The project to run Windows RT on Windows phones has reached a new milestone. The Lumia 640 XL being used as a test device for this project is now able to run Microsoft Store apps as well.
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For quite a while, Microsoft enthusiasts have been working on running Windows RT on the Lumia 640 XL. Now, GPU support on the aforementioned phone's processor and audio via Bluetooth has been enabled.
Once again, someone has managed to get Windows RT 8.1 running on a Windows phone. This time around, the device used was a Microsoft Lumia 640 XL. The user will provide instructions on how to do it.
While it has been widely believed that Windows RT is dead, there are signs of the continued existence of the platform in Windows 10 RT. This comes from the supported OSes in Device Guard.
Microsoft has recently updated its Certificate Trust List after private keys belonging to a digital certificate for its Xbox Live domain had been disclosed.
After the release of Windows Phone Internals just a few days ago, it seems that hackers have wasted no time seeing what could be crammed into a Lumia handset.
Microsoft has quietly updated a FAQ page on its site, providing more information about what improvements Update 3 will bring to its Surface RT and Surface 2 devices.
For years, Surface owners have been limited in their ability to create recovery drives without having a working device
Microsoft has released a set of optional updates for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 as part of the July update rollup to fix issues with the various platforms..
The Windows RT 8.1 based Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet will finally be hitting the Australian shores and at an exorbitant price, nearly 8 months since its global launch at Nokia World in October 2013.
A new video ad for Nokia's Lumia 2520 tablet makes a gentle poke on Apple's new iPad Air as the ad tries to show that the newest iOS tablet can't be used for work as much as the 2520.
While Microsoft has said the Surface Ethernet adapter still won't work with Windows RT 8.1, there is a workaround that will enable the adapter to work on the Surface and Surface 2 tablets.
Microsoft's Surface support web page shows that older Surface RT products can finally use the company's Surface Ethernet adapter if they upgrade to Windows RT 8.1.
Microsoft has released its first post-release patch for Windows 8.1, along with Windows RT 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, which is meant to improve the reliability of Internet Explorer 11.
Microsoft has confirmed that new devices with Windows RT 8.1 such as the Surface 2 eliminate the desktop tile on the Start screen as a default, although it can be easily enabled.
We compare the just announced Nokia Lumia 2520 to Microsoft's Surface 2, the only two new Windows RT 8.1 tablets that will be battling head-to-head in stores this fall.
A few days ago, Microsoft pulled the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store after there were reports of the update bricking a small number of Surface tablets and rendering them useless.
Microsoft has now announced that the issues that caused the company to pull the Windows RT 8.1 update have only affected a small fraction of Surface RT device owners.
Microsoft now has a Surface RT Recovery Image available for download, presumably to help out some Surface RT owners who have had issues with updating to Windows RT 8.1.
The first press rendering of Nokia's long-rumored Windows RT tablet, the Lumia 2520, has been posted to the internet by well-known technology informant @evleaks.
Microsoft released a new version of the Xbox Video app for Windows 8.1 preview users, with the new version featuring a slightly overhauled interface that features a darker color scheme.
Office 2013 RT is now available for the Windows RT 8.1 Preview, although it's missing a number of features that may have been useful in an enterprise setting, for security and mobility reasons
The Windows RT 8.1 Preview has been spotted on a Surface RT at BUILD 2013, ahead of its public release in just a few days time. It's nothing too exciting, but at least the Preview is almost ready
Sources are reporting that Microsoft is currently testing a new Surface RT with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset inside, as the company continues to offload current stock of the Windows RT tablet
Microsoft has stated today at Computex 2013 that, starting with Windows RT 8.1, Microsoft will be bundling Outlook 2013 alongside the existing Office apps present on the platform
Qualcomm has announced that their flagship ARM-based chipset, the Snapdragon 800, will soon be featured in Windows RT 8.1 devices, bringing a significant performance boost and new capabilities
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