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Microsoft to Drop the Metro Name for Windows 8’s UI

Ever since Windows 8 was first showcased to the world, we’ve been constantly hearing of its new user interface, called Metro, which also powers applications built specifically for the platform. As it turns out, we might no longer hear this term in relation to the UX or the new user experience that the upcomin...

3 August 2012
08:40 GMT

Paid Apps Now Accepted in RTM Windows Store

As soon as Windows 8 was released to manufacturing, Microsoft also opened the gates of Windows Store for the submission of paid applications. Additionally, Microsoft announced that the software portal had been opened for all qualifying business in all supported markets to submit Metro style applications for Windows...

2 August 2012
10:48 GMT

Visual Studio 2012 Hits Gold, Lands on August 15th

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 were not the only Microsoft products to have been finalized yesterday. The Redmond-based software giant also announced the completion of Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5. The final flavor of the developer tools will be made available for download starting with August 15th for MSDN s...

2 August 2012
09:43 GMT

Devs Can Leverage HTML Controls to Build Metro-Style Apps

Windows 8, the next-generation operating system from Microsoft, opens new doors to developers interested in building applications for it. Unlike the previous platform releases, the new OS flavor arrives on the market with support for applications built for the Metro UI, leveraging the WinRT development environment ...

30 July 2012
08:34 GMT

OneNote MX, the Metro App for Windows 8

When announcing the availability of a preview flavor of its Office 2013, Microsoft also unveiled the availability of a OneNote application specifically designed for the new Windows 8 operating system. Dubbed OneNote MX, the software already made an appearance in the Windows Store, and those who would like to take i...

17 July 2012
08:33 GMT

Metro-Style Apps Are Nearing Final Versions

Microsoft is approaching the release of Windows 8 fast and, along with that, the availability of the final flavors of applications designed using the platform’s Metro-style philosophy. The operating system is expected to become generally available sometime in October this year, but we should see the RTM versi...

4 July 2012
09:48 GMT

Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8 Delivers Metro-Style Web Browsing

Internet Explorer 10 represents one of the features that users will take advantage of in the upcoming Windows 8 platform. The browser has a lot to offer to those who have installed the Windows 8 Consumer Preview as well, providing users with all the features and capabilities that Metro apps include. The new brow...

14 March 2012
08:48 GMT


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