
Microsoft showcased at the Mobile World Congress the official Windows 8 Consumer Preview. According to the software giant, Windows 8 is Windows “reimagined and reinventived from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability”. Windows 8 boasts an all-new touch interface.
Here’s a rundown of Windows 8 features:
Swipe, slide, and zoom. Touch a full-powered PC. It’s fast and it’s fluid. Take natural, direct, hands-on control.
Apps, front and center. Apps in Windows 8 work together to get things done faster. Get them from the Windows Store.
Your Windows, everywhere. Windows 8 can connect you to your files, photos, people, and settings, wherever you sign in.
Wall-to-wall web. Internet Explorer 10 Consumer Preview brings you immersive web browsing on screens big and small. Source
Windows 8 Consumer Preview
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