 and..." More »
Lots of people have bemoaned Windows 8 for ditching the traditional start menu for the big, tile-based 'start screen'. Hell, Samsung's even bundling an app that gives you a classic start menu with new machines. But there is a start menu, of sorts, hidden within Windows 8. You just need to know where to look. Read More >>
OK, it's a bit odd that the 32GB Surface actually only turns up with 16GB of space, because Windows RT takes up half of it, but suing Microsoft? Really? Why don't you just stick an SD in there and call it a day? What's wrong with you? Read More >>
Featured comment by alienvariety:
"Now it's my turn to say in a perfect world I would be 100% in agreement :P
This isn't a perfect world, and unfortunately, for big corporations not ..." More »
So this is surprising, and kind of dumb. Microsoft just put a final figure on the storage numbers for Windows RT: 16GB on the 32GB model, and 18GB on the 64GB model. That's even bigger than the already hefty 12GB estimates that had been around before. Read More >>
Featured comment by shadowmatt:
"It will probably come preinstalled with every language pack and drivers that Microsoft could cram in. A reinstall usually solves issues like that. Sam..." More »
Microsoft has got itself into a bit of a pickle and is trying to buy its way out, as usual, offering £50 of shopping credit to anyone who hasn't received their Windows RT Surface hardware on the claimed launch day. Read More >>
Featured comment by gsusx:
"Ordered mine on the 16th. Should have arrived on the 26th, didn't spoke to several people in a call centre in India who are as thick as shit and didn..." More »
This week was a Microsoft bonanza. A new operating system and new hardware means new apps. So joining the best apps of the week roster is a new batch of titles meant for RT. Inside, you'll find a lot of apps you know and love, all ready for your new Surface tablet. Read More >>
Surface was the single biggest genuine tech surprise of the year so far. Microsoft tantalised us with a tablet that made the iPad look stale. Its snap-on keyboard made all laptops look immediately old fashioned. And it promised The Future of Computers. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jammin500:
"i think only the apps hold it back at the mo.. but the RT is exactly that.. an ipad wannabe.. but there's not really much difference in the their abil..." More »
Microsoft has uploaded a half promotional, half educational video about the Microsoft Surface's clever (but expensive) new Touch Cover keyboard, letting us see some of the thinking behind the QWERTY hard-cover combo. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mahoganyjoint:
"This is MS making one good idea... the Touch Cover Keyboard, the only thing people seem to be paying attention to. The MS OS really isn't very good an..." More »
When Microsoft first announced its plans to make Windows 8 an operating system that would work on tablets and traditional PCs alike, many considered the plan ambitious. Now that the OS is here, the Vivo Touch HD is the first third party, ARM-based tablet to take the software for a spin. And while it's a fully functional product that works, it's still not ready to sway the naysayers. Read More >>
You probably know that Windows 8 comes in two different versions — Basic x86 Windows (this is what you use now) and Windows RT. They have similar names. They look the same. But there are serious differences between the two — ones you should know about before you plunk down your cold hard cash on a Microsoft tablet. Read More >>
This sure is awesome, well, if you're a Microsoft employee anyway. It looks like, if you're the proud owner of a Microsoft employee ID card, you'll be getting a free Surface RT tablet for use at work and home, courtesy of your crazy CEO, Steve Ballmer, himself. Read More >>
Lenovo isn't too fussed about Microsoft's Surface, even going as far ahead to prep their own Windows RT device, and this is probably why. According to the company, RT tablets are going to cost quite a bit cheaper than their Windows 8 counterparts, in fact, up to £190 cheaper, making it a more lucrative and cheaper entry point for consumers. Read More >>
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