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It was bound to happen sooner or later. Eight months after the release of Windows 7, a blogger has posted what he says is a Microsoft presentation about Windows 8.

The document, posted on the Microsoft Journal blog by Francisco Martín García, discusses several features that might be included in Windows 8, including facial recognition, faster start time, and better displays, with more integration.

On facial recognition, Windows computers will be able to tell who is using the computer using technology that ID's facial structure, the document said. Microsoft also wants Windows 8 to start up as fast as mobile devices, and support things like 3D media and wireless TV sets.

Even if true, however, there's still quite a gap between what Microsoft wants to include in a next-generation Windows operating system, and what it finally settles on.

[Via BusinessInsider]

Originally posted to AppScout.

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