Developer Preview Discussion Thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=444722
Past keynotes and session videos are available at channel 9:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/Build2011
Overview:
BUILD will showcase the future of Windows computing on a variety of devices. This conference is targeted specifically for both software developers and hardware manufacturers.
When:
9:00 AM Pacific Time
9-13-2011 to 9-16-2011
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Full agenda here.
Where:
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California (right next to Disneyland)
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Day 2
Windows Server based 8, Windows Azure (cloud), and Visual Studio demos
http://www.withinwindows.com/2011/09/14/build-2011-live-blog-keynote-day-2/
Keypoints
- Visual Studio 11 is now integrated with Azure to help teams stay organized for coding projects and includes powerful debugging tools
- Windows Phone 7 and PC connectivity demoed. Very simple to debug code.
- Windows Server 8 is very scalable. Downloads are available at MSDN.
- Steve Ballmer made an appearance on stage, emphasizing Microsoft's philosophy of developers and backwards compatibility.
- Microsoft focuses their strategy now all around Windows and the cloud.
- Backwards compatibility for Windows Phone 7 and beyond.
- Promises that development can be for everyone as future Microsoft products will help you to achieve whatever programming goal you have.
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Day 1
Windows 8 Pre-Release ISOs available 8 PM Pacific Time tonight!
You probably want to try out the preview releaseand you can. Starting at 8PM today, Seattle time, you can download all of the code that attendees at BUILD received. This includes 32 or 64 bit x86 builds, with or without development tools. The releases also include a suite of sample/SDK applications and the SDK (please note these are merely illustrations of potential apps, not apps that we intend to ship with Windows 8). The ISOs are linked to from http://dev.windows.com. You download with a Windows Live ID (which you might want to use to test out some of the new roaming features).
Upgrade from Windows 7 installation is not supported for pre-release code; only clean installs are supported. Reminder: this is a developer preview release and is not meant for production. It is not a beta release. We will be updating the release with various quality updates and drivers over the coming weeks/months just to exercise our overall update and telemetry mechanisms.
Engadget summary:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/13/windows-8-details-new-features-ui-enhancements-and-everything/
- All Windows 7 applications will run natively on Windows 8
- Security update notifications have been minimized to the lower right of the log-in screen
- Refreshed Windows Task Manager suspends apps when they're not running on-screen
- New "Reset and Refresh PC" functions enable simplified system wipe and restore
- HyperV virtualization software comes pre-loaded on Windows 8
- Multi-monitor support now enables a single background across screens, as well as monitor-specific task bars
- Multi-touch support enabled for Internet Explorer 10
- Magnifier function enhanced for desktop manipulation
- Optional thumb-by-thumb input mode
- SkyDrive storage support integrated into all cloud-based apps
- Metro-style refresh for Mail, Photos, Calender and People apps with Windows Live ID
- Settings roam allows for preferences to sync across a user's Windows 8 devices
- Continued update support for Windows 8 Developer Preview Beta
- Even a Lenovo S10 (first-gen Atom + 1GB of RAM) can "run" Windows 8
- There's "no overlays" with Windows 8; Metro-style goodness is baked into the core
- Both Metro-style and conventional Win32 apps will be sold in the Windows Store
- Windows 8 devices equipped with an NFC chip will be able to use a tap-to-share feature to either send content from one device to another, or simply receive content from something like an NFC-equipped card.
- Logins will use a photo-based system###
- Apps will be able to natively connect and understand one another (if written as such)
- Built-in antivirus software will ship in Windows 8
- There will not be a different edition of Windows 8 for tablets, and presumably, not for Media Centers either
- It's unclear how many "editions" (Home, Professional, Ultimate, etc.) of Windows 8 there will be
- ARM devices will be supported, but not in the developer preview
###Logins can also be done with a pin number or traditional password.
Blog entries during the keynote:
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Day 0
What's expected:
- Windows 8 Developer Build Preview (8100+)
- Windows Live, SkyDrive, and the cloud
- App store
- Windows Phone 7 app integration
- Kinect integration
- Metro touch friendly interface
- ISO and VHD mounting
- Hyper-V Virtualization Tool
- Ribbon and Explorer
- IE10
- Faster Boot Times
- USB 3.0 native support
- ARM, Nvidia, Qualcomm support
- Quad-core Tablet Giveaway
... and more. We shall see.