Microsoft Restarts Its Mobile Push, Readies Windows Phone 10 Public Beta
It's not Microsoft itself that's doing most of the hyping with Windows 10, but rather the press. In fact, the company is enjoying some of the same hype that tends to follow Apple around. Back in November, we learned that an event for the OS would be held in January, and in December, we had a hard date - January 21. Ever since then, the event has been talked about, and as we near closer the hype continues to grow. After Windows 8, I admit it's kind of refreshing to see this.
In advance of that event, though, some more interesting bits of
information have come out. For starters, anyone who participates in the Windows
Insider program (free to join) can
download a special app that will unlock Windows 10 pre-release updates for their
given device. It's not entirely clear which models are going to be supported,
but if you're feeling brave, you may as well give it a try.
In addition to this release, The Verge tips us off to a couple of other bits
of info, including the fact that the desktop version of Windows 10 will feature
light and dark themes, on par with what's seen in the mobile version. And speaking of the mobile
version, that's currently being referred to as Windows 10 Mobile internally,
and is said to be a blend of Windows RT and Windows Phone - not much of a
surprise there.
I don't know about you, but I am looking quite forward to this January 21st event. I am just hoping, as a desktop guy, that the focus isn't all around mobile.
