It could've been great
Three years later, we finally get the chance to review another one of Nokia's canceled relics. This is the Nokia Lumia 2020 mini tablet with Windows RT.
RIP
New leaked renders of Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini give us our best look yet at what could've been.
Mythical Surface Mini revealed
Up until now, the public has never actually seen Microsoft's canceled Surface Mini. That changes today.
S > RT
Lots of people seem to think Windows 10 S is just another attempt at Windows RT. But it's definitely not. Here's why the two OSes are similar but still very different.
Windows Store-only option
The Creators Update allows you to limit app downloads to the Windows Store, just like Windows RT used to.
Windows RT 2.0
Microsoft is working on a Windows 10 SKU that basically turns it into Windows RT 2.0, and that's great news.
Hacks
The suite of hacking tools dubbed Windows Phone Internals has resulted in its first hack: Windows RT on a Lumia 520.
New menu
Microsoft has just rolled out the last major update for Windows RT 8.1 bringing a new Start menu to the retired platform, and here are some details on getting to know and setting up the new menu.
It's back
Microsoft appears to finally be pushing out a long-awaited update to Windows RT that brings along a Start Menu, though not much more.
Not a good sign
Microsoft has confirmed that the upcoming Windows RT update that will add a new Start menu and lock screen won't be able to run the Windows 10 apps that are developed with the new universal Windows app system.
It's the small things
Microsoft has confirmed in an updated FAQ for Windows 10 that the next update for Windows RT "will improve the Start menu and lock screen" when it is released in September.
Slow death of an OS
Futuremark has revealed that it will remove the Windows RT version of its popular 3DMark benchmarking software from the Windows Store, although it will still be supported and will be offered to enterprise and business customers on request.
UPDATE 3
Windows RT 8.1 Update 3 has been reported to not be a major release, but will reportedly add the Start menu. According to _WinBeta_, those rocking Windows RT hardware will get the DirectUI Start Menu, which was in the early Windows 10 Preview builds.
More Windows
Microsoft plans to release an update to Windows RT around the time the company launches Windows 10. The company aims to roll out a new release on or around July 29.
No love for ARM
Microsoft displayed a chart at today's WinHEC conference in China showing all of the update paths for Windows 10, which confirms that Windows RT devices like the Surface RT and Surface 2 are being denied a way to get the company's next operating system. In January, a statement from Microsoft indicated that the Surface RT and Surface 2 tablets would receive some sort of update in the...
Get it now
Two days after a revamped version of the VLC Windows 8.1 app went live in the Windows Store, a new update to that app finally adds support for Windows RT. That means owners of the Surface RT and Surface 2 tablets, among other Windows RT-based products, can check out the popular media player for the first time. The announcement was made today by Thomas Nigro, the main developer of the...
Not a surprise
It's not exactly a shock, but a new report says that Microsoft has ended production of the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet. The device is the last product made that used the ARM-based Windows RT as its operating system. Nokia launched the 10.1 inch Lumia 2520 in November 2013, several months before Microsoft officially acquired the company's devices and services division. The report on the...
End of Error
The Surface Pro 3 is arguably doing well. In fact, Microsoft posted $1.1 billion in revenue from their Surface line, which is a 24% increase over the previous quarter. Although that number by comparison is not staggering, it does demonstrate that the Surface, as a product line, has some interest. Windows RT and the Surface 2, though, are not fairing so well. Microsoft today confirmed...
Update later
Owners of the Windows RT-based Surface and Surface 2 tablets will get an update sometime in the future that will include some,but not all, of the features that Microsoft plans to offer with Windows 10, but details about that update have yet to be revealed. Windows RT is the version of Windows 8 that Microsoft launched in 2012 that was meant to run on devices with ARM-based processors...
Tablet inbound
The Lumia 2520 tablet may be nearly a year old, but there is new evidence that T-Mobile plans to offer the Windows RT 8.1 device to its business customers. Today, the tablet was spotted as part on one of the wireless carrier's business-themed websites. Last month, now retired Internet gadget leaker "evleaks" posted what appears to be an internal T-Mobile brochure showing off the...