Much of what isn’t right is due to the operating system on the device. This version of Windows 8 dramatically changes the user experience by co-mingling a traditional Windows desktop with a separate ...

Reports say that Microsoft is readying a smaller, less-expensive version of its Window RT-based Surface tablet, and may announce it as early as June. Will that be enough to save the struggling Windows ...

The troubled Windows RT operating system got nary a mention at Microsoft’s Surface event on Tuesday. All of the focus instead was on the new 12-in. Surface Pro 3 tablet, which runs Windows 8.1 on one ...

Taiwanese computer maker Acer is putting off the launch of tablets using Microsoft's new Windows RT operating system to give itself time to see how Microsoft's own Surface tablet fares. The world's No ...

The dust has long since settled on Microsoft's secretive June 18 announcement, and the Surface for Windows RT "iPad killer" device has been shipping for nearly two months now. The first Microsoft ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. The Surface RT - I’m going with the common name - was a simple ...

Over the past week, I've had the fortune to play with both Microsoft's Surface 2 and the Asus T100 Transformer Book. These are very similar devices -- convertible laptops with detachable keyboards -- ...

When I read Engadget’s report that Microsoft may sell its Surface Windows RT tablet for just $199, my first reaction was to write a silly tweet about it, then move on. No disrespect to Engadget, but ...

Fellow Fool Leo Sun recently published his views on what the recent announcement from Microsoft means for both Intel and ARM Holdings . I agree with Leo's view that Microsoft "made the right play" in ...