Designed to run on tablet computers, as well as desktop and laptop PCs, Windows 8 is due to be released in 2012.
It will, Microsoft has confirmed, work on the popular ARM-designed low power processors.
Speaking at the unveiling of the new device in California, Windows division president Steven Sinofsky remarked: "We re-imagined Windows. From the chipset to the user experience."
In other industry news, James Holland, editor at electricpig.co.uk, a gadget news website that aims to deliver the latest on technology, observed recently that the iPhone 5 will influence "every other manufacturer for at least the next 12 months".
He also said that Microsoft and Nokia are edging closer to pushing Windows Phone 7 into the mainstream.
"The first Nokia devices to run Microsoft's software have been promised soon and could be the stiffest competition to the iPhone and Android yet," Mr Holland commented.
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