Face it, true Microsoft believers: it's just not that easy to explain Microsoft's "sort-of" version of Windows 8 known as Windows RT. But fear not: Just because Redmond doesn't want you calling it ...

An earlier version of the Windows 8 operating system for ARM-based tablets. Pre-installed on tablets, RT apps were available only from Microsoft's online Store. Introduced with Windows 8 in 2012, by ...

Many Windows 8.1 users are getting their free upgrade to Windows 10 in the coming weeks, but Surface 2 tablets and other Windows RT slates won’t see an update until September, a Microsoft executive ...

The tablet wars have begun. Though the iPad remains in the driver's seat, the last year has shown strong competition from several other companies. Two tablets that will be duking it out for your ...

“The Microsoft Surface is such a well-designed and innovative piece of hardware, with it's elegant Type/Touch covers and kickstand, that it makes a strong case for Windows RT. The classic desktop is ...

Windows RT may be a dead platform, but it is a desktop version of Microsoft Windows designed to run on computers with ARM-based processors. So it’s not all that surprising that one of the first things ...

Ready to jump into Windows 8? As if the switch from the Windows 7 interface to the Windows 8 way of doing things wasn't bad enough, deciding what type of Windows 8 or Windows RT device to purchase is ...

It’s the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

Microsoft is giving Internet Explorer an unfair technical advantage in Windows RT (Windows 8 for ARM-based devices) that is the “first step toward a new platform lock-in,” according to the Mozilla ...

VNC server/client, Putty, 7-Zip, and other desktop apps have already been ported to Windows RT, with more likely to be added now that this jailbreak is out. Perhaps the most interesting hack is the ...

As Microsoft prepares to unleash a Windows 8 and Windows RT tablet assault, there’s one thing notably missing: a 7-inch RT tablet to compete with the just-announced iPad mini and slews of 7-inch ...