Whatever the reason, “Metro” is out, and Microsoft is temporarily referring to the colorful, tiled interface of the impending flagship operating system as “Windows 8 Style UI”. That lacks flare, ...

Windows 8’s modern interface didn’t go over so well out of the gate. While there was a lot to like among all the Live Tiles and touch friendliness, usability experts panned many of the operating ...

There’s a lot of buzz around Microsoft’s decision to change the name of its tile-based design in Windows 8. Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. He's a writer, ...

Windows: Microsoft's Metro UI, which graces both Windows 8 and Windows Phone, is pretty snazzy, and if you're sick of the Aero look, you can bring the Metro UI to Windows 7 with the Zetro theme. The ...

You’re never far from a legal dispute these days, and Microsoft has made sure it is a bit further away. According to a report, Microsoft is currently being subjected to a trademark dispute for naming ...

I found Windows 8 installed in minutes, unlike Windows 11's lengthy, online, ad-filled install. I saw Windows 8 mash Windows 7's visuals with Metro, creating an awkward, incohesive UI. I found many ...

Splashtop on Thursday released a new tablet application that replicates the Windows 8 touch-driven Metro user interface on the iPad, which should help developers test applications for Microsoft’s next ...

For years, Microsoft has been nurturing a new user interface design that they have repeatedly and publicly called "Metro." Thursday, amid rumors of a trademark suit from a German company, they ...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 beta has been publicly available for nine days, and it’s clear hardly anyone likes it. IDC predicts Windows 8 will be “largely irrelevant for users of traditional PCs.” Tablet ...

I know this is just a test build so I can't be too harsh (and since I hate Chrome, it doesn't even matter personally to me) but if they do plan on having the browser look like that when using Metro, ...