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Events on Friday 26 October 2012 2
2012Microsoft releases Windows 8Major redesign introduces touch-first interfaceMicrosoft launched Windows 8, featuring a radically redesigned tile-based "Metro" interface aimed at tablets as well as PCs. The dramatic departure from the traditional desktop drew mixed reactions from longtime users.
2012Skyfall — Daniel CraigThe franchise's 50th anniversary film is also the finest Bond film ever made by most critical assessments. Sam Mendes directs; Roger Deakins shoots in luminous widescreen; Adele performs the theme. The villain Silva (Javier Bardem) is the franchise's most fully realised antagonist. The ending — Bond returning to his Scottish roots at Skyfall Lodge — is genuinely moving. Budget: $200 million. Box office: $1.1 billion.