First up is more Windows 8 “Metro” news, which was Microsoft’s code name for its (retro 1980s Volvo-ish?) boxy UI. The Metro code name is now no longer, with Metro apparently having already been ...

It's official -- well, sort of. Microsoft has formally changed the "Metro" name used to describe a user interface and an app style for Windows 8 to a new name, "Windows Store app." The name change ...

It’s official: Microsoft has KILLED its Metro nomenclature for Windows 8, but obviously, the company has not killed off the Metro interface. Windows 8 Metro is DEAD – long live Windows 8 Metro. That ...

Microsoft has long used the term “Metro” for its newest Windows interfaces, first for Windows Phone 7, and after that for Windows 8. Now it’s dropping that name, and the explanation for it makes ...

We've been fans of Splashtop's remote access apps for quite awhile, so when we heard the company was working on a new remote desktop app for Windows 8, we jumped at the chance to take it for a test ...

Microsoft will ship a version of its Visual Studio Express 2012 for building Windows desktop applications, reversing an earlier decision to limit the Express version of the toolkit to building ...

I broke my half of our Windows 8 review into two smaller parts when I realized that sheer frustration with the Windows 8 Desktop/Metro integration section was threatening to destroy my positive ...

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Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Microsoft's explanation of Metro, from back in the days when it was ...

Windows 8 ships with Expression Blend 5 a developer preview of one of Microsoft’s development tools. The Window 8 Task Manager includes a whole new look and a lot of changes. I’ll have to explore this ...