Microsoft jettisons Windows RT with revived Surface 3 tablet

New smaller, cheaper tablet joins larger Surface Pro 3 to be its lightest and thinnest Windows tablet

Microsoft is releasing a new thinner, lighter and cheaper Surface 3 tablet - this time without Windows RT.

The new tablet joins the Surface Pro 3 as Microsoft's entry-level machine, running full Windows 8.1, which means standard Windows applications, including Adobe's Photoshop and Apple's iTunes can be installed. It will also receive Windows 10 when it's released later this year.