Rumor: Microsoft announcing branded Windows RT tablet with Tegra 3
Today at 6:30pm EST, Microsoft is holding an event in Los Angeles for a "major announcement" and there are rumors floating around the web that this could be anything from a new e-reader device in...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface announced -- twice. ARM, x86: your choice.
Steve Ballmer led the enigmatic announcement of “Surface”, a Microsoft branded consumer tablet. The tablet will contain a 10.6” display and run either Windows RT or Windows 8 Pro depending on whether...
View ArticleThe Surface Tablet should be cheaper than an Ultrabook, but not by much
You've met Microsoft's two new Surface Tablet by now, either in Scott's write up or elsewhere on the net and are aware that there is a less expensive ARM and Tegra 3 version and a more expensive Ivy...
View ArticleLenovo Planning Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 RT Tablets
Earlier this year Microsoft unveils its plans for Windows 8 and its self-designed Surface tablets. Most machines will come with the full version of Windows 8, but some OEMs will be shipping ARM-powered...
View ArticleIFA: Dell Unveils Two XPS Tablets, One All-In-One System Running Windows RT...
The IFA 2012 (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) electronics show is in full swing today and will be a week-long event where we should see several new product announcements similar in form to CES...
View ArticleASUS Vivo Tab, Vivo Tab RT, and Taichi Tablet Pricing Leaked
Earlier this month we detailed two ASUS tablets that were on display at IFA 2012. The important specification that was unknown at the time was pricing, however. Specifically, pricing information has...
View ArticleLenovo Launches Yoga 11 Windows RT Tablet
At an event in New York earlier this week Lenovo announced a new Windows RT tablet called the Yoga 11. It will be joining the company’s lineup alongside the larger x86-powered Yoga 13.The Lenovo Yoga...
View ArticleASUS VivoTab RT Tablet and Keyboard/Dock Released with Tegra 3
Let the onslaught of new Windows devices continue, this time with the announcement of the ASUS VivoTab RT, a Windows RT-based tablet powered by NVIDIA's Tegra 3 SoC. We have seen the VivoTab RT leaks...
View ArticleThe Windows You Love is Gone
Update #1, 10/26/2012:Apparently it does not take long to see the first tremors of certification woes. A Windows developer by the name of Jeffrey Harmon allegedly wrestled with Microsoft certification...
View ArticlePodcast #224 - ASUS N66U Router, AMD FX 8350 and 6300 CPU, our Windows RT...
PC Perspective Podcast #224 - 10/25/2012Join us this week as we talk about the ASUS N66U Router, AMD FX 8350 and 6300 CPU, our Windows RT hands on, and more!You can subscribe to us through iTunes and...
View ArticleNEC Launches LaVie Y Windows RT Tablet in Japan
NEC, a Japanese IT services and products company, is launching a convertible laptop similar to the Yoga 11 from Lenovo that we covered previously. The NEC LaVie Y is an 11” laptop that incorporates...
View ArticleBreaking News: Steven Sinofsky Leaves Microsoft Immediately
Our regular viewers know that I am not too fond of Microsoft’s recent vision; I will get that out of the way right at the start. I am a major proponent of open platforms for uncensored art with...
View ArticleCES 2013: Tegra 4, the Vision of Windows RT?
It is the day after the NVIDIA keynote and the Tegra 4 floodgates are open. Sure, the rumors were fairly accurate, but I guess speculation waits for a solid basis to be believable.The Tegra 4 marries...
View ArticleRT Jailbreak Tool Allows Third Party Desktop Apps To Run On Windows RT
One of the downsides to Microsoft’s ARM-powered Windows RT operating system is the lack of desktop applications. While Windows RT devices to retain the traditional Windows desktop, only Microsoft...
View ArticleCEO Jen-Hsun Huang Sells Windows RT... A Little Bit.
NVIDIA develops processors, but without an x86 license they are only able to power ARM-based operating systems. When it comes to Windows, that means Windows Phone or Windows RT. The latter segment of...
View ArticleSurface Pro Has Ethernet... Surface RT Does Not.
It is a good thing that Windows RT is not always online, because you would be pretty screwed if you did not have access to a wireless network. To compensate for a lack of ethernet, users can typically...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard and Mouse
I would normally begin a product announcement with some introduction but, this time, a quote from Mary Jo Foley seems a better fit:These new peripherals work with Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows RT,...
View Article(WinSupersite) Surface 2 Reviewed
The Surface 2 is what happened to the Surface RT. Microsoft decided that "RT" has no place on this product except, of course, its software ("Windows RT") because they painted themselves into a corner...
View ArticleWindows Apps Still Smell Like Windows RT
Even though I am really liking the Windows 10 operating system from a technical standpoint, I did not mind Windows 8.x, as software, either. My concern was its promotion of the Windows Store for the...
View Article"What's the Point of Steam OS?"
Ars Technica UK published an editorial called, Hey Valve: What's the point of Steam OS? The article does not actually pose the question in it's text -- it mostly rants about technical problems with a...
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