There are literally millions of Android apps to choose from, but if you're looking to go beyond what Google Play has to offer then you're in luck. Thanks to a recent update, you can run Windows 7 apps on Android using a program called Wine 3.0.

Windows RT users won't see a free upgrade to Windows 10 on July 29th, but there's one last gasp of life left in Microsoft's ARM-based OS.

I'm a regular user of the Surface RT, and by far the biggest problem with it is being forced to use Internet Explorer as my browser. From that perspective, news that we might see a Metro-fied versio of Firefox for Windows RT (and Windows 8) is sort of welcome.

We've always advised a degree of cynicism whenever a phone or tablet manufacturer proclaims how many apps it has available. Here's another reminder why that principle matters: it looks like 10 per cent of the apps available for Surface RT are all variants on a single app from a single developer.

If you have an ARM tablet running Windows RT, such as the Microsoft Surface tablet, you already know that you're restricted to applications that Microsoft has approved and added to the Windows Store. Those kinds of restrictions have never stopped enterprising hackers before, and now XDA developer mamaich has released a new utility that allows you to run full x86 Windows applications on RT tablets.

Windows 8: Groove Music Player for Windows 8 and Windows RT is a full-featured music player that learns your listening habits. We last mentioned Groove when it launched for iOS, and the features that made the iOS version so great are also available in Windows 8.

In stark contrast to the hoops hackers must jump through to crack open iOS' tasty insides, Microsoft's tablet-bound Windows RT is a few executed binaries away from being a homebrewer's paradise. OK, well, maybe not a paradise, but at least they now have a valid ticket to get there.

Microsoft's Surface tablet finally has pricing and a release date, with much of the initial discussion around the device focusing on competition with Apple's iPad. But that's not the only game at stake. One market observer argues that the tablet will be the main route for Windows 8 into businesses in the short term.

Australia is one of eight countries worldwide that will be able to order Microsoft's Surface tablet online from October 26. We've got all the local pricing and availability details.