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On smaller displays, that widescreen aspect ratio would make the screen seem too skinny. The relaxed requirements allow for tablets that would run wider in portrait mode, or taller in landscape mode.

Microsoft has changed its minimum screen resolution requirement for Windows 8 tablets, hinting smaller devices could be on the way.

Now Microsoft has adjusted its hardware requirements so that there’s a bit of overlap: you can have bigger tablets running Windows 10 Mobile or smaller devices running Windows 10 desktop.

Microsoft recently made a change to its hardware certification program that lowers the minimum allowable screen resolution for Windows 8 tablets from 1366-by-768 to 1024-by-768.

Windows 8.1 adds support for small form-factor tablets. Here are our thoughts after a couple of weeks of using it on an 8-inch Atom-based device from Acer.

An ultraportable laptop's smaller display can be a challenge to work on. Here are five ways to squeeze more productivity out of limited screen space.