Linked List: September 14, 2011

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Here Is Windows 8 Running on an ARM Tablet ★

For realsies this time.

Contrary to my just-posted theory that Windows 8 might (and I say, should) go Metro-only on ARM tablets, this unit does have the traditional Windows desktop. The OS is still just a developer beta, though.

Windows 8 Developer Preview on AMD Tablets ★

This Is My Next has pictures and a video showing the Windows 8 developer preview running on ARM tablets — but they’re tablets originally designed to run Windows 7.

Correction: These aren’t ARM. I saw “AMD” and read “ARM” — my bad. Total brain-o on my end, since the whole Windows-on-ARM thing is new to Windows 8. There are no existing Windows ARM tablets.

George Lucas Strikes Back ★

This explains it all.

Not About Steve ★

Guy English:

There’s been a lot written about Steve leaving Apple. I’m more concerned about Steve leaving the industry.

The Çingleton Symposium ★

Small, smart, two-day conference next month in beautiful Montréal, Québec, more or less focusing on where this whole racket is going. I’d say it’s a great lineup of speakers, but that’d be self-serving, so I won’t. This is the only speaking engagement on my calendar, but alas, it’s already sold out.

Windows 8 Rotation Support ★

Microsoft didn’t show much of Window-8-for-tablets running in portrait orientation in yesterday’s keynote, and, in fact, later emphasized that landscape is Windows 8’s primary orientation. But it definitely supports on-the-fly rotation.

I was curious what the animation would look like, and WinRumors has a good video showing it in action. Unlike iOS, on-screen elements don’t move; instead it’s a fade-out/fade-in thing.

Eight Traits of Great Metro Style Apps ★

90-minute session by Microsoft’s Jensen Harris at Build yesterday. This is a terrific overview of the Windows 8 Metro interface. If you want to know what Metro is all about, and how much thought Microsoft has put into it, this is the session to watch.