Oh what a week it has been! We touched down in Anaheim with very little knowledge of what Microsoft’s next OS was going to look like and left with an incredible wealth of Windows 8 information and the incessant sound of the phrase “Metro-style” still ringing in our ears. Sure, we’ve still got plenty of questions, but the links below will give you a pretty great look at just what those guys in Redmond are planning future PCs to look like. (Be sure to scroll down for the good stuff!)
Microsoft Build wrap-up: Windows 8, Windows 8, and more Windows 8
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Just the facts
- Build Keynote Liveblog
- Microsoft releases Windows 8 Developer Preview, announces Windows Store
- Samsung tablets running Windows 8 Developer Preview given out at Build
- Windows 8 getting ‘tap to share’ capability with NFC support
- Xbox Live coming to Windows 8
- Ballmer makes surprise appearance at Build, touts 500,000 Windows 8 downloads
First looks and interviews
- Windows 8 on ARM tablets: reference designs from Qualcomm, TI, and NVIDIA shown
- Windows 8 on ARM: more than just tablets, more to come on legacy apps and Office
- Windows 8 Metro-style Internet Explorer 10 doesn’t support Flash (hands-on video)
- Microsoft demos Xbox Live on Windows 8, promises cross-platform asynchronous multiplayer games (video)
Hands-on previews (the good stuff!)
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