2012 - One To Watch

Microsoft has been very busy developing. Windows Phone Mango which was well received by tech experts from all the world. Following on its back is the much talked about Metro style Windows 8 which is set to change computing interface for good. With the new interface you can interact “live apps” multi tasking effortlessly as you switch between your social networks, videos and normal computing apps like Microsoft Office etc. If you to preview the software find it here @ MSDN.

Windows 8 Touch Screen

Metro style is makes it easier for touch based computing and is also at with home with the mouse and keyboard as well.

Windows 8 is set to be a very powerful platform as it will be the first proper attempt by Microsoft at bringing a package that has an app store included in the operating system. The introduction of the Windows app store will make it easier to access/market apps and shutting out many dangerous programs.

Windows 8 – Home Screen

Tablets are expected to continue to get more powerful and gain market share over the next few years. Some people are already satisfied with a smartphone and a tablet for their computing needs. With rise of green technology and ideologies, combined with huge interest in the technology from students, means Windows 8 is being introduced at the right time.

Launched in September 2011 at the Los Angeles developers preview, Windows 8 has taken a lot of ideas from mobile computing with an integrated notification center showing you unread emails, social media and any other app notifications. You can easily move media and files from different cloud services to your local drive with the integrated feed.

Windows 8 – Internet Explorer 10

Internet explorer 10 also looks quite user-friendly, cuter and very revolutionary.

Windows 8 is also optimized for apps and its easier to sync devices from cloud services like Skydrive with Metro style apps.

A reduced memory footprint meaning just like Linux Windows 8 will make it possible to run it from Flash Drive or a USB a feature they have code-named Windows To Go.

WIndows 8 – Customized Screen Saver

Minimum requirements 1GB processor, 16 GB free Hard drive space and if you want use Metro Apps then you will need a 1080 by 768.

Support for ARM based chips as well as x86 meaning it will run on a variety of devices like laptops, tablets, desktops and even PC’s with mouse and keyboard.

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- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003405591136 Jerry
  I think Windows gets a bit too much of a bad rep based on faults of the past and the crud that OEMs like to shove on new mhcianes.In it’s current incarnation as a clean install it’s a very very good OS and I say that as someone whose been using Macs exclusively for the last ten years.
  When a job last year required me to work on Windows 7 mhcianes I was dreading it but after getting used to the differences I found it to be every bit as good as OS X and in some aspects better (I find task bar is cleaner and easier than the dock, and dual monitor work with a Cintiq is much much easier than on a Mac in fact in some ways it’s got worse with Lion. Full screen Hnngh) .
  I’m now finding myself using bootcamp on my Mac Pro more than I’m booting into OS X. Which is bizarre. but using Adobe programs is easier in Windows 7 for me no I can remember the keyboard shortcuts.So I don’t know if calling it Windows is a problem, they should maybe call it Windows Metro to help differentiate and not confuse people but even without the Desktop’ app as it were it’s still WinRT underneath for Metro so all the same APIs are effectively there.
  Ultimately it seems the desktop will be phased out in favour of the new metro stuff much like DOS was gradually let go.It’ll be interesting to see how it does, I’m hoping a more balanced 3 or computer/tablet ecosystem will emerge.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003405577095 Lidia
Your confusion is uscaed by this misconception: WiMo has already conceded defeat to Apple’s iPhone in the consumer space. -WM has an installed base of 35 million active users, sold 20 million in the last 12 months and aim to sell 30 million in the next 12. Unlike Blackberrys, most WM phones are bought by consumers out of their own pocket.
While WM could do a lot more media-wise, this has not stopped the OEM’s from making the devices more media-centric, like the HTC Touch Diamond or Samsung Omnia.You ask who the customers of WM are, and the answer is the OEM’s selling the software, just like the OEM’s like Dell and HP are Microsoft’s real customer of Windows.If these customers want to maintain sales they will have to face up to the demands of the Internet and media-centric world, and ask for a WM better suited to these areas.
Microsoft is in the process of delivering, and WM7 should be everything they have asked for.In short, stop counting Windows Mobile out that would be a major mistake and leave you muddled and confused.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003406114651 Ruslan
  That hits the target perftecly. Thanks!