Microsoft has just sent out a press invitation to celebrate the big launch ofWindows 8. The event - which is set for Oct. 25, the day before Windows 8 will go on sale - will be held in New York City. Windows 8 is scheduled to launch the day after, Oct. 26. Windows 8 will be Microsoft's latest operating system for personal computers, from home and business desktops to laptops, tablets, and home theater PCs. Earlier this summer, the company said Windows 8 moved from the development stage and was released to manufacturing.
BONUS: A Tour of Windows 8
Windows 8 Release Preview: A Tour 1.
New Start Screen The Windows 8 Release Preview has many more dynamic live tiles, with new apps like News, Sports and Travel adding images and headlines to the mix.
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People App The People app got an upgrade - here's what the Me tab looks like, incorporating Facebook activity, notifications and photos.
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People - What's New The What's New feed in the People app, which resembles a stripped-down Flipboard clone, got a major makevoer.
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News App The News app, one of the three new 'reader' apps in the Release Preview, is a similar design the the Finance app, with a big splash photo of the lead story, followed by topics to the right.
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News Topics You can customize your own topic headings in the News app.
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Rearrangement Troubles It's difficult to rearrange the topics once you've selected them, though. All apps are still considered 'preview,' so this could be fixed.
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Photos App, With Mail Windows 8 Metro lets you arrange two windows at once, one of them being a simple vertical scroll. Here the Photos app is the main window while Mail is on the right. You can choose between right and left positioning.
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Sports App
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Sports has a layout just like News and Finance. You can customize your feeds with your favorite teams and sports.
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Mail App The Mail app renders HTML emails well.
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Messaging Here's what the Messaging app looks like, but it's still very limited - I couldn't add any accounts beyond Windows Live and Facebook.
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Flickr Problems The Metro Photos app had serious problems connecting to Flickr, possibly because of Yahoo's unwieldy login process. There's also no convenient way to log out once your account is connected.
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