The distinction is important because on the Surface RT version, you cannot run any of your programs that are on your older computers, a turnoff for some folks who might have been otherwise ...

The Surface RT was one of these: while the hardware was at least as good if not better than Apple’s iPad, its ARM CPU and an ill-advised signed-apps-only policy meant the tablet couldn’t ...

The Surface RT was one of these: while the hardware was at least as good if not better than Apple’s iPad, its ARM CPU and an ill-advised signed-apps-only policy meant the tablet couldn’t ...

Surface RT is packed with productivity potential, and finds a certain measure of success in reinventing the tablet form factor. But its hardware isn’t perfect, and its Windows RT operating ...

Microsoft had a lot riding on Surface. But the initial Windows RT version – with its hybrid OS and limited app selection – has hardly transformed Redmond into a serious player in mobile.

The cut brings the price of the Surface RT with 32 gigabytes of memory to $349 without a cover, which also acts as a keyboard. Including a cover with a touch-sensitive keyboard, the device comes ...

The Surface RT isn’t the only device running Windows RT though. The Samsung ATIV Tab, Dell XPS 10 and ASUS VivoTab RT, alongside with a handful of other tablets, also run Microsoft’s weakened ...

Surface is good, but Surface RT sure isn’t the future. Not yet. The laptop is about as far advanced as one can imagine. The MacBook Air and a horde of ultrabook clones are hitting a brick wall ...

My shiny new Surface RT arrived in a nice box and was up and running in just a few minutes. Since the first boot I have spent far too much time with the Surface in front of me with the goal of ...

On Saturday, Microsoft pulled the Windows RT 8.1 update because of serious problems it was causing for some Surface RT owners, including, it seems, bricking the device. If you’re one of the ...

SEE MORE This Surface RT makes a great tech spare tire, as long as you don’t have to run on it for too long (GeekWire Photo / Geof Wheelwright) It pays to have a spare tire. Even if it’s one ...