Microsoft took the veil off Windows 8 officially this Tuesday along also seeded the first Developer Preview to public and gained massive attraction. While many have installed them on their spare computers, what if you don't have one? Today we're showing you how to run Windows 8 and mostly all its features from within your current operating system.
Ever since the news of Microsoft's Windows 8 developer preview being released to the masses was unleashed, the reaction has been pretty spectacular, with in excess of 500,000 PC users giving the preview of the new OS a whirl.
As you're likely aware by now, Microsoft showed off Windows 8 at its BUILD conference today in detail, in order to finally give enthusiasts, users and developers alike the big picture of what the new system will look like. One of the expected features was the rumored Windows 8 Store, which is very much real and was shown off in-depth today.
We have been hearing a lot about Windows 8 recently. From its all-new Metro-inspired looks to its Ribbon-based Explorer, nearly everything about the next big version of Windows has been covered. This coverage was mostly from unofficial sources, but today at BUILD, Microsoft officially, extensively demoed Windows 8 from which we have learned quite a lot of interesting things about it which has us excited for late 2012.
Over the last few months, Microsoft has been slowly and gradually disclosing features of Windows 8, the next major Windows release that's often touted as Microsoft's riskiest bet yet. The Redmond company will finally take the wraps off Windows 8 at its BUILD conference, which will take place this week.
Nowadays, powering on a Windows 7 computer involves a great deal of waiting, even if it's just a few seconds. While the current version of Windows has made improvements in this area, Microsoft doesn't consider it enough and has completely revolutionized the way the Windows operating system is loaded up in Windows 8.
An outstandingly ambitious project has been announced today over on Kickstarter which aims to emulate iOS on Windows, Linux and Android.
SkyDrive, which is part of Microsoft's Windows Live suite, is a service that allows users to store files online and share them with themselves or others. This can only be done officially through a web interface, yet there's speculation that Microsoft might soon release a SkyDrive client for desktop and mobile platforms.
It's no secret that Facebook has been making enhancements to its instant messaging capabilities. These are partially welcomed by the Facebook community, yet some still want to chat with their friends from a full-blown desktop application. You could use Windows Live Messenger, which supports Facebook Chat out of the box, but what if you're really looking for a Facebook-specific application?
Those of you partial to Mozilla's Firefox browser will be pleased to learn that the official release of Firefox 6 has just been unveiled to the public.
