02.06.2011 01:20 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Microsoft unveils Windows 8

We're live from Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky's keynote at D9, and there's something rather exciting on stage -- a pair of experimental Windows 8 dev boards running a Windows Phone 7-like Metro UI. All Things D sat down with the man earlier today, and got a sneak peek at what to expect starting with the tiled screen you see above -- and yes, like Windows Phone 7, it's designed for touch. Reportedly, there'll be two kinds of applications for Windows 8, one that runs in a traditional desktop, and the other pseudo-mobile apps based on HTML5 and Javascript, but both environments -- rather, the entire OS -- has apparently been designed from the ground up for touchscreen use, though keyboard and mouse are also options for both sets of program

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