WIndows 8 Developer Preview
Windows 8 Developer Preview Last month, Microsoft released a developer preview of its successor to Windows 7, code named Windows 8. The big deal about it, which can also be considered more of a necessity than a luxury in today's date and age, is compatibility for the three screens-smartphones, tablet PCs, and laptops/desktop PCs. The OS will be optimized to work on any device, and supports touch. Plus, Microsoft has even added support for ARM processors, making its span much more wider. The developer preview provides developers a chance to develop the metro-style applications before the Windows 8 launch. Our experience We downloaded Windows 8 Developer Preview 64-bit version from http://ld2.in/3q5 and installed it on a machine with Intel Core i3 processor with 2 GB RAM. Installation was similar to Windows 7, in terms of user interaction and it took around 25 minutes for the complete thing, which also includes user account creation. Unlike previous versions...