The recent introduction of Windows 10 Technical Preview has made many pundits wonder about the future of Microsoft’s Windows RT, an inexpensive, low-power version of Windows 8 designed to run on the ...

Tablets powered by Microsoft's new Windows RT operating system have made an appearance in the listings of online retailers, and based on what I've seen so far, they are destined for failure. The first ...

Evidence abounds that Windows RT, Microsoft's version of Windows 8 for ARM-based devices like tablets, is in trouble. It’s time for Microsoft to take a hard look at what it's trying to accomplish and ...

Well, that was quick: Despite Microsoft saying that Windows 10 was coming to its misfit tablet, the Surface RT, that isn't quite the case. As Thurrott reports, Redmond is working on an update for ...

Ah, Vegas. It’s the place where dreams are realized, and hearts are shattered. As such, probably no more appropriate venue exists to showcase the massive gamble that is Windows RT, Microsoft’s first ...

As Windows 8 and its accompanying devices launch on Oct. 26, you’ll want to make sure you know the differences between the various flavors of Windows 8 before purchasing a device or upgrade pack.

Microsoft may have warehouses packed to the rafters with unsold Windows RT-powered Surface tablets, but there may still be hope for the platform. The reasons why Windows RT, and the Surface RT tablets ...

Mere days after Microsoft was forced to slash the price of the Surface RT by $150 in an attempt to move more of the moribund tablets, Windows RT has received yet another no-confidence vote: Asus, ...

In 1993, Microsoft introduced Windows NT. Unlike Windows 3.1–and, later, Windows 95 and 98–it could run on processors made by companies other than Intel or AMD. Windows NT supported several chips that ...

Sometimes, sinister plans end with a wimper. Yesterday, Steve Ballmer (Microsoft’s sometimes wacky, zealous CEO) spent most of his keynote apologizing. Beaten from poor reviews and, worse, poor sales ...

A tool available on the Internet could let any Windows RT user jailbreak their OS to run unsigned desktop applications. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...

To the naked eye, Windows RT looks just like Windows 8. But it’s not. There are huge differences that could cause a lot of confusion for the people who buy Microsoft’s Surface tablet that’s launching ...