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With reports, ahem, surfacing that Microsoft’s Surface with Windows RT tablet is suffering from an embarrassing and potentially serious issue, I would be remiss if I didn’t at least mention it. According to complaints on Microsoft’s support web site, the device’s near-required touch cover could be shoddily made, with users reporting splitting in the area where the cover meets the hinge....More

While the iPad has certain ecosystem advantages over the recently-released Surface with Windows RT, Microsoft’s entry does of course edge out the Apple device in some key areas as well. And one major advantage of the Surface over iPad is that it comes with a fully functional version of Microsoft Office....More

If you’re familiar with Windows 8 tablets, you know that many come with a hardware rotation lock, which allows you to prevent the screen from rotating when you physical turn the device. Surface lacks such a button, but there is fortunately a nice software workaround....More

The more you use Windows RT—and, more specifically, Surface with Windows RT—the more you run into its often maddening limitations. Whether these limitations obviate your desire to buy one will vary by person, of course. But some limitations are more baffling than others....More