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Microsoft quietly patches first Metro app for Windows 8, RT
2013-03-29 20:42:54| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft earlier this week quietly issued its first security update for one of its Windows 8/RT apps, patching a link-spoofing vulnerability in Mail. Two weeks ago, Microsoft spelled out plans for updating its own Metro apps, the programs that run in Windows 8's and Windows RT's tile-based UI. Then, Microsoft said it would issue security updates on the fly, not just on its regularly scheduled Patch Tuesday each month.
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Microsoft finally approves cheap 7- and 8-inch Windows 8 tablets, might merge Windows RT with Blue
2013-03-29 20:40:00| Extremetech
It has taken almost six months, but Microsoft has finally given the green light to low-resolution (1024x768), 7- and 8-inch Windows 8 tablets. In related news, Microsoft's Windows RT woes continue, with a supply chain rumor that RT will be merged with Blue, due to an almost complete lack of consumer interest. Both of these stories highlight just how poorly Microsoft is doing in the tablet market.
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ARM CEO hopeful for Windows RT
2013-02-28 20:51:18| InfoWorld: Top News
Microsoft's new version of Windows written for ARM processors may not be an unqualified success, but ARM's CEO Warren East said the software maker will learn from its mistakes with Windows RT and come back with a better product. "I'm well aware there is a perceived wisdom that RT hasn't been as successful as lots of people thought it was going be. Quite certainly I'm sanguine about it," East said during an interview at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
How to run normal x86 Windows apps on your Windows RT tablet
2013-02-20 16:55:19| Extremetech
It was only a matter of time: You can now run conventional x86 Desktop apps on your ARM-based Windows RT tablet, such as the Surface RT or Asus VivoTab RT. x86 games such as Heroes of Might and Magic 3 and small utilities such as WinRAR are confirmed to work on Windows RT, with the developer promising to support uTorrent and some other games in the future.
February Patch Tuesday delivers Connected Standby and WiFi fixes for Windows RT
2013-02-13 08:36:19| Wireless - Topix.net
Today is February 12th, the day Microsoft releases security updates for this month's Patch Tuesday.
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