Microsoft Corp.’s next-generation operating system, Windows 8, taking shape in the labs and will support a number of new technologies, such as Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3.0 and other high-speed interfaces. Another welcome feature will be very fast boot time or even instant-on feature, to enable users to check e-mail, sports scores, or play media quickly.


Considering that more and more computers now integrate web cameras, Windows 8 will feature facial recognition technology, as well. Better support for touch and gestures, improved security feature-set by implementing hard drive encryption using Bitlocaker technologies are other innovations likely in Windows 8 which may be released as early as in the middle of 2011.

Intel Processor world

Recently i have started to learn about processor architecture especially Intel Nehalem Architecture. Nehalem is Intel's new processor microarchitecture, which scalable with future versions having 2 to 8 cores, features with Simultaneous Multi-threading, resulting in 4 to 16 thread capabilities. With up to 8 MB level-3 cache, 731 million transistors, Quickpath interconnects (up to 25.6GB per second), integrated memory controller and optional integrated graphics, which will deliver 4 times the memory bandwidth compared to today's highest-performance Intel Xeon processor-based systems . In some ways, Nehalem is Intel's most significant processor since the Pentium 4

The future processor is Haswell. Haswell will be designed for the 22 nm manufacturing process, was introduced with Ivy Bridge, and was originally planned for a commercial release in 2012.

Haswell is expected to have the following features:

• Possibly completely redesigned microarchitecture
• 22 nm process
• 8 cores by default
• Entirely new cache design
• Revolutionary power saving mechanisms

The processor has not been confirmed to be in development.