By Cho Mu-hyun

Global software giant Microsoft announced Friday that it will start the release preview for its new Window 8 Saturday.

Consumers from 131 countries can visit Microsoft’s official website and download the new operating system (OS) available in 14 different languages, including Korean.

With the launching of the release preview, the firm is to put in the last finishing touches until the official release of the full product.
Consumers can try out new apps such as Bing Travel, Xbox and other new features.

Microsoft is expecting the official release to be sometime in the second half of this year.