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 ...

See Surface versions. At Microsoft's Windows 8 tablet launch, both Intel and ARM models were offered. Intel tablets ran Windows 8, and ARM tablets ran Windows RT. Although RT was later dropped ...

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 ...

Windows RT platform for tablets has not been well received. The media was very critical in early looks at the new operating system, and reviews of Microsoft’s Surface tablet almost unanimously ...

The Surface tablet comes in a dark titanium matte black ... and with the Surface you can expect Windows 8 RT which is a version of the new operating system that is tailored and streamlined ...

But the company wasn't settling merely for software. Microsoft's Surface RT tablet (Credit: Microsoft) That same year, Microsoft revived the Surface name with its first Surface tablet, a 10.6-inch ...

Last year, the channel was left waiting for months to sell the first-generation models of the tablet while the vendor focused on the consumer launch ... said while he expects further demand to stem ...