Taking a cue out of the playbooks of famous name-changers like Ron Artest, Cat Stevens, and Prince, Microsoft isn’t calling its UI design Metro anymore. Although that’s the official title MS has been ...

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, ...

Before you get too excited: No, the Start Screen is still there -- but due to a trademark claim by Metro AG, a massive Eurasian retail chain, Microsoft can no longer call it the Metro Start Screen, ...

Apple is unlikely to make a version of iTunes for Microsoft's new Windows interface, and that could make some of the upcoming Windows tablets less appealing to consumers. Jay Greene, a CNET senior ...

A funny thing happens whenever I use my Surface Pro 2 for work. Even though the 10-inch screen and tiny Type Cover trackpad are less comfortable to work with than my dual-monitor Windows 7 desktop, ...

I like writing about Windows 8. But every time I do — like right now, as I’ve been working on a post on Windows 8.1 — I’m bedeviled by the same conundrum. It’s minor but aggravating, and it confronts ...

Since we now know that Microsoft has yanked the (code)name Metro for its Windows 8 user interface, let’s have a group think and figure out what Microsoft should ...

Microsoft is bringing more of the Metro user interface to Windows 8’s desktop, swapping frosted glass for sharp edges and minimalist icons. The aesthetic change, spotted by Engadget, was quietly ...

I've used Skype for years, but its convoluted user interface and awkward address book, links to Microsoft account, have turned me into a Viber user. Viber's user interface is clean and simple and the ...