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Hot on the heels of the firstWindows 8 screenshots leaking, and being duller than we could have imagined, we have two new pieces to the Windows 8 puzzle that we found to be quite interesting.

According to the same source that leaked the images,two things are trueabout Windows 8 that are very important:

Why does this matter? If Windows 8 can install faster, restore in a flash, and ‘wake up’ in a snap, then Windows would finally be ready for the mobile world. All it would need would be a new UI for the tablet world and Win8 could be the next thing on the go.

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More as it comes, let’s hope the Windows 8 leak storm is just getting started.

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Alex Wilhelm is a San Francisco-based writer. You can find Alex on Twitter, and on Facebook. You can reach Alex via email at alex@thenextweb(show all)Alex Wilhelm is a San Francisco-based writer. You can find Alex onTwitter,and onFacebook.You can reach Alex via email atalex@thenextweb.com

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