Finally Microsoft has raised the curtain on Windows 8, its next generation operating system.

However, it is likely to take around 1 year more for an official release.

Key features

• An ARM-based Windows 8 device
• Is compatible with both tablets and PCs
• Boasts large and colourful tiles, and not small icons that have been the practice so far
• Offers the user to control functions through touch and gestures
• Any machine compatible with Windows 7 is to be compatible with Windows 8
• Able to run on processors currently meant for smartphones, tablets and other devices
• Natural and fluid switching between running applications
• A Metro UI without window controls, title bars and menus, thus boasting a minimal interface making it perfectly compatible with feed readers, Twitter clients and games
• A bottom scrollable meant to help the user pan through applications

The arrival of Windows 8 is undoubtedly a thrilling news for all tech lovers, with the features promising a better Windows experience.