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, ...

When Microsoft first announced Windows 8, it described its Windows 8 user interface as the Metro UI. Last week, we heard that Microsoft had told developers to stop using the Metro UI name. When we ...

Sources at ZDNet say that Microsoft is permanently changing the name of its design language from “Metro” to “Windows 8.” Sources at ZDNet say that Microsoft is permanently changing the name of its ...

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 ...

Ever since we heard the first rumors about Microsoft dropping the “Metro” moniker for its new touch interface and its app, there has been a lot of confusion about what the new interface should be ...

In 2006, Microsoft introduced the Zune, its ill-fated portable music player. But the Zune legacy lived on with a fresh approach on interface design that led to the launch of Metro, the interface now ...

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Microsoft showed off its next-generation, service-enabled version of Office last week during a special San Francisco event, but viewers most likely did not see Microsoft's Metro user interface at work ...

Microsoft has decided to leave the 'Metro' branding for its new user interface on the battlefield with Metro AG and work on a fitting replacement. The European retailer has reportedly claimed the term ...