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Windows 8: Take a Peek
Analysis: A leaked welcome screen offers some early hints of where Microsoft is heading with the next version of its operating environment.
Apr 3, 2011 11:27 am
The above leaked welcome screen for Windows 8 isn't itself a huge development, but it does offer some hints about where Microsoft is headed with its
Windows 8 Coming in 2012?
PC operating system. http://www.pcworld.c...tml?tk=rel_news
Rumored Windows 8 Feature: 'History Vault'
http://www.pcworld.c...tml?tk=rel_news
The State of Windows 8
http://www.pcworld.c...tml?tk=rel_news
If you've ever seen a Windows Phone 7 handset, the fonts in the image above should look familiar. Within Windows, the blog that first published the welcome screen, says users will only be able to modify the background image (so you won't be stuck staring at that creepy dude).
That's not surprising. We've heard rumors that the tile-based interface that debuted in Windows Phone 7 will play a role in Windows 8 as well, so it follows that Microsoft would look to enforce common design elements among all of its products.
Also, Microsoft has already said that Windows 8 will run on tablets, and this welcome screen, Within Windows reports, will let touch screen devices log on using a pattern. The screen may also gain other controls for things like audio.
Within Windows says it will deliver a long series of posts on Windows 8 features.
Love 'em or hate 'em, ribbons will play a big role in Windows 8, even more so than in Windows 7. Word on the Web is that Microsoft is extending the ribbons interface beyond just core applications, like Paint and Word, and will deck out Windows 8's entire interface with ribbons, completely replacing menu-driven toolbars in the process. Is this a good thing?
MaximumPc:System Wide Ribbons to Grace Windows 8
The Windows 8 rumor mill is heating up, with talk that Microsoft has begun shipping to hardware makers an early build of the OS with a "ribbon" interface, enhanced support for tablets and a backup feature similar to the "Time Machine" available in Apple's Mac OS X.
Microsoft said "We are not commenting on future versions of Windows." But at the recent Consumer Electronics Show the company revealed that the next version of Windows will support ARM processors used in smartphones and tablets, and hinted it will be released in late 2011 or 2012.
Network World:Win 8 rumor mill
PC World:Windows 8:more info{scroll down}
Analysis: A leaked welcome screen offers some early hints of where Microsoft is heading with the next version of its operating environment.
Apr 3, 2011 11:27 am
The above leaked welcome screen for Windows 8 isn't itself a huge development, but it does offer some hints about where Microsoft is headed with its
Windows 8 Coming in 2012?
PC operating system. http://www.pcworld.c...tml?tk=rel_news
Rumored Windows 8 Feature: 'History Vault'
http://www.pcworld.c...tml?tk=rel_news
The State of Windows 8
http://www.pcworld.c...tml?tk=rel_news
If you've ever seen a Windows Phone 7 handset, the fonts in the image above should look familiar. Within Windows, the blog that first published the welcome screen, says users will only be able to modify the background image (so you won't be stuck staring at that creepy dude).
That's not surprising. We've heard rumors that the tile-based interface that debuted in Windows Phone 7 will play a role in Windows 8 as well, so it follows that Microsoft would look to enforce common design elements among all of its products.
Also, Microsoft has already said that Windows 8 will run on tablets, and this welcome screen, Within Windows reports, will let touch screen devices log on using a pattern. The screen may also gain other controls for things like audio.
Within Windows says it will deliver a long series of posts on Windows 8 features.
Love 'em or hate 'em, ribbons will play a big role in Windows 8, even more so than in Windows 7. Word on the Web is that Microsoft is extending the ribbons interface beyond just core applications, like Paint and Word, and will deck out Windows 8's entire interface with ribbons, completely replacing menu-driven toolbars in the process. Is this a good thing?
MaximumPc:System Wide Ribbons to Grace Windows 8
The Windows 8 rumor mill is heating up, with talk that Microsoft has begun shipping to hardware makers an early build of the OS with a "ribbon" interface, enhanced support for tablets and a backup feature similar to the "Time Machine" available in Apple's Mac OS X.
Microsoft said "We are not commenting on future versions of Windows." But at the recent Consumer Electronics Show the company revealed that the next version of Windows will support ARM processors used in smartphones and tablets, and hinted it will be released in late 2011 or 2012.
Network World:Win 8 rumor mill
PC World:Windows 8:more info{scroll down}
