Surface RT | Mobiles365

Surface Pro vs. Surface RT (Video)

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Adam Z. Lein

Today I’ve got both the Surface Pro vs. Surface RT so we’re going to compare them! First let’s talk about weight. Neither of these feel heavy to me. The Pro is certainly heavier at 2lbs, versus the 1.5lb Surface RT, but even holding them both together is lighter than the camera I carry and definitely lighter than my old 4.7lb Tablet PC. Plus I have the advantage of extremely muscular upper body strength. The Pro has a much faster boot time and shutdown time which actually makes turning the tablet fully off not much different speed-wise compared to putting it into sleep ...

Emulator Lets You Run Regular Windows PC Apps on Windows RT

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

Last month, Windows RT users saw the arrival of a jailbreak tool to remove one of Microsoft’s restrictions imposed upon the new platform; by taking advantage of the tool, they could run non-Microsoft-approved executables in the tablet’s desktop mode. That was cool, but you couldn’t just run any old Windows app for a PC, as code had to be compiled especially for the ARM processors in tablets like the Surface RT. Open source apps could be recompiled with such goals in mind, but that still left a lot of ...

Microsoft Announces Availability for Surface Pro, Market Expansion For Surface RT

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Anton D. Nagy

Fans of Microsoft tablets have some interesting news today regarding both the Surface RT and the Surface Pro. The Surface RT with Windows RT is available in a new, 64GB, standalone version. It is going for US$599 and you’ll need to add $100 if you want to purchase it together with the black Touch Cover. Additionally, the Surface RT will be available in additional markets starting February 14: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. If you prefer a richer experience then the Surface Pro with ...

Hey Microsoft: Your Fans Are Killing Windows Phone

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Michael Fisher

Last week, on the heels of the BlackBerry 10 launch event in Toronto, I crafted a pair of quick-and-dirty comparison videos showcasing the differences between the BB10 OS and the Windows Phone 8 and Android platforms. I admit that the set had its problems, filmed as it was under severe time constraints in a hotel room with horrible audio. Several factual errors needed to be corrected in editing, and we subsequently filmed ...

The Pocketnow Weekly Podcast, Episode 029

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Michael Fisher

One man returns from a mission to Canada, and is greeted by friends. Friends with questions, observations, and inflammatory declarations about the future of a very special smartphone. A smartphone called BlackBerry. Yes, it’s a special edition of the Pocketnow Weekly podcast, covering all the ups, downs, and all-arounds of the new Research in Motion BlackBerry smartphone platform, BlackBerry 10, as well as the sleek black slab of potential it’s riding on, the Z10. Join us as we welcome an old friend back into the smartphone space by discussing things like Peeking, Balance, Hub, ...

Android Key Lime Pie Leaks, Google Plays Nice With Windows Phone & More – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jaime Rivera

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s confirmation that they will support sync services for Windows Phone during the next six months as an extension to their past death threat. We later talk about the Galaxy S IV and the probable release dates. Qualcomm apparently leaks Android’s next name, but considering how many pastries are left that start with a K, that wasn’t a difficult one. Then we talk about the Microsoft Surface RT and bad it’s performing when it comes to store returns. We end today’s show by talking about the HTC M7 and all ...

Surface RT Return Rate Reportedly “Very High”

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Stephen Schenck

The Windows 8 Pro version of Microsoft’s Surface tablet may be getting all the attention lately, but we’re still waiting to see if Microsoft has what it takes to make the lower-end Surface RT catch on in any kind of serious way. We just took a look at some figures that suggested Microsoft had shipped around 900,000 of these tablets, but there’s some degree of uncertainty over those numbers, and while Microsoft may have ...

IDC: Tablet Market Grows 75.3%, Apple Still Leads, Competition Steals Market Share

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Anton D. Nagy

The latest International Data Corporation preliminary date figures for the fourth quarter of 2012 are in for tablets and worldwide shipments reached a record at 52.5 million. To put this into context, the tablet market grew 75.3% year over year in 4Q12 compared to 29.9 million units in 4Q11. As far as units are concerned, the last quarter of 2012 saw figures growing 74.3% from 30.1 million units in the third quarter of 2012. Apple is still the market leader with 22.9 million units sold in Q4 2012, representing a 48.1% growth over the same quarter of the previous. The