As for widgets, you get the same old battery indicator, task manager and PadFone Station Assistant (for setting the charging mode and how incoming calls are handled), along with both the old version and a new version of the ASUS weather widget.
"We're achieving a very significant amount of battery savings, " said Microsoft's principal programme manager Ruston Panabaker, who would not be drawn on exactly how much overall battery life Windows 7 will save.
"From the consumer's point of view it's going to mean better battery life and higher image quality, " said Steve Steele, product manager of ARM's media processing division.