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Spotify and Rdio head to head, Microsoft considers offering Windows RT and Windows Phone for free, Yahoo Mail fails, GTA: San Andreas for mobile, YouTube cracks down on gaming videos, Facebook adds autoplay, Viber 4.1 released. Dec 12, 2013
Guess what? The Windows 8 App Store actually has some great official apps. It's just that nobody knows they're there. We're here to fix that - for you at least. Sep 17, 2013
Windows RT is the locked-down version of Windows 8 for ARM computers, as seen on Microsoft's Surface RT tablet and other Windows RT devices. Windows RT doesn't allow you to install your own desktop programs. You're limited to the included desktop programs written by Microsoft or Modern apps from the Windows Store. However, there are ways to jailbreak your Windows RT device and run unapproved software on the desktop. These tricks are for the geeks who want to make their Surface do more than what it was designed to do. Aug 18, 2013
Windows RT is not anything like a regular windows install - It looks like Windows 8, but it's really very different. Most notably, you can't install regular Windows applications on it. You can only install apps from the Windows Store, similar to using an iPad or Android tablet. That's not to say that working from your Windows RT tablet is impossible, though. You may be surprised. Feb 1, 2013
Windows RT edition was discreetly launched about a month and a half ago with the flagship Microsoft Surface RT tablet device. Though visually indistinguishable from Windows 8, there are some key differences as to what you can and can’t do with it. Today I hope to explain those to you in detail. I also did a full review of the Surface RT device, and the rest of the MakeUseOf writers have weighed in on Windows 8 in general. Dec 13, 2012
Nov 16, 2012
If you’re interested in upgrading, you’ll also need to know which edition of Windows 8 is right for you. The good news is that Microsoft has simplified the different editions of Windows in Windows 8 – gone are the Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate editions. The list of available Windows 8 editions is actually fairly short. If you ignore the edition designed specifically for ARM tablets, there are only two PC editions of Windows 8 to choose from. Sep 15, 2012
With the Surface tablet announcement a few weeks ago and the final release of Windows 8 looming ever closer, some people are understandably going to be confused about the various versions available. I'm here to set the record straight; at least, on the differences between Windows 8, and Windows RT. Read on to find out about the various differences, as well as the pros and cons of each system. Jul 1, 2012