App Store and Touch Interface for Windows 8

Touch Interface for Windows 8

Touch Interface for Windows 8

According to some recent rumor reported by Paul Thurrott , Windows 8 will include a user interface optimized for the Tablet PC and slate-like Windows Phone 7, called "Mosh" (Modern Shell).

Microsoft could therefore have intended to use the Windows true and for the next generation of tablet, not a derivative of Windows CE (Embedded Compact) come The porting on 'ARM architecture, which Ballmer made a demonstration at CES 2011 , will have a slate tablet and efficient, fanless, and with great autonomy.



Applications for Windows 8 will be distributed through a new format (. Appx), which presumably will contain everything the application needs to function, including metadata to allow the system to update it with a single click and sync it all up user devices.

New applications will be written in Silverlight / WPF, and you can then use the same code, with minor modifications, to create an application that runs on standard PC Phone Windows 7 and the new tablet.

An App Store and Touch Interface for Windows 8 would be interesting feature what do you say?

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Windows 8 Beta to be launched in 2011

Microsoft is bound to produce a few Milestone releases of Windows 8, before actually taking it to the next level, and producing the first Beta build. As per the news, Windows 8 could hit Beta as early as mid-2011, a year from now. Of course, all reports related to Windows 8 need to be taken with a grain of salt, since no actual details were confirmed by Microsoft.

“With 150 million sold copies of Windows 7 later, we are now at a little after eight months since the latest major version of Windows was released, and almost a year since it RTM’d. Just the right time for Microsoft to start the actual coding for Windows 8″ says Microsoft.

Well nothing is confirmed yet. For enthusiasts who want to taste the feel of Windows 8 you can see some of the most probable Windows 8 Wallpaper and Windows 8 Transformation packs to get a feel of it, Though all are unofficial.

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Download Windows 8 Transformation Pack

With no clues with how and what much degree windows 8 would be different than its previous counterpart windows 7, Developers and artist are already predicting all possible combinations.

Here is one such Windows 8 transformation pack -




It looks very similar to Windows Vista and Windows 7(Great combination) but there are many GUI changes like redesigned taskbar, Explorer, new boot screen and login screen, etc.

Download Windows 8 Transformation pack

You will find nice Windows 8 wallpapers and Windows 8 logon screen background in this pack.

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Windows 7 Ultimate key giveaway and other stuffs

To mark the beginning of the new forum, windows8beta.com would be giving away Windows 7 Ultimate Keys to the top contributor of the month and other stuffs to major contributors to the forums.


This is not a one time giveaway it’s a continuous month per month giveaway, that means you will get  a lot of chance to win a number of Windows 7 keys plus other goodies that may include Microsoft Office 2010, 2007 and Visual Studios Keys.

So if you want to try your luck then head up to Windows8Beat Forum and try your Luck.

What a way to start.. Way to go for Windows 8.. Keep rolling guys.

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