Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is expected to resume development of its unconfirmed Windows RT tablet.
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Really, though, we imagine the only x86 app many consumers want is Office, which comes installed on every Windows RT tablet, anyway.
Microsoft has revealed the price tag for the successor to its Windows RT tablet, and it may or may not give you a case of sticker shock.
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Microsoft entered the market during the quarter with its Surface with Windows RT tablet, but failed to reach the top five after shipping just shy of 900, 000 units into the channel.
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And for those wanting an even lighter-weight alternative there is the possibility of getting a Windows RT tablet, which runs the Metro apps and that special light version of Microsoft Office.
Since the Vivo Tab RT is a traditional tablet with an optional keyboard dock accessory (though it is currently included free of charge), the tablet itself is thin and light.
For recommendations of ARM-based tablets running Windows RT you can look to our tablet buyer's guide.
Surface RT is best described as a tablet with some laptop capabilities that weaves productivity and mobility into one beautiful product.
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There is the standard Intel-only version that runs existing Windows desktop apps and the less versatile tablet-only Windows RT for machines that use an ARM processor.
This took place at the ASUS Vivo Tab RT (the device formerly known as Tablet 600) press conference held at IFA 2012 this week in Berlin.
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All that expectedly makes the tablet itself a bit heftier than its RT-based counterpart -- it's just over half-an-inch thick and weighs in at two pounds on the nose.
But despite that OS' infancy, several OEMs still went on record showcasing convertible tablet builds running the full platform and its RT version.
Every app we threw at the tablet ran like a charm, which is a nice change from the RT.
Still, every app we threw at the tablet ran like a charm, which is a nice change from the RT.
This 4G LTE capable tablet offers enhanced productivity tools for work or home and comes with Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013 RT Preview Edition.
To catch you up, Windows RT is designed to run on ARM-based devices in an attempt to beat back iOS and Android in the tablet space.
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Mr. Ballmer styled the new tablet device as a vehicle to exploit its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, and a variant called Windows RT that relies on different kinds of computer chips.
The VivoTab RT arrives the same day as the Surface for Windows RT and indeed, we'll be eager to compare the two, especially since pricing for the keyboard-tablet bundles is identical.
The Surface RT likely sold only 900, 000-1 million units in calendar Q4, while OEMs have pulled back on tablet builds and it may be difficult for MSFT to reach much more than 10% tablet share in calendar 2013.
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