Yes, this is official. It's only 800x600 apparently because of DPI and stuff they are testing. Looks fine at 1280x1024. Shame it doesn't come in larger sizes but this is the real deal. Remember where you saw this first. This is a Neowin Exclusive:
WinHEC 2005 Coverage
WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) 2005 has now begun and Microsoft have given the Longhorn preview build to attendees. Build 5048 sports the new "Aero" theme and new search features. Neowin has been covering WinHEC since Monday and here is a roundup of the interesting stuff from WinHEC 2005.
Neowin.net
Neowin.net
WinHEC 2005 Keynote by Bill Gates online NOW
View an on-demand webcast of Bill Gates' keynote remarks during WinHEC 2005, brief video clips of Bill speaking about the future of Windows, or the PowerPoint presentation that accompanied Bill's remarks:
Bink.nu
Bink.nu
Microsoft presents PDF rival at WinHEC
Bill Gates presented a new file format at WinHEC to battle the PostScript and PDF-technology from the Adobe, Macromedia alliance. The new format from Microsoft is codenamed Metro and will use XML to store data.
DV Hardware
DV Hardware
Windows Longhorn 5048 Screenshots
After playing around with this new build I decided to post a few screenshots of it. First impression on this new build is that it seems pretty stable, however, driver support is still lacking. click here for screenshots
WinHEC 2005 - Keynote and Day 1
Welcome to the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2005. We've got opening keynote and day one coverage hot off the press.
AnandTech
AnandTech
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software
Thank you for your interest in evaluating Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. This trial software allows you to evaluate the product for 120 days. Register to order a CD.
Longhorn WinHec 2005 build 5048
WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) 2005 has now begun and Microsoft have given the Longhorn preview build to attendees today. Build 5048 sports the new "Aero" theme and new search features.
Neowin.net - WinBeta.org
Neowin.net - WinBeta.org
Upgrade to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition from Windows XP Professional (32-
The Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Technology Advancement Program enables customers who have purchased Windows XP Professional (32-bit) to exchange it for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. You will need to have an x64 processor (the AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron, Intel Pentium 4 with EM64T, or Intel Xeon with EM64T) to run the new software.
IE7 beta 1 ? A few details
We?ve heard some great feedback on what web developers would like to see in IE7, both from the responses to my last post and from the resources I referred to. The rest of the team was cranking away while I was away on parental leave, and I wanted to share a few details about what they were doing: The first couple of things they?ve done are:
MSN Messenger 7.0.0814
A new internal Build of MSN Messenger 7 - 7.0.0814 has just leaked. Main Improvements made in this build seem to be speed/performance improvements.
.NET Framework Version 2.0 Beta 2 (x86) & (x64 Bit) Released
Microsoft has just released a new beta version of their .NET Framework. Released 04/17/2005. ATI Catalyst CCC users should upgrade, as this new beta features improvments over the official 1.1 and original beta 1 package.
FIX: Updates for Windows Media Player 9 & 10 Series
This article describes the updates for the following issues that may occur in Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series and in Windows Media Player 10:
SQL Server 2005 Express April CTP released
Microsoft has released another Community Technology Preview of their SQL Server 2005 Express Edition.
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Server Express) is the next version of MSDE 2000. It is a free, easy-to-use, lightweight version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005. To obtain additional information about SQL Server Express, visit SQL Server Express on MSDN.
A free database management tool for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is also available.
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (SQL Server Express) is the next version of MSDE 2000. It is a free, easy-to-use, lightweight version of Microsoft SQL Server 2005. To obtain additional information about SQL Server Express, visit SQL Server Express on MSDN.
A free database management tool for SQL Server 2005 Express Edition is also available.
Windows Security Updates Summary for April 2005
The security updates for April 2005 include several high-priority updates for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer, a component of Windows. If you have any of the software listed on this page installed on your computer, you should install the related update
New Office Updates are Available
The Microsoft Office Downloads site hosts free* updates that you can download to increase the security, stability, and performance of your Office products. The following new updates are now available:
Experience Pack for Tablet PC Review
Discover an awesome collection of free new tools for the Tablet PC in my Experience Pack for Tablet PC review!
Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite
Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite
MSN Messenger 7.0 Review
In my review of MSN Messenger 7.0, I examine new features like full-screen video conversations, Winks, Nudges, and Contact Cards!
Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite
Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite
MS Experience Pack for TabletPC Reviewed
Paul Thurrot reviews the new Microsoft Experience Pack for Tablet PC, with a lot of new cool apps like Ink Desktop, Ink Art, Media Transfer, etc. Here's the full MS Experience Pack review.
Windows Update V6 Gone Public?
When I pointed my browser to Windows Update I expected to see trusty ol' V5 (Windows Update Version 5) but was presented with V6 instead. It's important to note that I haven't done anything fancy with my computer and I confirmed this with another Neowin reporter before writing this, and the same happened to him. He got V6.
NeoWin.net
NeoWin.net