Information about Microsoft Pixel Sense

 

Microsoft unveils major new  tablet stamped Microsoft  the publisher has done it again Wednesday with the news of its smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 8. Detailed review of this new OS.

Decidedly, this June is revealed dense sized events among tenors of the computer. After the announcements of new products from Apple, Microsoft unveiled its Surface touch-sensitive tablet on Monday, two days before holding a press conference for developers and to present the new version of its smartphone operating system, Windows Phone 8. The editor provides an update on the system platform without too much talk functions to the user.

The main information is that Windows CE, the kernel used to date for the mobile OS, is discarded. The new kernel will be exactly the same as Windows 8 will be found both on the tablet surface than on the PC. The file system and applications are identical, and drivers. Have chosen to unify the core is a real strategy for Microsoft. Thus, developers will not need to create applications for each type of system. The language used to create the programs will be the C language and C + + instead of the inevitable. Net. Direct X is also a native. The idea is to save time for developers to come easily offer their applications on the Marketplace. One way to rapidly increase in power. In addition, users can switch between a tablet PC or a smartphone, very flexible and easily share content between devices.
 

Finally, the microSD compatible and contactless payment

Material management side, while the specification was very tight for previous versions of Windows Phone, multicore processors are now supported. On the subject, rumors indicate that we should find mostly chips Qualcomm Snapdragon S4. Whereas previously it was strictly fixed at 512 MB, RAM onboard can be substantial. It is the same for memory storage once limited to 16 GB maximum. Now, it may be extended through, finally, a microSD card compatibility. Graphically, new definitions are available: 1280 x 768 pixels and 1280 x 720 pixels. Windows Phone also improves the management of multitasking. Instant messaging or voice over IP software will not be interrupted in case of appeal, as is the case now.

Like that offers Android (Google), wireless technology NFC will also be managed by Windows Phone 8. Practice to transfer documents to a person using a smartphone equipped and situated nearby. Knowing that one of the applications of NFC contactless payments, adds a module called Microsoft Wallet or "portfolio" in French. It is he who will store the virtual credit cards and possible coupons.

Security, there is also progress, since the content of mobile will be encrypted. Enough to meet the demands of professionals who shunned the smartphones running this system for this reason.

Windows Phone 8: a redesigned home screen

The publisher has also redesigned the interface of Windows Phone including the home page with its tile system. Now it will be possible to enlarge the size of the tiles, to give more importance to one than another tool. Tailor-made, ie.


This video shows the new home screen of Windows Phone 8. It features "tiles" which you can adjust the size depending on the applications you want to highlight.As for Windows 8, Windows Phone's browser Internet Explorer 8 will be 10. A version so mobile, that will manage the HTML 5. However, as a mapping software, Virtual Earth is abandoned in favor of Nokia Maps, the software house partner Microsoft.
 

It is on the field of speech recognition that Microsoft wanted to cross swords with Apple and its famous Siri. Unlike Siri which operates in closed circuit, the publisher will provide developers with the tools to create their own voice commands to enrich their applications.

Finally, regarding the updates of the system, no need to connect the phone to a PC and use Zune, as is the case with the current version of Windows Phone. The updates are now done with Wi-Fi

Microsoft has not yet given a release date of Windows Phone 8, but presumably it will be bundled with Windows 8 shooting in the fall. The publisher, however, comes the list of partners: Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Huawei.

After version 7.5 (Mango) who presented up to date Windows Phone with Windows Phone 8, the Redmond company is armed to regain ground against its two rivals Apple and Google. As he has done with the presentation of his house shelf space, Microsoft is well on land adventure novel, since Rick Sherlund, an influential analyst of the firm Nomura, Reuters has announced that Microsoft is currently developing its own smartphone with a phone manufacturer.

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As the head of Microsoft's OEM division passes to other occupations, business partners from Redmond prove upset about the introduction of Surface. HP, for starters, will only x86 tablet.If Windows 8 is (to Redmond's own admission) a risky bet for Microsoft, the tablet Surface could go down in history as the point of friction largest ever reached by Redmond with the business strategies of its OEM partners.

There is an important first handover, in Redmond, its producers in the department: the corporate vice president Steven Guggenheimer leaves the management of the OEM division at Nick Parker (formerly vice president, sales division of the above) and move to a new role " senior "within the company, while Microsoft is quick to explain that it is a handover already planned for some time and made to coincide with the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1).

Èprobabile was all planned, but after the presentation of Surface signs of friction between the company and the manufacturers of Windows computers and gadgets are becoming more obvious: hitherto OEMs were studying the possibility and the opportunity to make tablet ARM Windows-based 8, but with the introduction of Surface such a possibility seems to be much more remote. Some people complain of the alleged double game made by Microsoft, which on one hand was helping the partners in finalizing the design of the next Windows-centric systems and in the meantime had been prepared to unveil "his" Surface to the general public.

And maybe it will not be open crisis, but at least one major manufacturer has already given on the tablet package Windows-ARM: Hewlett-Packard has declared its unwillingness to make a Windows Mobile 8 based on the chip, at least for now. For now, the American company will only produce a tablet / convertible for the business market, the spokesman explained.
 

Surface, Microsoft's tablet

Announcement in Los Angeles. Two versions, one an ARM and x86. Prices and availability to be determined, but the big jump in hardware testing BigM.Rome - The Italian night, afternoon in California, Microsoft has brought a carefully selected group of journalists in a Hollywood studios to show a novelty hitherto unsuspected: Redmond also has its tablet, actually has two, and are all called Surface.

Two versions, then: a CPU with ARM and x86 (Intel), or a tablet itself with similar capabilities to those far from Apple and its competitors Android, and one that embodies a different form-factor characteristics Hardware hitherto the prerogative of Ultrabook. 10-inch screen, HD for the ARM model (which is equipped with Windows 8 RT) and fullHD model for x86 (Windows Pro 8).

Surface is a complete hardware platform: the magnesium case is made specific and dedicated components, has an element that is "detached" from the bottom and it focuses on three hinges to become a support to hold the tablet vertically (Kickstand) There are a couple of covers / keyboard, a multitouch and a traditional design that complement and serve as a complete package.
 

Prices and launch date remains a mystery. Microsoft speaks generically of absolute competitiveness with the rest of the competitors, probably in the hope of not offering any discounts on the side (Google expected to launch its tablet later this month, Apple could decide to surprise everyone before Christmas).

Incredible level of secrecy maintained by Microsoft before this double launch: an operation worthy of Apple, because no one until now had never even speculated that Redmond could throw with such force in the hardware market. Certainly the hardware OEMs have not done anything to escape, although many in Asia have been involved in the work: and many of them will also be competing for tablet Surface, but Microsoft states that they will not be hindered in any way and enjoy the same type support hitherto granted to all partners.

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Microsoft Surface marks turning point

Microsoft Surface, Microsoft's tablet, was announced just a week, but details on its operation remain scarce and not very detailed. What seems definite is the opinion of technologists towards the new device. Surface, which has a version with Windows 8 and Windows RT, but it already seems clear that this device will mark a turning point for Microsoft, both positive and negative cases.

Of course, Microsoft has made great hardware in the past that have made it successful, but it does not seem to belong to these Surface: TheVerge fact writes that: "The announcement of Microsoft Surface has shown that it is ready for a historic step, a process that up to Microsoft has now seen supporting actor along with Dell, HP, Acer, "and which now will see the company run by Bill Gates alone. "This move may soon remove the historic partners in a short time." Continue Joshua Topolsky of The Verge, "but it could also give Microsoft something that desperately needs: a new chapter in its history."

As this story is clear, however, has yet to be understood. iPad, the comparison is inevitable, is a unique product, while the Surface already in two models with two different operating systems and two different processors, which could instill confusion among potential buyers of tablet less attentive.

On the other hand, the new tablet Microsoft could set a new standard in design, at present, is absent in all non-Apple tablet. "Other hardware manufacturers still produce tablet for Windows 8, as well as portable and desktop PCs, but Microsoft Surface could indeed dictate the standard for the desgin: it is the clearest demonstration of how Microsoft interprets the connection between your hardware and software, more than Dell, HP and other manufacturers have done so far, "says Joanna Stern of ABC News.
 

Regardless of how the Surface is competitive tablet market with iPad updated a few months and certainly the object of desire of all, there is no doubt that from June 18, Surface has become the focus of discussions. The advent of Microsoft tablet is very well seen especially among business users, as emphasized by Ced Kurtz Pittsburgh Post Gazette. "Business users know how to manage their communications networks, and may actually prefer a Microsoft tool rather than Applep er to continue their work. "

To critics, it is still waiting for some time, when the tablet is a product of Microsoft Surface cryptic and less available for testing.Los Angeles (California, USA), June 19 (LaPresse / AP) - Microsoft has introduced Surface in the night, tablet designed to rival Apple's iPad. He was Chief Executive Steve Ballmer to show the tablet to the public, defining it as part of "a whole new family of devices" that the company is developing. A version of the device, which will not be sold until at least autumn, is often 9.3 mm and mounts the Windows operating system RT. 

 

It is sold with a cover designed to support and hold him upright and a touch keyboard, which attach magnetically to the tablet. It weighs 680 grams and the price will be similar to that of other tablets already on the market. Its dimensions are similar to those of the last iPad, often little more than 9.4 mm and weighing 590 grams.Microsoft has also promised that, depending on the model chosen, the price of the Surface will be similar to the iPad, whose range goes from 499 to U.S. $ 829. The announcement of the Surface is accompanied by that of the new operating system Windows 8, designed with you in mind and that the tablet should be placed on the market in September or October.

 A second version of the Surface, slightly thicker and heavier, will be equipped with the Pro version of Windows 8 and will cost as much as a Ultrabook. In the box there will be a small pen that allows users to write down notes by hand on documents as PDF files. "It is a tablet that is also a great PC and a PC that is also a great tablet," said Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows division of Microsoft, speaking of Surface. "We are saying that the world is different now and are trying to make it appealing to the brand new Microsoft," said analyst Carolina Milanesi, Gartner Inc.

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Microsoft Pixel Sense designed for Windows 8

 

Here is Microsoft Surface, the tablet designed for Windows 8. Microsoft is the second great revolution.It's called Surface, is a tablet. Unveiling the mysterious object in the night to Microsoft: a dedicated hardware to enhance the features of your operating system. "As Windows required a mouse so Windows 8 will have its own hardware," with these words Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft made it clear yesterday in Los Angeles because of this second revolution. After opening with Smart Glass ecosystem of Xbox (platform games, music and video) to iPhone and iPad (and competing device) yesterday Microsoft has decided to produce a tablet following the example of Apple. 

Services and products designed to work better together: a mantra of Steve Jobs back in time and space from the origins of Microsoft, a company formed to sell software that has always left the task to hardware manufacturers to shape their own programs. "Consumers want to work and play, "said Ballmer, and the iPad tablet with Android are likely to take more and more large (have thought) so why not give them an item engineered to Window 8 - the latest version of the operating system coming to market autumn-with exclusive services and features? The images and videos shown suggest a tablet super slim (only 9.3 mm), lightweight (0.6 kg) with two USB ports (a curse for Apple) and replaceable (well not die with the product).

 A concrete tablet so for the man who still uses the keys for data and documents, or otherwise does not always intend to move to wireless or cloud to load content. The display is 10.6 inch, 16:9 Gallery_3_largeHd, two cameras and glass Gorilla Glass. Can stand alone (22 degrees), as seen from the images and will come with colorful keyboard (but it is too matter of taste, love the pastel colors in Redmond fired). Bloggers and magazines also argue that the U.S. will come with 64 GB memory and 128 GB. Other characteristics techniques will be announced later. Most curious are the producers of computers, like HP, Lenovo, Acer and Dell, which so far have designed their tablet thinking of Windows without the fear of finding Microsoft as a competitor. 

 

Apparently in Redmond have thought twice before betting on its own tablet. As we have thought before opening the Xbox platform to competitors. These two moves will certainly mark the first real big break came when Microsoft for the position more and more as a player, not just computing but also electronics.

Surely you have followed the official presentation of the network or have read some articles about what is Surface. A new tablet, innovative product from Microsoft itself, and of course that will mount the Windows operating system that seems to be born just 8 optimized for these new "mini computer". A 'Metro fully usable interface with a touch screen, more if a tablet with a screen over 10 inches. 

Surface presented in two different versions: the standard, called Surface RT for Windows and the other version, maybe more "advance" which took the name of Surface Differences Pro 8 for Windows, as well as nel'architettura processors, is all the hardware in the tablet. If the base version are USB 2.0, in that there will be a Pro 3.0, such as memory storage available: the basic version is maximized while the 64Gb Pro is also coming to 128GB.

After a few days after the official presentation of Surface, were communicated to those who should be the official prices which will be marketed devices. Prices fluctuate from 599 up to $ 799. The starting price is just what Windows RT while the tablet will cost 799 Pro and Windows 8 will be equipped with a respectable hardware that can compete with the major ultrabook currently on the market. Obviously, prices are subject to change delel, as the tablets are available in two "cuts", 32 and 64GB.

However, according to sources almost certain, Microsoft will not include in the purchase price of the tablet cover that showed during the presentation. It will be a choice to the user whether or not to buy the Touch Cover and Cover Type, choosing the color of choice among many presented. Attualmete Surface is not because the market expects the final version of Windows 8, which is slated for early or mid autumn. The Pro version will be launched about 3 months of difference to the RT version.

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It's a historic shift in Microsoft strategy. After three decades of software developed and left others manufacture of computers, the company introduced a line of private label tablets, called Microsoft Surface, to compete with the iPhone.

The announcement was made at a presentation in Los Angeles, which began about the 0h of Tuesday (Lisbon time). A week ago the event was generating great expectations and was surrounded by a secrecy that is more typical of Apple.

The Microsoft Surface tablets have a screen of 10.6 inches (slightly larger than the iPad) and equipped with USB ports. There are two models. One version is thinner and lighter and is equipped with the RT Windows (the Windows version 8 for ARM processors, which are typically used in mobile devices) - will be sold with 32GB and 64GB. A top model offers a higher quality display, more connectivity (three USB ports instead of two), comes in 64GB and 128GB and is equipped with Windows and Intel Pro 8. Microsoft did not give details about the camera that equips appliances. Prices were not disclosed.

Windows 8, which will hit the market after the summer, is designed to be used on both computers as in conventional tablets and is the first system from Microsoft designed to adapt to this kind of devices - the interface supports the use of both mouse and Keyboard as touch and gestures on the screen.
 

In the presentation, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer signaled the paradigm shift that this move represents to Microsoft with a type of statements that resemble those made by Apple executives, while advocating the integration of software and hardware. "We believe that any intersection between humans and machines can be improved when the hardware and software are considered together," Ballmer said.

It was precisely the strategy of software and decide to just let other brands create computers that are compatible with Windows gave Microsoft the lead over Apple in the 1980s. Now the company seems to adopt, at least in part, the strategy of the rival.

"The integration between hardware and software shall be recognized by Microsoft as essential in order to give consumers a product whose experience is better and that can compete with the popular iPhone," explains the PUBLIC Francisco Jeronimo, an analyst at IDC.

In addition to competing directly with Apple, Microsoft will also now compete with existing partners, companies that manufacture computers with Windows, but are preparing to take tablets hit the market with this system.

Microsoft also showed a protective cover tonight for Surface that has a physical keyboard integrated. The accessory is available in various colors.

The Surface will compete with the iPhone, which came in 2010, virtually inaugurating a segment in which Microsoft had already made up experiences, but almost no consequences.
 

"There are very important strengths and differentiators" in Surface analyzes Francisco Jeronimo, noting that one of them is the physical keyboard cover. "On the other hand, is very important to integrate Office. This will be the killer application for this Microsoft product is attractive compared to Android and the iPhone."

The analyst, however, sees a potential problem: "From the information given, the price perspective that is not low enough to compete in markets sensitive to this factor.

the event 'mysterious' Microsoft has suffered a slight delay. But it did not disappoint those who bet on a tablet: the new Surface, Microsoft's weapon to fight with the iPhone was announced by Steve Ballmer, CEO of the company. "It's a community of brand new computers from Microsoft," Ballmer said. "It embodies the notion that hardware and software they push each other forward."
 
Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live took the stage to explain the details of the new tablet. Presented as' the stage of the new Windows ", the model is only 9.3 mm thick, with USB 2.0 ports, all made from magnesium. Has 10.6-inch screen and the device has access to all standard Windows applications store .

During the presentation, the tablet crashed. The solution was to get a new one and continue. Sinofsky did a demonstration and explained that the Netflix streaming application has been redesigned for Windows 8. "The Surface of the Wi-Fi is the best that has appeared in a tablet," he said.

The new Surface comes with its own support - Kickstand - without the need for accessories and covers. It is equipped with Gorilla Glass, and comes with integrated hood - which is also a multitouch keyboard - with only 3 mm thick. The keyboard / cover also includes a trackpad. The Surface will come in two versions, one with an Intel processor and Windows Pro 8, and another with ARM processor and Windows RT.

Check out the official specs:

Surface Windows RT
Operating System: Windows RT
Weight (1): 676 g
Thickness (2): 9.3 mm
Screen: 10.6 "HD Display ClearType
Power consumption: 31.5 W-h
Connections: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae
Productivity: Office '15 'Apps, Touch Cover, Cover Type
Accessories: Case & Stand VaporMg
Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB
 

Surface Pro 8 for Windows
Operationalized System: Windows 8 Pro
Weight (1): 903 g
Thickness (2): 13.5 mm
Screen: 10.6 "Full HD Display ClearType
Power Consumption: 42 W-h
Connections: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae
Productivity: Touch Cover, Cover Type, Palm Block with Pen
Accessories: Case & Stand VaporMg
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB

No pricing information was given. The Windows version comes with the RT Windows 8 in September. The model with Windows 8 Pro is the market 90 days later, and will be sold in stores from Microsoft in the United States. In Brazil? Hopefully.


The event

In the room of the event at Milk Studios in Hollywood, when the guests began to come - as with some delay - screens showed images of tablets, according to The Verge. The guests were given champagne and, pending the start of the event, the images were giving 'tips' that a device with two screens would be announced.

Finally, with greetings to those present, warnings of what was or was not allowed and the increasing volume of the music, the event began.

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO took the stage. "Thank you for being with us. Recent years show large changes in the industry, and Microsoft. Cloud computing, entertainment ... and all we have done, Windows is the heart and soul," he said. He recalled that the system runs on more than one billion PCs worldwide in homes, offices, schools, governments. "And Windows 8 reinvented it all," he continued.

Then, remembering the history of Microsoft, and bet Bill Gates, the founder, in software, Ballmer recalled the history of the company showing that Microsoft has made in terms of hardware over the years.

First it was the mouse. Then the keyboard with natural posture. In 2007 came the Microsoft Surface, Kinect (2010). Ballmer said that everything was designed, engineered and produced by Microsoft. The CEO spoke about the connection between man and machine, which gets better with the right mix of hardware and software.

Announcing that it was time for a new addition to Windows 8, Ballmer announced a new family of devices, directly from Microsoft. He showed then the new Microsoft Surface, the tablet of the company, one of the most persistent rumors when people wondered what would be the 'mysteries' big announcement. According to Ballmer, people today want to work and play in one device - and therefore, presented the response from Microsoft: the new Surface.

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Enthusiasm for Microsoft's tablet Pixel Sense

The new tablets from Microsoft do not represent a threat to the iPhone, Apple, seen little enthusiasm among programmers to create applications for the new Windows operating system, analysts said.

Microsoft introduced its line of Surface tablets on Monday, creating competition not just for Apple but also for its partners hardware manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and Hewlett-Packard. "Even though the pricing details are not clear ..., Microsoft will have to sell for much lower price than the iPhone if you want to be competitive," said Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies.

The Surface tablet will have two versions, one driven by Windows-based RT and architecture chips used in most other tablets, and other, better performance, using Windows Pro 8. "The most important factor for the success of a tablet is the ecosystem. Based on our discussions with developers, we believe that the lack of enthusiasm on their part is worrying," said Misek.

He estimates problems for Windows 8 tablets in competition with the iPhone, offering more than 225 000 applications, and to a lesser extent, also in front of the tablets powered by Google Android, as the Galaxy Tab, Samsung.

The smaller and lighter version of Microsoft Surface intends to compete directly with the iPad, and second, heavier targets the new generation of lightweight notebooks, which would put the company in competition with major manufacturers of personal computers.

But selling two versions of the tablet in the same retail channels will confuse consumers, according to Jefferies analyst, Forrester Research and ThinkEquity. "Choice is a key tenet of Windows, but choose other upset the consumers," said Forrester Research. "Apple understands this fact and limits the options on the iPhone connectivity, memory and ... black or white."
 

But some analysts believe that the use of a keyboard built into the cover off the device and an aggressive policy of price, may help Microsoft gain market share. "The keyboard, a simple accessory, is what makes the device more attractive, because it preserves a traditional interface, which in our opinion, many users appreciate the subtlety of an integrated protective cover, something that most users will want," said Walter Pritchard, an analyst at Citi.


Windows 8 marks the beginning was WinRT,    

The combination of the Windows programming model runtime (WinRT), the new interface Metro (which is helping developers and companies to adopt new technologies from Microsoft) and support the legacy of WinNT, will allow users of Windows 8, Microsoft's new operating system , continue using Win32 programs along with new applications WinRT, experts say the industry analyst research firm Gartner.
 

For them, the new platform was created to keep the company relevant in a future that will be dominated by mobile devices. The company will strategically position the WinRT as a platform for new developments, but most users should continue to run Win32 programs for the next 10 years or more.

For the vice president at Gartner, Michael Silver, Windows 8 is the initial effort of Microsoft to respond to market demands by providing a common interface and a set of programming API for phones and servers, and also the beginning of the end Win32 programs to the desktop.

"Microsoft will continue providing support to Win32, but will encourage developers to create applications more manageable and engaging using WinRT," said Silver.

"Windows 8 is more than one major update for Windows - is a change in technology," said the vice president for client and mobile computing Gartner's Steve Kleynhans.

Even though Microsoft is not forcing anyone to remove Win32 programs or even preventing developers about this, Gartner believes that it is a matter of time loss of breath strategic Win32 and Windows Desktop.Analysts believe that by 2020 most programs will be rotated from the Metro.

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Pixel Sense Market

 

Tablet is Microsoft's attempt to hold consumerization of the iPhone and Android.According to Gartner's expert, multinational wants to show he knows what it takes to succeed in post-PC era.Microsoft's strategy to launch a line of Tablet Surface is more a way to prevent devices with Android, Google, iPhone and even Apple's gaining strength with the process of consumerization in the companies of a possible focus on hardware the future. The view is Carolina Milanese, an analyst at Gartner.

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The expert explained that the IT Web are three main points that led the software giant to bet, so unexpectedly, another frontier of this technology: enabling the company to evangelize the Metro (its intuitive user interface found in Windows 8) in their stores and control your message from end to end, bring back the "sensuality" to your brand and prove that they know what it takes to succeed in post-PC era, and snipe bidders to deliver the best features or reduce prices.

With unquestionable success in the gaming market with the Xbox and Kinect, your console that captures movements of the human body, eliminating the use of controls, the question that came was, with the launch of the tablet, it is possible that Microsoft will strengthen its presence in the world Hardware and delivered to the market other options, such as smartphones, laptops and even ultrabooks? Thus, competition with Apple, which offers a combination of device and operating system, would be more direct.

But for that matter, the expert is straightforward. "I do not think this is the strategy with the launch of the tablet," said Carolina. "The idea is to prevent the iPhone and Android become attractive in corporate environments," strengthened.

Microsoft Surface in the line presented  in Los Angeles (USA). The statement was made a la Apple, with its own CEO, Steve Ballmer, presenting what he called "the biggest announcement in its history." How was the invitation to journalists to attend the launch - with confidence and expectations about what would be presented - shows that, after years, with rival manufacturer learned how to generate buzz around the news.

We presented two products: an ARM processor for Windows version 8 RT and the other with an Intel Ivy Bridge 22nm i5, 8 Pro for Windows Still no price and no release date, which is common between the two is Glass Gorilla screen of 10.6 inches and a housing magnesium molten metal. At RT, the thickness is 9.3 mm and weight 676 grams, while for Pro, thickness reaches 13.5 mm and weight to 903 grams.

Surface RT also has screen HD (720p), supports USB 2.0, microSD, Micro HD Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae; brings the tools Office Home & Student 2013 RT, Touch Cover, Cover Type and has 32GB of internal memory and 64GB. The Pro version has screen FullHD Surface, USB 3.0 inputs, microSDXC, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae, tools Touch Cover, Cover Type, Palm Block with Pen, and 64 GB memory and 128 GB.

Tablet Surface, Microsoft will have a promising future

Analyst at Frost & Sullivan believes that the device will take care of the total user experience. "The integration possibilities become endless when the market speaks the same language".Microsoft announced in Los Angeles (USA) his latest foray into the technology market with the announcement of Surface tablet, which promises to fight side by side for the mobile market largely dominated by Apple.

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The ad, which generated large size speculation last week the effort by Microsoft to make secret what he called "the biggest announcement in its history", was made by CEO Steve Ballmer, who presented the Surface of the two versions, one with Windows 8 RT (based on the Nvidia ARM) and one with Windows 8 Pro Model.
 

Fernando Belfort, senior analyst at Frost & Sullivan, said to be positively surprised by all the effect that the release caused the market for technology "Apple-style the best." "Microsoft has shown that did their homework and knew how to get attention and present your tablet as best as possible, immediately causing a noise worthy of releases from Apple," he says.

Belfort says that Microsoft is getting the opportunity to put into practice a concept that has always been well implemented by the company founded by Steve Jobs, who is the union of hardware and software. "This is the opportunity for Microsoft to take care of the total user experience, end to end," he says.

But comparisons, although positive stop al. The analyst at Frost & Sullivan sees a unique opportunity to engage end users and corporate experience within a extended across multiple platforms via Windows 8, which is present in desktops, notebooks, ultrabooks, smartphones and tablets. "The integration possibilities become endless when the market speaks the same language," points out. "That to the end user is positive, but for the corporate market is a move that may prove, in the medium and long term, a great mobility strategy."

The analyst says he had the opportunity to experience the Lumia Nokia Phone with Windows (which also sees a positive balance of experience) and claims to see a continuity in this process mobility. "This tablet can boost sales of smartphones from Nokia," he says. "The clean and basic layout of the new Microsoft operating systems are attractive for some and gain even more strength with an experience that leaves the table to the user wherever he is."

Another aspect observed by Belfort, which can show a bright future for Microsoft's tablet is that the Market Place - App Store the company of Bill Gates - Win, per day, nearly 500 applications.
 

The fight was fierce in the corporate market

Apple has great support in the corporate market because of its platform modules provide superior security to that of its competitors, which in the view of Google, the biggest problem is the Android operating system, which faces serious difficulties to gain traction in the enterprise, because high vulnerability.

Belfort propose a scenario where Microsoft and Apple brigariam directly into the corporate market, and Android would fall into a use entrant, for the end user. "It's time to think Google's open platform on the issue under the responsibility of OEM partners," he says. "At first, it is a possibility, but putting on the table and thinking about the high dominance of Microsoft in the corporate world and the possible - and probable - integration of all Windows platforms, Google has a lot to assess their strategy, go-to-market for companies. "

And this is the point which can also shake the very callous Android. "If the Surface as a friendly platform and take off safely, nothing prevents partners like LG and Samsung look with more appreciation for Microsoft's mobile operating system," he explains. "Certainly, we can expect something in the long term Google with the purchase of Motorola, but this term should not extend too much."

iPadKiller? "The technology market has a lot of it, killing the technologies that already exist, causing a furor unnecessary. Microsoft shows the total force on the issue of mobility and integration of user experience, and can come to surf the same opportunities from Apple, but the margin in favor of the iPhone market is very wide, "says Belfort.

Early experiences

Historically, Microsoft has a good performance when it comes to hardware. Making the Xbox game console, many of the assaults never gave great results and were quickly taken from the market.
 

In 2010, for example, Microsoft and HP launched the Slate 500 tablet, in addition to not excite the market for technology, was put for sale at a price of $ 799 and reached the incredible mark of only 9000 units produced. In the same year, Apple introduced the iPhone, which sold about 14 million units in the first 12 months.

Asked about a possible return of this scenario, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan is quite timely to say that "Microsoft would not dare to lose both in the short term," and explains that in view of all that has been prepared and it was presented, beyond their own specifications Surface, "is easier to get competitors to rethink their handsets than all this is a long shot of Microsoft." "I think they have learned and the proposed new tablet is completely different shows," he explains.

A little more on the Surface

The RT will Windows Surface 9.3 mm thick, USB 2.0, micro SD input, magnesium casing, about 680 grams and 10.6-inch screen with built-in cover to support it - such as smart iPad case - touchscreen and keyboard. It will be sold with two versions of storage: 32 GB or 64 GB, which Ballmer said he will arrive at "prices of conventional devices with ARM technology."

The Surface with Pro Windows 8 will also have the same screen size, but is heavier, with 903 grams, thicker, 13.5 mm, and with battery life a little longer, according to Microsoft, and will use processors Ivy Bridge Intel. Also has USB 3.0 port. It will be sold in two versions: a 64 GB storage and a 128 GB.

Microsoft to announce their own tablet with Windows 8, this second
Product would be done in partnership with the bookstore chain in the U.S. Barnes & Noble

Microsoft expected to announce the launch of its tablet on Monday (18/06). The company sent an invitation to U.S. journalists to attend a press conference to be held in Los Angeles (California, USA), in what would be a "major announcement".

The big bet is that the device is made with certainty with Windows 8. According to international press reports, the product had been developed in partnership with the bookstore chain Barnes & Noble. According to The Verge, the company closed a partnership in April, linking to the area of ​​digital library development with an investment of $ 300 million from the software manufacturer.

A large number of sites, including The Wrap and AllThingsD, Microsoft said it found "well behind" the rival Apple in the area of ​​tablets, and develop the device would be a way to pursue more effectively.

Microsoft's strategy so far has been dependent on the hardware development of its technology partners that run its software. The next operating system release will be Windows 8 and editing Windows ARM technology-based RT, developed only for tablets. At a conference last year, Microsoft showed the participants a Samsung tablet running Windows 8.

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Make of Microsoft Pixel Sense

 

Microsoft finally announced its own tablet to compete with the Apple iPad and other tablets on the market.The tablet is called Surface and comes in two versions: Windows 8 and Windows Pro RT

Windows OS Windows 8 Pro RT
Weight 676g 903g
Thickness 9.3 mm 13.5 mm
Screen 10.6 "HD ClearType. Camera front and rear 10.6" HD ClearType. Camera front and rear
Battery 5.31 W 42-W h-h
MicroSD connectors, USB 2.0, microSD mini-HDMI, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, HDMI mini-
Applications / Accessories Office Home & Student 2013 RT, with Keyboard Cover Keyboard Cover with multitouch multitouch, stylus
Memory and 64GB 32GB 64GB and 128 GB

 

The tablets are made of magnesium (called VaporMg) are 0.1 mm thinner than the new iPhone will come with Nvidia processor (seems to be the Tegra 3 +) or Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge. The Pro version with Windows 8 will come with DisplayPort connector, which copies a 1GB file in just 5 seconds. The VaporMg (pronounced Vapor-Mag) is a process that uses a combination of materials and molding which gives a sophisticated finish similar to a clock luxury, allows to create a thin surface (as 0.65 mm), light, very stiff, and virtually scratch proof. This is the "liquid metal" that many believe that Apple will also use in your future iPhone.

Both use the screen Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0 and its magnetic layer is also a multitouch keyboard! Microsoft ensures that your tablet has the best reception of wireless networks than any current tablet because of the dual antenna embedded in it. Furthermore, the tablet has the lateral inclination of 22 degrees. Microsoft did not disclose the screen resolution, but many believe it will be 1600x900 or 1920x1080 pixels.

A Touch Cover is a cover to the tablet which is only 3 mm and uses a new technology that allows it to be used as a keyboard. You can also use the version of the cover with 5mm and keys similar to those of traditional keyboards. Both use an accelerometer that automatically switches off the keyboard when the cover is being used only to protect the tablet.The tablet will come with the RT Windows (version 8 for Windows tablets ARM) and Office 2013 pre-installed, and they do not use fan to cool the tablet.
 

The presentation also demonstrated the use of a pen to the tablet with a resolution of 600 dpi, making it an excellent choice for image editing.Microsoft has announced that the cost of tablets will be "comparable to ARM or tablet Ultrabooks." Furthermore, the RT version of Windows will be available when Windows 8 comes out (probably in October), and Windows Version 8 Pro will be available 90 days later.

Microsoft announced a tablet itself, the Surface with Windows system 8, an event yesterday in Los Angeles, USA. It comes with a 3 mm attachable pad, and a support. It also includes a digital pen. The keyboard is built into the hood that covers the Surface, Touch Cover, which will have several color options.

The Surface display is 10.6 inches. There are two versions, one with Windows RT (a Windows version 8) and another with Windows 8 Pro.The Windows RT has a weight of 676 g and 9.3 mm thick, with options for internal space of 32 Gbytes and 64 Gbytes. The Windows 8 is Pro 903 g, 13.5 mm thick and options internal space 64 and 128 Gbytes. All options have the USB port. The Surface will come with the Microsoft Office suite. Prices have not yet been defined.

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Microsoft Surface with two versions of chips

 The Microsoft's entry into the tablet market to compete with Apple finally confirmed. The company launched last Monday, 18, the Surface, which will be sold in two versions, one with an Intel processor and Windows Pro 8, and another with ARM processor and Windows RT.

The first model has a 10.6-inch screen and 13.5 mm thick, and USB 3.0. It will be sold in two versions: a 64 GB storage and a 128 GB. The second, with Windows RT, is 9.3 mm thick and comes with memories of 32 GB or 64 GB. This version includes office applications package for Office. There is also another version, which weighs 903 grams, is 13.5 mm thick and storage capacity of 64 GB or 128 GB. This model does not include Office applications.

Microsoft has not released when the tablet is available for sale and how much it will cost the product. According to a spokesperson from Microsoft, the launch will be in conjunction with Windows 8. The model with Windows 8 Pro will be available three months after the United States.

Surface finally microsoft tablet

Many have come to doubt that this tablet was actually launched, in view of the waiting time and the rumors that are not materialized on a tablet created by Microsoft itself, but it finally happened.

After announcing a mysterious event and last minute, everything led to believe that the new tablet would be presented. The suspicions were confirmed, and now it's time to uncover the characteristics of what can be considered a revolution in the world of tablets, the Surface.

Initially, there will be 2 different base models, one with Windows that RT is a more modest version of Windows and the other with Windows Pro 8 Each of these models have other versions with different capabilities.

Windows Model RT

Operating System: Windows RT
Processor: ARM (nVidia Tegra 3 +)
Weight: 676 g
Thickness: 9.3 mm
Screen: 10.6 ClearType HD Display
Consumption: 31.5 W-h
Connectivity: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, Antenna MIMO 2 × 2 MIMO
Camera: Front and rear
Software: Office Home & Student 2013 RT
Interface: Touch Cover, Cover Type
Cover: VaporMg Case & Stand
Capacity: 32GB or 64GB

Windows 8 Pro Model

Operating System: Windows 8 Pro
Processor: Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge
Weight: 903 g
Thickness: 13.5 mm
Screen: 10.6 ClearType Full HD Display
Consumption: 42 W-h
Connectivity: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antenna
Camera: Front and rear
Interface: Touch Cover, Cover Type, Palm Block with Pen
Cover: VaporMg Case & Stand
Capacity: 64 GB or 128 GB
 

The novelty is herein VaporMg cover, constructed from a selection of metals (especially magnesium) which make it possible to layer thickness of only 0.65 mm, suitable for a fine product and at the same time, the more rigid. Surface 7 is formed by layers of different components.

As seen in the video below, it has a detachable keyboard, which may be the Cover Type (physical keyboard) or Touch Cover (keyboard touch).Whether it will be a success or failure The answer depends on several factors, including the price that each one will cost.

Microsoft is now stepping into a new arena: digital furniture. The company plans to unveil a revolutionary computing device called the Microsoft Surface at the Wall Street Journal’s All things Digital conference to be held today.

The Microsoft Surface computing device features a 30-inch screen embedded in an acrylic tabletop. This device will look really sleek as all wires are hidden in the low-slung table’s thick pedestal.

Basically the Microsoft Surface which is the first in a new category of surface computing products from the software giant turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that provides effortless interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.

At a glance, the Microsoft Surface would remind anyone of an old-fashioned arcade game table around which gamers gather to play games. However, the only difference is that this tabletop does not have a joystick, nor a mouse or a keyboard. The device is controlled solely by touching the display.

According to Microsoft, this touch screen will allow people to “interact with digital content the same way they have interacted with everyday items including photos, paintbrushes and music their entire life: with hands, with gestures and by putting real-world objects on the surface.”
 

For instance, when a digital camera with Wi-Fi capabilities is placed on the display, the table recognizes the camera, and at just a touch of the screen, downloads all photos and video clips stored on the camera. The user can then sort out the digital pictures and even resize them, handling them as they were real physical prints.

And that is not all. The Microsoft Surface display can also read bar codes and identification tags embedded in objects like hotel chain membership cards.

Here are the key features of the Microsoft Surface:
Direct interaction: Users can actually “grab” digital information with their hands, interacting with content by touch and gesture, without the use of a mouse or keyboard.
Multi-touch: Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger like a typical touch-screen, but up to dozens of items at once.
Multi-user: The horizontal form factor makes it easy for several people to gather around surface computers together, providing a collaborative, face-to-face computing experience.
Object recognition: Users can place physical objects on the surface to trigger different types of digital responses, including the transfer of digital content.

The Microsoft Surface display will initially be used on a commercial bases, but the company hopes that this technology will someday make its way and become commonplace in homes as well.

By the end of 2007, Microsoft Surface will appear in hotels, restaurants, retail stores and public entertainment sites, where it will serve as an information kiosk. It will even handle things such as basic customer service.

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive who is scheduled to unveil Microsoft Surface today at a conference said in a statement, “With Surface, we are creating more intuitive ways for people to interact with technology. We see this as a multibillion-dollar category, and we envision a time when surface computing technologies will be pervasive, from tabletops and counters to the hallway mirror.

Those who are partnering with Microsoft to be amongst the first companies to use Microsoft Surface include Harrah’s Entertainment, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and T-Mobile USA. The price of Microsoft Surface has however not been disclosed as yet.

Last month, HP showcased its gadgets and innovations of the future and amongst them was a similar concept called the Coffee Table. The HP Coffee Table which is expected to hot the market several years from now will have 2 LCD screens that work in conjunction with each other to create a 3D atmosphere.

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Microsoft Pixel Sense took name of table touch Samsung

 

Microsoft Surface took the name of the table a touch of Samsung.PixelSense is the new name of technology shown in 2011 in partnership with Samsung.

On Monday, Microsoft unveiled two tablets that were dubbed Surface. Those who follow the company news, however, must have estranged: the IFA 2011, the same company showed a touch-sensitive LCD panel that bears the same name of the youngest competitor of the iPhone.

This whole mess is easy to explain: first came the Surface 2.0, which is the interface used in SUR40, the same panel that Samsung can turn a table a touch and that goes for over $ 10,000.
 

The problem is that Microsoft's tablets were ready and they needed a name - Surface and proved the most suitable. What company do? "Stole" the name of the lesser known technology, put the latest machine and renamed the old product to PixelSense.

On the Microsoft Surface, which already has full information of the two tablets, there is even a small redirector that takes the customer to the uninformed PixelSense. Despite the name of the loan, the company did not disclose if there are similarities or integrations between the two devices.

You may have noticed that from time to time, always comes the news that a patent for a new technology was leaked. Although the majority of them being awesome, those are few we see become reality and come to our homes. However, Microsoft seems to have done so in relation to the Surface.

During the presentation of its new tablet, the company showed the number of entries that the device will have. While some are old acquaintances of the general public - such as USB 2.0, others left everyone in doubt. This is the case of the mysterious space with five metal pins whose function was not explained.
 

However, not long before the personal internet unearthed one of these patents and discover what it is the enigma behind the entrance to the Surface. According to a reader Engadget, it is a new type of wire would be able to provide power and data and to utilize the magnetism to be coupled to the apparatus and maintain the stability of the connection similar to the MagSafe Macbooks.

And do not even need to be a great expert to realize that technology recorded last week is linked to the Surface. Just look at the illustration of the patent and the input format on the tablet to realize that it all fits together.

After development of the line of tablets from Microsoft (Surface), little is known about the processors that will empower gadgets. Today, NVIDIA announced that the Microsoft Surface Windows RT model uses the Tegra processor.

The company still has not specified what processor Tegra will be used in Windows Surface with RT. Expected to be used Tegra Tegra 3 KAI or 3 +, a model that was unveiled recently.

It is too early to comment, although we can already imagine that the tablet will have a good performance thanks to quad-core processor probably NVIDIA. Still, it is important to wait to know what are the exact specifications of the tablet from Microsoft for only then draw conclusions.

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Incredible Launch on Microsoft Pixel sense

Microsoft has done an incredible launch event, showing the world his head entry into the world of tablets. Call Surface, the line announced by the company promises to shake up the competition, bringing a number of features and functionality.

If you read our article about the new gadgets already know in detail some of the highlights of the apparatus, as the screen with 16:9 aspect ratio and high angle, the camera 22 degrees of tilt, or the incredible Touch Kickstand Cover .

However, despite the innovations shown at launch, only when we put our hands on gadgets is that we can really see what they can do. Thinking about it, some sites such as Gizmodo and Mashable, decided to make a counterpoint.

Pages that link articles prepared some questions that put into question the success of Microsoft's tablets. Know, then, some questions that only the future of online Surface will be able to answer.

There will be support for data plans

Despite several appeals by the company, a crucial element for the success of a mobile device was not clear: there is the possibility of using data plans mobile phone?

The subject, indeed, was not addressed at any time, it seemed that Microsoft chose to ignore it even. Thus, we do not know if any of the models will come with such compatibility and whether there is support for 3G or 4G.

How much they will cost

The instruments are beautiful, functional and certainly aroused the desire of many people who can not wait to be able to buy a tablet Surface. However, the submission did not provide values ​​for the marketing of gadgets, and Microsoft said only that they will be "competitively priced".


It is logical that the company has its reasons. If disclose the price now, months before the devices reach the stores, competitors would have time to make appropriate cuts and hitting power values ​​announced by the Redmond giant. But with such a vague definition, have to agree: it was difficult to pinpoint what the standard prices assessed by the Redmond giant.

The values ​​envisaged by experts would be around $ 600 (around $ 1,229), for version "simple", and one thousand dollars (2048 dollars) for the Surface with Pro Windows 8, since the latter also compete ultrabooks with bringing the Intel Core i5.

 

Lacking specific information

During the presentation, Microsoft managed to impress everyone, with great storage capacity and processor jaw-dropping. Nevertheless, it became clear many important aspects of the tablets.

How long the battery will last them in use or on standby? How is the performance of the gadget when it comes to process heavy games and play videos in high resolution? Support for multitasking can be satisfactory as in a notebook.

When I'll have one

According to Microsoft, the first version of Surface, one with Windows RT, should reach the market with Windows 8, while launching the most powerful gadget only happen about three months later.

That's something, but the company has not yet formalized the date on which its new operating system will hit stores. That is, we will only know when the tablets are on the shelves when the firm resolve to announce the release date of Windows 8.

There will be compatibility with the Xbox.

Although Microsoft has talked a lot about integration with the Xbox E3 last tablets in 2012, during Surface presentation of the subject line was ignored. Thus, we can only assume that the resources will be available SmartGlass.

 

As Microsoft partners will react.

Lately, Microsoft has hinted that want to enter force in the market of mobile operating systems. The RT version of Windows, Windows 8, is a factor that proves so strong these statements.

However, if the market in general liked the surprise brought by the company, other manufacturers of portable gadgets may not be so much enjoying the novelty. That's because they will compete with the company that created the OS, which means a great competitive advantage for Microsoft itself.

Moreover, recent statements were aware that some companies are unhappy with the pricing policy to be practiced by the company, which would be charging for expensive Windows licenses RT, which should reflect the value of selling the tablets from other manufacturers.

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Surface on iPad

During the conference from Microsoft to present its new tablet, the Surface, earlier this week, many people noticed a great similarity between the announcement of the device and the revelation of the iPhone in January 2010. Although we are talking about similar products and rivals, what really drew attention was the way Steve Ballmer did this, the approach very reminiscent of Steve Jobs for more than two years.

To prove this, the staff decided to join the site ReadWriteWeb scenes of two keynotes to prove that Microsoft actually drank from the same source that Apple. Are descriptions, phrases and even the same adjectives used to describe the first iPad.

Whether he was inspired or not the competitor, the fact is that Microsoft managed to surprise everyone with the announcement of Surface. The question is whether she will follow the primer with respect to the commercial success of its tablet, which hits the market later this year.

 

Microsoft introduced two new tablets that promise to go up against Apple, the market leader in the segment. Surface Microsoft Windows Microsoft Surface with RT and Windows 8 Pro are the two betting company to win their way into a market in which it is practically nonexistent.

We list the specs for the two new slates Microsoft, and compare them with the new iPhone. Remember that Bill Gates's company has not confirmed pricing nor release date models. Which devices are the ideal characteristics for your consumer profile.

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Microsoft Pixel sense Stay on Top

With the announcement of Tablet Surface, Microsoft enters hardware market and goes on to compete in the tablets and ultrabooks (since the Surface also serves as a notebook with his cape that turns the keyboard).

The launch of the Surface called attention again to the Windows system 8. In development for three years, the system should reach the market soon and the users' interest in the subject is increasing. Therefore, the IG has prepared a guide to the main questions about Windows 8. Check it out.


Windows 8 will have four versions:

RT Windows - Version aimed at computers and especially tablets with standard ARM processors. Among chip makers Qualcomm and this pattern is NVidia.

Windows 8 - Version to be the most used. It is intended for computers, notebooks and tablets with processors based on x86 architecture (mainly Intel, but AMD). This is the version that should come with most computers and laptops sold at retail.

In the case of tablets, when virtually all use ARM chips. But tablets should come with Intel chips in the future. Surface, Microsoft's own tablet, has a model with Intel Core i5 chip.

Windows 8 Pro - version with more features than Windows 8, aimed at corporate users. It differs from the common version of Windows 8 to have some encryption and virtualization.

Windows 8 Enterprise - This version will be offered only to large corporate customers of Microsoft. It has advanced virtualization and remote management of terminals.
 

When Windows 8 will be released, And the price,

Microsoft has not yet given an official date, but it is expected that Windows 8 to reach the market in October. Still no pricing information.But who wants to try the new system can download a trial version, valid until January

 Is it possible to upgrade my computer to Windows 8,
Yes, the upgrade is possible, but the amount of resources that can be updated without data loss will vary.Who uses the Windows 7 can upgrade to Windows 8, and keep your files, programs and system settings.

For those who have Vista can only update the system settings and files, but will have to reinstall the programs.Who uses XP only keep personal files, but will have to reinstall programs and reconfigure the system.Who has a computer with the versions Starter, Home Basic and Home Premium Windows 7 can upgrade your computer to Windows 8 or Windows Pro 8

How are the programs? They work the same way,

Yes, every program that runs on Windows 7 will continue to operate also in versions Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise. The exception is the Windows version RT (for devices with ARM chips). This version will run only applications built specifically for the interface Metro. The RT version, therefore, will not run conventional programs such as Word, Excel or Photoshop, unless they gain specific versions for the interface Metro.

What are the main new features of Windows 8,

The biggest new feature of Windows 8 is undoubtedly the interface Metro, present in all versions of Windows 8. Inspired by the Windows system for mobile Phone, the look of Windows 8 is radically different from the classic desktop we've come since Windows 95.
 

Instead of small icons on the desktop, Windows 8 has squares and rectangles for the programs (in English, Microsoft uses the term "tiles" for those blocks). A "tile" is much more versatile than traditional Windows icons. Rather than serving only as a shortcut to open a program, the "tile" it displays information. For example, the "tile" climate desktop now displays information such as temperature.

Windows 8 news 8

The user can resize and organize the "tiles" as best as possible, but the interface is more suitable for touch screens, and is not as practical when using the mouse. Fortunately, those who do not want to use the new look can call the old Windows desktop by simply moving the mouse to the right corner of the screen.

Outside the Metro, Windows 8 also brings some new features such as native support for ISO files and a new look of Windows Explorer, which won the Ribbon bar, already present in Office applications.The system will still version 10 Internet Explorer browser.

Is it worth migrating to Windows 8.

This question can only be answered accurately in final release. But the versions seen so far in testing, migration should be worth only to those users Savvy.

The Windows 8 interface brings the Metro, most modern and beautiful design. But there is no recourse "killer" to justify the upgrade for anyone who uses the computer only to surf the Internet and work with programs like Word and Excel.

The interface Metro streamlines some tasks, but requires some getting used to. And much of its usefulness will depend on the developer community. If she "embrace" the system and create useful and interesting applications, the Metro can be a significant differentiator. In its current stage, however, it is just a nifty feature that speeds up certain tasks. But it makes a monumental difference in the lives of the average user.

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Acer on Microsoft Surface

 

Leader of Acer believes that Microsoft should abandon the tablet market soon.Stan Shih, leader and founder of Acer, has no doubts: Despite having recently announced the Tablet Surface, Microsoft should not abandon the very latest segment of tablets.

Conspiracy theory may seem far-fetched or strategy, but to Stan Shih makes perfect sense: "Microsoft has no interest in selling tablets with your own brand," said the head of Acer when asked by Digitimes.

If Microsoft does not want to sell tablets, that would have released tablet Surface? Shih also has an answer to this question. For the leader of Acer, Microsoft continues to be the only interest in selling aporacionais systems and productivity applications, whose profit margins are substantially higher than the manufacturing of tablets and computers in general.

It turns out that Windows 8 is the novelty factor's main asset and also the main weakness - and so will start with a negligible market share.

In announcing the Surface, Microsoft does not want to cause more than the brands of computer science and promoting the development of tablets running Windows 8. "Once you achieve this goal, Microsoft will stop selling tablets," notes the head of Acer.

 

Microsoft announced what has long been expected, since the launch of the iPhone in January 2010: a tablet called Surface, which many say is a "tablet netbook in disguise" (but not agree). The company, like Apple, decided to enter the tablet market "producing their own hardware" and the software itself. "We believe that any intervention between man and machine can be done best when hardware and software are integrated," he said Steve Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft, during the presentation.

The device comes equipped with the Office suite applications and will have two models: the Microsoft Surface, Windows RT version (for tablets), 10.6-inch screen HD ClearType, memory of 32 GB and 64 GB microSD and USB 2.0 inputs, ARM processor, weighing 676 grams and only 9.3 mm thick. The second model - called Microsoft Surface Pro - will come with a 10.6 inch screen Full HD ClearType, microSDXC inputs and USB 3.0 storage capacity of 64 GB and 120 GB, processor with the third generation of Intel's Core chips, wheel Windows platform Pro 8, has 13.3 mm thick and weighs 903 g. This model does not come with Office programs.
 

Meet the Microsoft Surface, the tablet has come to face the iPadO we could not fail to notice here is that during the presentation, the tablet crashed (AFE!). The solution was to get a new one and continue. Sinofsky did a demonstration and explained that the Netflix streaming application has been redesigned for Windows 8. "The Surface of the Wi-Fi is the best that has appeared in a tablet," he said.

The new Surface comes with its own support - Kickstand - without the need for accessories and covers. It is equipped with Gorilla Glass, and comes with integrated hood - which is also a multitouch keyboard - with only 3 mm thick. The keyboard / cover also includes a trackpad. The Surface will come in two versions, one with an Intel processor and Windows Pro 8, and another with ARM processor and Windows RT.

Microsoft announced on Monday that will design and sell their own line of tablets "Surface", which will rely on your Windows system 8, and compete with Apple (IOS) and Google (Android).
 

London - Acer, the fourth largest personal computer manufacturer in the world, played down the chances of becoming a Microsoft rival Apple to decide to mount their own devices, and asked his partner software keep the focus on its new operating system .
Microsoft announced on Monday that will design and sell their own line of tablets "Surface", which will rely on your Windows system 8, and compete with Apple (IOS) and Google (Android) devices that are farther and farther on the market.
The software giant made PC manufacturers "in the dark," according to sources, and marked a radical change of direction before its close collaboration with hardware partners.
Oliver Ahrens, Acer's vice president and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, said that Microsoft was trying to copy part of Apple's strategy, but added that he had no doubt that this will work.
- I do not think will be successful because you can not be a participant in the hardware segment with two products (hardware and software) - he said in an interview, adding that Microsoft also have to adapt your brand to compete with Apple.
- Microsoft is working with two dozen PC vendors worldwide, including locations, while Apple is alone and can more or less do what he wants - he said.
- Microsoft is the component of a system for PCs A very important component, but still a component - completed.
He also expressed concern that Microsoft will divert resources to build a brand of equipment to the consumer and retail operation, and that'll take your focus garatir that Windows 8 is a success for the PC industry
- Instead of elevating the user experience for Windows 8 they opened a new battleground.

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Specifications of Microsoft Surface

 

Create, collaborate and do other things with Office, this is the proposal of the tablet developed by the Microsoft team.

Although there is little information available on the website of the Surface, but it will be to know that the two versions, the basic tablet called Surface RT and a more advanced version, called the Surface Pro Check the settings:

Surface Settings RT

     OS: Windows RT
     weight: 676 g
     thickness: 9.3 mm
     Screen: 10.6 "HD Display ClearType
     power consumption: 31.5 W-h
     connections: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae
     Productivity: Office '15 'Apps, Touch Cover, Cover Type
     Accessories: Case & Stand VaporMg
     Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB

Surface Pro Settings

     system operability: Windows 8 Pro
     weight: 903 g
     thickness: 13.5 mm
     Screen: 10.6 "Full HD Display ClearType
     power consumption: 42 W-h
     nection s: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae
     productivity: Touch Cover, Cover Type, Palm Block with Pen
     Accessories: Case & Stand VaporMg
     Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB.

 
Surface Windows RT

Operating System: Windows RT
Weight (1): 676 g
Thickness (2): 9.3 mm
Screen: 10.6 "HD Display ClearType
Power consumption: 31.5 W-h
Connections: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae
Productivity: Office '15 'Apps, Touch Cover, Cover Type
Accessories: Case & Stand VaporMg
Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB

Surface Pro 8 for Windows

Operating System: Windows 8 Pro
Weight (1): 903 g
Thickness (2): 13.5 mm
Screen: 10.6 "Full HD Display ClearType
Power Consumption: 42 W-h
Connections: microSDXC, USB 3.0, Mini DisplayPort Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antennae
Productivity: Touch Cover, Cover Type, Palm Block with Pen
Accessories: Case & Stand VaporMg
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB.

The Windows version comes with the RT Windows 8 in September. The model with Windows 8 Pro is the market 90 days later, and will be sold in stores from Microsoft in the United States.

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Microsoft enters tablet market

Microsoft enters the tablet market to compete with Apple. The company launched last Monday (18), the Surface, as it is called, with screen of 10.6 inches and 26.9 inches.

The tablet's operating system will be Windows 8. The first model of the tablet with Windows RT, weighs 676 grams and is 9.3 mm thick and has a memory of 32 GB (giga bytes) and 64 GB. This reversal of the Office suite includes applications.

The other version weighs 903 grams, is 13.5 mm thick and storage capacity of 64GB and 128GB. This model does not include Office applications.

Design
The models come with integrated support and multiple color options of keyboards. Users may handle by touch or with a stylus.

Microsoft has not released when the tablet is available for sale and how much it will cost the product. According to a spokesperson from Microsoft, the launch will be in conjunction with Windows 8.

Microsoft launches Windows tablet with 8

In an event surrounded by mysteries, Microsoft announced on Monday (18) the "Surface", a 7-inch tablet with Windows 8. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, was responsible for presenting the new device.
 

Microsoft Surface (Photo: Play / The Verge)

"It was always clear to us what our software can do forced us to use the hardware capability to where, sometimes, our partners had not even imagined," Ballmer said at the beginning of the launch.

Developing matter.

His first and only appearance before the launch took place during the conference the company's biggest trade fair for the world game, E3 2012, the last 4 days.

Tablet used for demonstrations during the conference games from Microsoft's E3 2012.

At this conference, the feature that lets you use Windows 8 tablets to control specific functions within Xbox 360 games was called "SmartGlass." The demonstration was performed on the stage, where a tablet used to guide the tactics of his team in "Madden NFL 13."

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