What news of Windows 8 has already begun to appear?

With the release of SP1, Windows 7 is getting better and better, and information about all aspects of the next generation of Windows 8 is starting to surface more. But so far, most of the known Windows 8 information comes from unofficial channels, including screenshots of various leaks, rumors, etc. So what do we know about Windows 8 now? Let us count them one by one.

Windows 8 Release Date

In a slide that was allegedly leaked by HP software engineers last June, the release date for Windows 8 will be released on Holiday & Holidays. But did not indicate which holiday is specific. According to the leaked information at the time, it is expected to see Windows 8 Beta as early as March 2011, and the official version will be available in July. Obviously, this timetable has proven to be unreliable.

At the end of October 2010, the Microsoft Netherlands website revealed that Windows 8 will take about two years to appear on the market.

On February 21 this year, the ZDNet website published a blueprint for the internal development of Windows 8. This blueprint is the timetable for the Windows 8 M2 phase. According to this schedule, Windows 8 should have entered the M3 development phase. . If the M3 phase and the M2 last for 5 months, then the M3 phase can be completed at the end of July or early August of this year, followed by a small-scale technical preview test of about one month. Then there is the more important Beta test, this version is likely to be unveiled at this year's PDC conference.

According to the news released by the veteran leaked website Wzor, Windows 8 will release two Beta versions as Windows 7, followed by the RC version and finally the official version. The official version of Windows 8 will be officially released in early 2013.

Windows 8 Tablet PC

The iPad's hot sale has allowed manufacturers to see the market prospects of tablet PCs. It is not surprising that Microsoft joined them.

Microsoft named their tablet as a Lap PC, which will be optimized for applications such as web and multimedia, casual games, email, instant messaging. And promised that the screen keyboard will be greatly improved, making it easier to start, the text prediction is more accurate, and the UI interface is more practical.

For Windows 8 tablets, you want to attract users, you need a sufficient number of applications, and you need to adapt to the touch and gesture-based operation of your tablet. On the other hand, 3D display and high-color display and natural input methods through touch, voice control, motion capture, face recognition are also the objects that Microsoft is evaluating.

In addition, for a relatively small screen on a tablet, a more appropriate user interface is required. At present, it is basically confirmed that Windows 8 will add a Windows Phone-based Metro UI for mobile devices, so that users can operate the tablet or other portable devices more.

Microsoft App Store

The App Store is another hot thing in recent years. The most famous one is the Apple App Store. Google has its own Android Market. Intel also has a special Atom PC. The app store, but Microsoft has no movement in this regard.

With the launch of the smartphone system Windows Phone 7 on the market, cloud-based web applications are beginning to emerge, and the emergence of the Microsoft App Store system seems increasingly necessary. If you can launch such an app store system in time, both smartphone app developers and PC developers can find a reliable publishing platform.

Windows 8 Multimedia

Windows 8 will work hard on multimedia playback and recording, seeking a balance between hardware acceleration and energy saving, improving multimedia performance and extending battery life. .

In the field of home multimedia applications, Microsoft proposed a concept of “sharing with nearby devices”, focusing on PCs and directly transferring web audio and video content to handheld devices through Windows Media Player. And vice versa, you can also project the contents of your laptop screen onto a large screen display.