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Loaded: Microsoft releases Windows 8 preview

2012-02-29
it's Wednesday februari 29 2012 I'm Bridget Carey on sina com and it's time to get loaded windows has unveiled its newest operating system windows 8 it's a complete overhaul from the previous look of windows as it uses Metro tiles similar to the interface on Windows Phone or Xbox 360 it's the first operating system that works the same on both the tablet and a PC the experience is very apt driven as users swipe between tiles and programs users can save their data and settings through the cloud to jump between computers it's also very social with tools for sharing and following updates from friends and if you want there's also the option to go back to a traditional desktop look a consumer preview of Windows 8 is free to download and all apps in the Windows Store are also free during this period and you can watch our in-depth video walkthrough of the new features on cnet com next week we'll finally know the details on the iPad 3 Apple is holding an event on march seven to reveal the newest iPad and it could go on sale about a week or so after the announcement analysts expect the new iPad to have a higher quality screen display faster processor and better camera Apple has sold more than 55 million iPads since the introduction of the tablet in 2010 but if Android is more your style the Galaxy Tab 7.7 goes on sale this week the latest tablet from samsung will be sold on march first through verizon for five hundred dollars with the two-year data contract it could tap into Verizon's 4G network speeds has a 1.4 gigahertz dual-core processor 3.2 megapixel camera on the back and a 2 megapixel front camera for video chatting Facebook has launched its new timeline layout for brand and product pages Facebook is giving page owners a few weeks to preview and clean up their pages to prepare for the new look on March 30th all pages will be forced into the new timeline design the subscription music service mog isn't plain of peppy to in these days cnet has learned that mog is up for sale mog competes against Spotify in Rhapsody and is one of the smaller players in the digital music sector some iphone apps could have access to your private photos while testing an unpublished iOS app one developer found they could access a user's entire photo library just by asking for permission to access their location the New York Times reported the security loophole but notes that it's unclear if this problem exists in any live apps currently in the app store apple did not respond to requests for comment Sony's newest handheld gaming system the PlayStation Vita has sold more than 1 million units worldwide since it hit stores two months ago more than two million games and programs have been sold for the Vita in stores and through the online PlayStation Network the Vita starts at two hundred fifty dollars for the Wi-Fi only version and three hundred dollars for the 3g connection those are your headlines for today I'm Bridget Carey for cnet.com and you just been loaded
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