As this is a preview release, then there are few known issues, which we are working hard to address.
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Instead manufacturers, like ASUS and others, have to do their own engineering with the preview release and then the RTM build that will come later this year.
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"Since our first preview release last September, millions of people now use the pre-release product on a daily basis and millions more have been taking it through its paces, totaling hundreds of millions of hours of testing, " Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky wrote Friday on the Windows 8 blog.
Microsoft also said that only a few of the visual changes in Windows 8 will be present in the Release Preview scheduled for release next month.
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In years past, Microsoft has dubbed its preview releases as release candidates or betas.
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"In the changes we've seen in the Release Preview, this still holds true, " she added.
The next release, which now appears to be scheduled for June, is apparently being called a release preview.
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Days ahead of the official launch of the Windows 8 Release preview, an unofficial version has been leaked onto the internet.
AccuWeather worked directly with Microsoft in developing the app and the app was selected to be part of the Windows Store on Windows 8 Consumer and Release Preview.
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Hot on the heels of the Windows 8 Release Preview, it's claimed by the ever-present "people with knowledge of the matter" that Acer, ASUS and Toshiba will all be showing tablets with the new OS at the Taipei show.
Now, in the latest Release Preview of Windows 8 the folks at Redmond have gone out of their way and disabled the ability to boot directly to Windows Media Center -- a feature required for any proper HTPC build.
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Keep in mind that this release is still in Preview state which means that the experiences are not yet final.
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Please do remember that this release is still in preview state, which means that the experiences are not quite finalised, but we think you'll be impressed.
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Lightroom 5 beta marks the fifth consecutive version Adobe has offered the software for public preview and testing prior to the final release.
The release was highly anticipated after a preview version won Best of Show, and three other critics' awards at the E3 gaming conference last year.
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With the recent release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Windows Server 8 beta, along with this week's launch of SQL Server 2012 and Windows Embedded Standard 8 CTP, Microsoft is offering a good look at a new, common set of technologies that spans specialized devices, servers, PCs and applications.
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Note: Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview is a developer build and not a consumer-ready release.
The latest to get the in-depth treatment on the Building Windows 8 blog is the Mail app, which has already gone through some fairly big changes since the Consumer Preview and is apparently set to receive even more before the final release.
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The Lightroom 5 beta offers a free, public preview of new features and tools that will be offered in the final release, expected later this year.
We will deliver the public preview of Flash 10.1 for Android devices within the next month, and look forward to the general release in June.
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