A Microsoft pretende introduzir modificações sérias na versão "mobile" do LongHorn. Como o artigo é extenso, aqui ficam o link e alguns excertos:
Link: http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5206891 ... g=nefd.top
...enhancements include improved support for multiple displays and the ability to create ad hoc wireless networks. Suokko also showed off a centralized synchronization engine that's designed to make sure information is kept current between a PC and devices like laptops, portable music players and removable storage cards.
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Promisel also said the idea of giving laptops the ability to turn on quickly is something customers want and a quality that is arguably better delivered today by the rival Linux operating system.
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Microsoft also wants to allow hardware makers to include smaller displays on the outside of a laptop that could let a customer see calendar information, battery status and network status without opening the lid.
The company is also considering setting up a "mobility center" within the Longhorn software that would be a centralized place to adjust settings, such as power management, display and networking. Different profiles could be created to distinguish if someone were, say, on a plane, versus giving a presentation.
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On the media front, Microsoft is looking at ways that all Longhorn laptops could take TV shows and other files off of a Media Center PC. That idea is just one of many ways the Microsoft is trying to make Media Center content more portable. Later this year, Microsoft plans to launch a new class of smaller devices, known as Portable Media Centers, that can play video music and photos that are downloaded from a PC.
