Gadgetory

hi guys this is Brian VIN it with cnet.com we're taking a look at the new touch this is the Start screen for Windows Phone 8 this is actually running on a Nokia Lumia 900 but it will be available in the update seven point eight that you can add to your existing device sometime in the future so what are the basic quick little features you can do well one of the things you'll notice is that the live tiles not take up the whole screen so you're bringing more information right to your fingertips so you can see more stuff right at a glance you also notice we have three sizes of tiles small medium and large and one of the great things is that any of these tiles can now be made any of those sizes by the end-user so as the end user you're in charge of what size tile runs on any application third-party application first-party applications a great new start screen that will show more information right at a glance and really make it easier for you to personalize it and reflect the things that you care about most cool and it basically I can tell that more information is shown as the tile gets bigger if that app supports it in a way it's almost like the Samsung TouchWiz interface that does some of that stuff but of course you probably won't agree with that the only thing live tiles are even cooler okay awesome well there you have it we're looking at the new start screen that will be part of Windows Phone 8 but will be part of an update to Windows Phone 7.8 that will operate on existing Windows Phone devices I'm Brian Bennett cnet.com