Windows 7 was a must-have upgrade for desktops when it came out in 2009. But this system is faltering among tablet and other small devices.
Live tiles will replace the "start" menu. A traditional method may still be available for desktops.
Windows 8 will run applications at full screen without title bars nor minimize-maximize commands. It will be possible to view a partial second screen on the left side of the monitor.
All copying will go to a single dialog box that allows pausing and resuming the copy function. Microsoft says that the estimated time to complete a copy can’t be perfectly precise do to the unpredictable and uncontrollable variables involved.
Windows 8 will run on ARM processors as well as the x86 processors used for many years. ARM processors dominate the smartphone and tablet market.
"Tailored Apps" will be available similar to HP’s WebOS or RIM and Blackberry Tablet OS. Whether the system will be able to code once and run everywhere is unclear, though.
The Windows 8 team is developing an "App Store" similar to the Mac App Store. But no one knows what that’s going to look like, yet.
Windows 8 will power USB 3 connectors, which are more powerful and up to ten times as fast as USB 2.
Kinect-style gesture control, popular with the X Box, probably will be included with Windows 8. This could involve control through gestures as well as voice controls and facial recognition. For example, while watching TV, playback and navigation can be controlled by voice.
Summarized from: http://www.technewsdaily.com/top-8-expected-features-of-windows-8-3179/
Windows 8 is about to be released. In part, it serves to address this issue of tablet incompatabiity for Microsoft. Expect this new system to be available early in 2012. It’s distinctly different from earlier Windows versions.
Live tiles will replace the "start" menu. A traditional method may still be available for desktops.
Windows 8 will run applications at full screen without title bars nor minimize-maximize commands. It will be possible to view a partial second screen on the left side of the monitor.
All copying will go to a single dialog box that allows pausing and resuming the copy function. Microsoft says that the estimated time to complete a copy can’t be perfectly precise do to the unpredictable and uncontrollable variables involved.
Windows 8 will run on ARM processors as well as the x86 processors used for many years. ARM processors dominate the smartphone and tablet market.
"Tailored Apps" will be available similar to HP’s WebOS or RIM and Blackberry Tablet OS. Whether the system will be able to code once and run everywhere is unclear, though.
The Windows 8 team is developing an "App Store" similar to the Mac App Store. But no one knows what that’s going to look like, yet.
Windows 8 will power USB 3 connectors, which are more powerful and up to ten times as fast as USB 2.
Kinect-style gesture control, popular with the X Box, probably will be included with Windows 8. This could involve control through gestures as well as voice controls and facial recognition. For example, while watching TV, playback and navigation can be controlled by voice.
Summarized from: http://www.technewsdaily.com/top-8-expected-features-of-windows-8-3179/
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