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Major changes may be coming to Windows 8 concerning Audio support.  They are mentioning something called Hardware-Offloaded Audio Processing.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows … e/br259116

Here's an overview of device support in Win8, etc.  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows … e/gg454505

NDIS 6.3 is here --> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh463937.aspx

Holodeck, anyone?  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/20 … dle_balls/

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Hi there
Please note that when  running W8 as a HOST OS you need vmware workstation W8 or (FREE) vmplayer V4.
On W8 X-64 you need to add your user to the group _vmware_ or you will get errors unless you run it in administrator mode.

On W7 Hosts running W8 x-64 guests I'd still recommend upgarding to Workstation V8 or VMPLAYER R4 -- these support "Batch or server type VM's and have decent 3-D graphics and some pass through cvapability for using some of the actual HOST's hardware rather than a totally 100% virtual BIOS.

Can't comment on Virtual Box as I've never used it.

Cheers
jimbo

AMD Catalyst™ 11.9 RCx Windows 8 TEST Drivers (unconfirmed) here:  http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread … ST-Drivers

It would seem that some are having AHCI issues installing WDP.  http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread … to-install
My intuition tells me that mr_smartepants will have a leg-up on this issue long before RTM!

UEFI secure boot details are muddied here: 

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread … post501030
... & clarified here:  http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread … post501288

... & here:  http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread … post501323
... & here:  http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread … post501356

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I hear a rumour that the beta may be released in Jan 2k12.
edit:  Commercial Release August 2012 possible. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Window … 13804.html
Windows 9 release Nov 2014? WoW!
  Microsoft may cement themselves in the computing world one way or another with this next announcement.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/msft-p … 13938.html
  Strangely, SHA65536 may be closer than we realize?!?

Here's looking forward to DP_MassStorage_wnt6-x86_1210!

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The final version of the 'Kinect for Windows' should not look like the current version.

Actually, now that i think about it, who really wants an API-controlled set of 3D cameras constantly monitoring everything a user does & says?  Who really wants to buy two of them to enable this?  I shudder to think of the possible privacy concerns surrounding such HW.
Shouldn't it be obvious to MS what the 'killer app' could be?  Simply (& inexpensively) adding multi-touch capabilities to non-touch monitors regardless of OS!  Add a microphone or two, tip your hat to MicroSoft & say "thanks for the new speech API"!

In addition, isn't 20grand a little cheap to distribute amongst ten start-ups?  Or have i read that rong?

edit: i did read that wrong, it is $20,000 per top-ten startup.  My apologies.

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