The Microsoft Surface RT is a PC. It’s not a mobile device and it’s not a tablet, it’s a PC. And Microsoft’s first self-branded computer. It is, in short, the physical incarnation of ...

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 ...

The Surface RT tablet is on sale at the Microsoft web site, with delivery promised for October 26. Orders seem to have been brisk with the initial inventory sold out. Microsoft is already quoting ...

The waiting game is over. Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet makes the leap from hardware cipher to hardware reality. Today I can answer many of the questions the world has been asking since June 18 ...

Microsoft announced a $900 million "inventory adjustment" charge for its Surface RTs, parts and accessories on July 18. That write-down completely overshadowed the performance of the rest of the ...

Microsoft's Surface RT ($499) is a 10.6-inch tablet that runs Windows RT, a version of Windows 8. It is also more than a tablet when you pay an extra $100 and get the Touch Cover with a built-in ...

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 commercials for Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet are catchy. And at the Microsoft Store I’ve visited, I’ve seen happy people walking out with their new Surface RTs. But I would never ...

Microsoft is no stranger to tablets, though with Windows RT and Surface the company is hoping to have its first tablet success. Borrowing frugal processors from the mobile industry and a distilled ...

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 RT, Microsoft's first foray into personal computing, is a hardware success, and the company should be proud. Windows RT, the operating system that runs on it, is less of a reason for self ...