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  1. ESK Tr3v
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    Heres some of the new features to come with the release

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    Windows 8 Start Screen – The Start screen is yet another impressive UI. The screen basically groups all your applications together, which you can easily drag and drop, or add new things.

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    Windows Logon Screen – Unlike the traditional way of entering a password to unlock the screen, Windows 8 can be unlocked by just tapping on the right areas of the screen.

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    Windows Store

    To compete with Apple, Windows has confirmed the introduction of a Windows Store, similar to Mac App Store, which allows users to browse through Windows applications, while developers can publish their Metro-style apps on Windows 8 devices.

    Windows 8 & Cloud Computing
    It has been reported in the official Microsoft blog that Windows 8 will be tied to Microsoft’s SkyDrive, which will allow users to access their digitally stored data via Windows 8 on their computers, laptops, mobile devices… The industry’s leading cloud computing provider, Rackspace explains exactly how cloud computing works.

    Windows 8 Bringing Kinect to Laptops?
    Microsoft is also planning to build Kinect sensors into laptops. Prototypes have already been released, and were confirmed to be official. The sensors would be placed where the webcam is currently placed, and there could be an IR LED at the bottom of the screen. If Microsoft techs manage to drive the price of sensors down, it might even become a standard feature. There are also talks of miniaturized Kinect hardware for notebooks.

    Windows 8 Minimum System Requirements
    It is reported that Windows 8 is expected to have the same system requirements as Windows 7, and will run on existing machines that run Windows 7. Here are the following minimum system requirements to run Windows 8:

    Processor: 1GHz or faster 32-bit or 64-bit processor

    RAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit)

    HD Space: 16GB for 32-bit (or 20GB for 64-bit)


    The release date is scheduled for mid-late 2012
     
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    with those minimal requirments, winodws 8 shud be so fast on my dekstop, i wont be able to keep up lmao
     
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    in other words your next laptop/computer will come with windows mobile folks:

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    preview here:

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    i got it dual booted on my pc.

    it's a very different approach (creating a tablet OS and allowing it to run on non-tablet devices).

    it's easy to use once you know how to get to the desktop since it operates just like windows 7 after that.

    it's very graphically intensive and really gives a good sense as to how powerful tablets really are for their size compared to home PCs.

    wouldn't mind using it once it gets officially released and therefore have more compatible programs.

    i definitely don't think that it will become widely adopted as its predecessors but it's certainly a good indicator as to where the industry is going.
     
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    I'll be checking to see if all my programs are compatible with the OS when it releases.. if its all good, I'm making the switch! with the lower requirements, it should run like a boss.
     
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    Wouldnt it run on limp mode if you have the exact min requirements; like aero & other visual effects disabled?

    anyways as long as acid works on it then its good in my book.
     
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    I'm quite unsure how it has such low hardware requirements as I have an ATI Radeon HD 5770 and had a few hiccups when trying to do some screen recording. But this was only visually. Unsure whether it was an issue the the graphics driver, or the card just working hard. I'll monitor it next time I boot up in Windows 8 and see.

    I wonder what happens with the Metro UI when you throw it into classic mode/low visuals.
     
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    - so basically it'll be based upon hovering widgets and apps?
     
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    With the added desktop which allows its users to download normal programs/games/utilities that you see on a regular PC OS.
     
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    I guess the final release will feature lower resource use because I know the builds they're releasing now require at least 1gb RAM
     
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