Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day Evaluation Free Download

Windows 8 evaluation for developers
The Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day evaluation is available to developers to build and test Windows 8 apps on the final version of Windows 8. After installing Windows 8, go to the Windows Dev Center developer downloads page to install Visual Studio 2012 and related tools to build Windows 8 apps.

About This Evaluation

This evaluation provides a 90-day trial of Windows 8 Enterprise edition. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available as ISO images in the following languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish. In order to use this evaluation, you must register and the product must be activated online with Microsoft-hosted activation and validation services. Microsoft does not provide technical support for this software.

System Requirements

Windows 8 works on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk space: 20 GB
Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Download page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj554510.aspx

Office 2013 Consumer Preview

Office 2013 Consumer Preview
Try the new Office 365 on up to 5 household PCs or tablets (the full versions of the Office applications are streamed on demand).

You can install and use the Preview version alongside an existing version of Office 2003, Office 2007, or Office 2010.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en

System Requirements:
Computer and processor: 1 Ghz or greater x86/x64 Processor with SSE2 instruction set
Memory: 1 GB RAM (32 Bit) /2 GB RAM (64 Bit)
Hard disk: 3.5 GB free disk space
Operating System: Windows 7 or newer, either 32-bit or 64-bit; Windows 2008R2 or newer with .Net 3.5 or greater. It isn’t possible to install on a PC running Windows XP or Vista. To use with Windows 8 you must be running the Release Preview version or higher. Get the Release Preview.
Graphics: Graphics hardware acceleration requires DirectX10 graphics card and 1024 x 576 resolution

[video] Surface vs. iPad

Readwriteweb made a funny video : Surface vs. iPad: Microsoft's Getting Rusty Stealing from Apple.  It puts Microsoft Surface press event and Apple iPad press event into one video, we can see  Surface press event did't have much difference from  Apple iPad press event 2 years ago.

 

Students get a free Xbox 360 with the purchase of a new Windows 7 PC

Microsoft is promoting windows PC with a free Xbox 360 to students in US. details below:
Students get a free Xbox 360 with the purchase of a new Windows 7 PC for $699 or more from participating retailers*.

• * 4GB Xbox 360 valued at $199.99. Offer available in U.S. only between 5/20 and 9/8 or while supplies last. Proof of Student status required. Retail price of eligible PC must be $699 or more before the addition of any peripheral devices, software or services.
• See participating retailers for full terms and conditions, including student status verification methods, product return policy, shipping costs, eligible PC’s, participation dates and more.
• ** Xbox LIVE Gold membership and/or other subscriptions and requirements apply for some Xbox LIVE features. Kinect sensor sold separately.

Promo page: http://windows.com/FreeXbox