Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Windows 8 First Look




Let's take a first look into the Windows 8 platform. Jensen Harris, director of PM from Windows User Experience channel gives the first demo on the Windows 8 interface. 

When I say Windows 8 Demo, it's a standard OS for all upcoming Windows Devices (PCs and Laptops including the upcoming Windows Phone 8). So, the following demo shows you a sneak peek into what experience users will get on a Windows Mobile Phone 8 (will most probably be a tweaked light version of the same Windows 8 OS). 

Key things to notice as you watch:

  • Apps form a tile-based Start screen fully customizable and scalable with full-screen views
  • Each app shows LIVE updates (new message, fb notifications, counters, timers...)
  • Fast switch between screens and apps
  • Move, replace, resize icons with just finger taps
  • Multi-touch flow, mutli-apps running on the background
  • Most apps rely web connections, updates on the background utilizing HTML 5 and JS
  • Latest IE Explorer, fast optimized browsing and smooth touch flow

Looking at the demo, i already feel Windows 8 will definitely be a huge success. My only concern with this design is Performance. I cannot estimate the minimum Memory requirement to run a Windows 8 OS ? Tablet PCs aren't yet as powerful as desktops or high end laptops. Same holds true for Mobile Phones. 

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