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Eight things to look forward to in Windows 8

Hexagon_777 · 2010-06-29 08:07:58

An apps store. Apple's App Store has been a raging success, as has Android's Market. So Windows 8 appears as if it will also have an app store called, not surprisingly, 'Windows Store.' But there are no indications how Microsoft will manage the countless thousands of apps available for Windows, or many other details about the store at this point.Improved energy efficiency. The slides spend a good deal of time describing the many ways in which Windows 8 will be more energy efficient, including an update to the core kernel manager, reduced power use while idle, better sleep and resume, and more.Faster startup. Windows 8, according to the slides, will feature faster startup through a new feature that combines the Logoff and Hibernate states.Push-button reset. This will allow you to re-install Windows with the push of a button. Most important is that Windows will retain all of your files, settings, applications, and so on, without wiping them out.Face recognition. This new safety feature will let you log on using face recognition.Support for slates. Slates are one of the form factors Windows 8 will support. WindowsPad anyone?Better help and support. Every time a new version of Windows comes out, this seems to be on the punch list. We'll have to see if this time it actually happens.Better identity management. The decks lay out a vision in which user accounts don't just live on one PC --- you can carry them from computer to computer, and to other devices. Identities can live and be backed up in the cloud. As a slide puts it, 'Identity evolves from machine centric to user centric.'ComputerworldThe above is only an excerpt. You can find the full article here.

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#51 cybrcatter

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[QUOTE="cybrcatter"] Woah now. You're saying the R800 and Geforece 400 series aren't great DX11 cards?entropyecho

They are the first DX11 cards out, in a time when DX11 is not fully used in games, so they're alright but I don't really think they were made with DX11 in mind. I don't want to say that feature was tacked on per se, but I have a feeling their performance will be disappointing when DX11 games are more mainstream. They do a fantastic job with DX9 and 10 games though.

Hmmm, I'm not too sure about this. I definitely wouldn't go so far as saying that they weren't made with DX11 in mind. While there isn't exactly a plethora of DX 11 games to truly benchmark, the card designs seem to be pushing the specs that will see benefit in DX 11, such as the computer shader. But we'll have to wait and see I suppose.

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#52 metroidfood

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They should really give 7 some more time, it's great.

Anyways, it's probably just talk. Just because they're working on it doesn't mean they're going to release it soon. I'm sure after ever OS release they immediately start work on the next one.

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