Windows 8 Unveiled: Features And New PCs Showcased At Microsoft's New York Press Event

After Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky took the stage, company executives Mike Angiulo and Julie Larson-Green showed the audience just what Windows 8 can do.

A new split-screen feature that comes with the Windows 8 can be performed by clicking and dragging from the Recent Apps sidebar, allowing for smoother multi-tastking.

There was also a strong emphasis on SkyDrive incorporation, as Angiulo demonstrated how to save an Excel spreadsheet to the software.

Windows 8 will also fix many of the legacy problems currently found in Windows 7 and earlier iterations.

Just as crucial as the Windows 8 software itself, Angiulo boasted that the PCs it will run on are thinner and lighter.

"These are the best PCs ever made," Larson-Green said.

The pair continued to demonstrate WIndows 8 PCs that have been previously reviewed, such as Lenovo's ThinkPad and Acer's Aspire S7-191.A Windows 8 touch notebook will be available on the software's release date for a price of $499.

The two continued to showcase various Windows 8 PCs such as the Lenovo Yoga , Dell XPS 10, and Samsung Ativ Tab.

We'll be updating as Microsoft reveals more information.