Want to get your hands on Microsoft’s next operating system. You’ll be able to sooner than you think. Microsoft has conformed that a public beta release of Windows 8 will arrive in February 2012.
The new operating system has yet to be publicly explored, but already it’s looking suitably swish, and just the sort of interface prepped for tablets.
Windows 8 will get its official release sometime in 2012, so February will be the first time the general public will get to play around with Microsoft’s colourful new OS, which should translate well to being navigated by touch.
Thanks to Nokia cosying up to Microsoft, we’ve been hearing lots about Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Well, Windows 8 will in some ways be very similar. Like the phone OS, the WIndows 8 experience is made up of tiles dedicated to a particular function, and customisable like a widget. Each tile is live, always presenting up to the minute data. A calendar tile for example will display your closest appointments.
Video game fans will also note similarities with the latest Microsoft Xbox 360 dashboard, which has just gone live, making it easier to navigate by hand using Microsoft Kinect. It all points to a new operating system set to possibly deliver some of the best tablet experiences yet. We look forward to seeing what Microsoft comes up with in future.
This blog post was posted by The Gadget Show.
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