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Splashtop Enables Windows 8 Metro Experience on iPad



"Win8 Metro Testbed – powered by Splashtop" turns an iPad into a Windows 8 tablet with native Metro UI touch gestures for Win8 app developers and technology enthusiasts



San Jose, CA (PRWEB) April 12, 2012



Splashtop Inc., the worldwide leader in cross-device computing, today released "Win8 Metro Testbed – powered by Splashtop," a remote desktop app that allows software developers and technology enthusiasts to simulate a Windows 8 environment on an iPad. By using Win8 Metro Testbed, developers can test native Metro UI touch gestures on an iPad as they code and compile new apps on their Windows PC.



On March 1, 2012, Microsoft tweeted that its Consumer Preview of Windows 8 was downloaded one million times in just 24 hours, and since then millions more have been downloaded. Now with the "Win8 Metro Testbed – powered by Splashtop," a Windows 8 app developer who has an iPad can avoid incurring the extra cost of a Windows tablet, which can run upwards of $1,000.



"Since Apple's App Store generates over 80% of all tablet app revenue, nearly every software developer that writes apps for tablets has an iPad," noted Mark Lee, Splashtop CEO and co-founder. "With Windows 8 Metro expected to ship on over 400 million new PCs and tablets annually, these developers have high expectations for an enormous new market. Splashtop lets them turn their iPad into a development testbed to evaluate touch gestures and functionality of their app in a Windows 8 environment."



The Win8 Metro Testbed enables native Windows 8 Metro touch gestures, including the ability to:



Swipe from the right to view the Charms menu

Swipe from the left to switch apps

Swipe left/right in Internet Explorer to move between pages

Swipe down to bring up additional menus

Swipe down on an item to select it

Pull down from the top to close an app

Swipe slowly from the left to run two apps side-by-side ("snapping")

Swipe from left-and-back to show running apps

Pinch to navigate files, folders, apps and data with Semantic Zoom

And more



View a short video of Win8 Metro Testbed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwIeWfvcZ_o



Win8 Metro Testbed can be downloaded for a special launch promotion price of $24.99 USD (regular price of $49.99 USD) from the iTunes App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/win8-metro-testbed-powered/id514878988?ls=1&mt=8