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ExoPC User Interface Licensed by Skytex

Coming to add their names to the history of IT licensing deals, ExpoPC and Skytex have reached an agreement through which the former's UI will be usable by the latter. Windows-loaded tablets haven't exactly been very successful, despite quite a few attempts at making a versatile enough model. The ope...

26 September 2011
07:59 GMT

Future Firefox Mockups Look Gorgeous, Practical (Pics)

Mozilla is always looking at ways it can improve Firefox and has not shied away from experimentation. However, with the new rapid release cycle, we may start seeing the results of these experiments a lot sooner than before. One example is a proposed UI revamp, which is only in mockup form now, but which already l...

2 August 2011
09:55 GMT

Google Chrome to Get Multi-Tab Selection and Colored Tabs

While updates come at a steady pace for Chrome users and are usually, not inconsequential, but quite small, the team is working on bigger features as well. One area that is getting some attention is the tabstrip which is about to undergo a revamp. The new tab architecture is still in the planning and early developmen...

2 March 2011
08:21 GMT

Windows 8 to Sport New GUI Codenamed Wind, Reportedly

Windows 8 could feature a new graphical user interface codenamed Wind, according to a third-party source. With each new major iteration of Windows, Microsoft has also revamped the graphical user interface of the operating system. Perhaps the most comprehensive overhaul of the GUI happened between Windows Vista and W...

9 December 2010
07:01 GMT

Firefox 4.0 UI Redesign Evolution, Then and Now

Early adopters that followed the development process of the next major iteration of Firefox, already know that a major graphical user interface overhaul was also introduced, with more and more pieces of the revamped UI falling into place as additional Beta releases were offered. At the end of the past month, Mozilla...

5 October 2010
11:09 GMT

Canonical Demonstrates Context-Aware User Interface

Canonical, through Christian Giordano, presented a few days ago a demonstration of a system which detects physical context, and that could be implemented in future versions of the Ubuntu operating system.With the help of a webcam or infra-red/ultra-sound sensors, the idea of this context-aware UI (user interface) con...

21 September 2010
10:35 GMT

Firefox 4.0 Beta 6 UI Evolution Brings All-in-One Go Stop Reload Button

Mozilla is by no means done with the graphical user interface overhaul for the next iteration of its open source browser. And although all the major elements of the UI redesign are already in places, additional changes still need to be introduced in future Beta development milestones of Firefox 4.0. Case in point: ...

6 September 2010
13:34 GMT

Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) New User Interface (UI) and Features

Microsoft has offered a sneak peek at the new Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) graphical user interface and features. The company is currently gearing up to release the first beta development milestone of IE9, with the Beauty of the Web launch event planned for September 15th, 2010 in San Francisco. The past week, Jon Box,...

25 August 2010
10:46 GMT

Free Excel 2010 Ribbon/Fluent UI Guide Available

After it released a resource designed to help customers of the latest iteration of its productivity suite get familiarized with Word, Microsoft is releasing a similar guide for Excel. Microsoft Excel 2010: Interactive menu to ribbon guide is now available for download free of charge. The guide is designed to help lon...

2 August 2010
07:46 GMT

Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 - the New UI

The first Beta development milestone of Firefox 4.0 is a great chance to get an early taste of the new graphical user interface that the open source browser now sports. Unveiled back in 2009, Mozilla’s plans for a radical UI redesign are coming to fruition, and Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 is a great example of this. Ear...

9 July 2010
12:38 GMT

The New Firefox 4.0 Beta UI Is Here, Get a Taste

Mozilla unveiled plans for a radical transformation of the Firefox graphical user interface since 2009, and slowly worked to catalyze the evolution of the UI. The UI redesign is now taking shape, and users can already get a taste of what Mozilla plans to bring to the table with the Candidate builds for the first Beta...

6 July 2010
11:51 GMT

Subtle Changes Simplify Google Chrome’s User Interface

Changes in Google Chrome are harder to notice simply because they happen so often and are usually very small. Going from one version to another, it’s hard to see any difference, but that doesn’t mean they’re not there. In fact, the Chrome UI has been getting a lot of attention lately with plenty of ...

26 June 2010
05:15 GMT

Firefox 4.0 Beta Close, but Blocker in the Redesigned UI Needs to Be Fixed

According to the initial estimates from Mozilla, Firefox 4.0 should hit the Beta 1 milestone ahead of the end of June 2010. With less than 10 days to go until the deadline, the browser maker will certainly need to ensure that the development process goes as smooth as possible if early adopters are to get the first Be...

21 June 2010
12:01 GMT

Google Chrome 5.0.375.17 with GUI Features Reverted

Some GUI features have been removed from the latest development build of Google Chrome, with the Mountain View-based search giant indicating that it needs to do additional testing before implementation. Early adopters can now download Google Chrome 5.0.375.17 for Windows and Mac OS X, through the Dev channel, and tho...

23 April 2010
03:58 GMT

Firefox 4.0 GUI Redesign Moves Onward

Mozilla is pressing on with its overhaul of the graphical user interface for the next iteration of Firefox. The upcoming major version of the Mozilla open source browser, Firefox 4.0 will feature a completely redesigned GUI, which, as far as Windows users are concerned, will be tailored to Windows Aero in Windows 7 a...

15 March 2010
11:48 GMT

Developer - iPad UI Is Hard Evidence of Imminent Success

Software developer Fraser Spiers is making notes on the iPad UI conventions culled from public sources (mostly Apple promotional videos), concluding that it’s going to provide a great experience, for any kind of user. “Look at what’s in here: a full stylesheet engine, multi-column page layout, a co...

5 February 2010
05:08 GMT

Download New Google Chrome 4.0.229.1 for Mac OS X

The Chrome Dev Channel has been updated with a new version of Chrome for Mac OS X. Orit Mazor, Google Chrome technical program manager, reveals that version 4.0.229.1 is Mac OS X-only and includes a number of UI improvements. Although labeled as a Mac-specific release, the blog update does mention a couple of all-pl...

5 November 2009
06:45 GMT

Apple to Show Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard UI Refresh at WWDC 09

Those familiar with the ongoing development of Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, are telling AppleInsider that WWDC '09 will be the time and place for a smash-preview of the new OS. According to the leak, Apple is holding the best for last, keeping major UI changes out of developer builds for an exciting preview ...

26 March 2009
07:49 GMT

IE8 UI and Platform Enhancements, Increasing Usability via Accessibility

Windows 7 is not the only software product benefiting from a strong focus on accessibility, as far as Microsoft is concerned. The next iteration of Internet Explorer will bring to the table both graphical user interface and platform enhancements designed to make IE8 the most accessible browser on the market, accordin...

12 December 2008
06:49 GMT

New Window Management System for Windows 7 Pre-Beta

The window management system is one piece of the Windows 7 graphical user interface which will evolve starting with the pre-Beta version of the operating system. According to Microsoft, the evolutionary design changes in terms of window management are expected to generate feedback and reactions as soon as the Windows...

3 October 2008
11:43 GMT

Windows 7 Tasksbar Multi-Monitor Support

Microsoft is gearing up to detail the evolution of the Windows client graphical user interface, in just one month, at the Professional Developers Conference 2008, and then at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference 2008. One of the aspects under the microscope will the taskbar, a Windows 7 desktop item on which M...

30 September 2008
13:18 GMT

Windows 7 Pre-Beta User Interface Advances

Windows 7 is in no way making an exception from the traditional Windows client development process  and, in this context, the evolution of the graphical user interface is among the last aspects of the product to be implemented. Early Windows 7 Builds including Milestone 1 and Milestone 3 feature a visual style e...

30 September 2008
04:52 GMT

Windows 7 UI: Start Menu, Taskband, Quick Launch, Deskbands, Notification Area

Even as early as Windows 7 Milestone 1 6.1.6519.1, Microsoft hinted at the changes yet to be implemented in terms of the operating system's graphical user interface. Having reached Milestone 3 Build 6780, Windows 7 continues to sport the Windows Vista specific look and feel but, at the same time, the promise is ...

26 September 2008
07:04 GMT

iPhone OS 2.2 Packs Desktop-Like Safari

Soon after the first reports of iPhone OS 2.2 beta emerged, a screenshot depicting what looks like a new version of Safari for iPhone surfaced as well. The revamped web browser seems very much like its desktop counterpart, which may lead to a much more advanced web browsing experience. 3G, as most of you should ...

26 September 2008
04:48 GMT

The Evolution of Windows 7 User Interface(s) - New Code Runtime and API

Windows 7 will feature not only a redesigned GUI, but also new user interface guidelines, a fresh API along with an interface component, but also a native code runtime and the ability to use markup in order to develop UIs. Even as early as the first public demonstration of Windows 7, at the end of May 2008, and earli...

12 September 2008
04:59 GMT

Life after Aero, Microsoft Cooking Improved User Interface for Windows 7

It might not sound like all that much, but it is a definite confirmation that there is life after Windows Aero. And as far as the scarce details on Windows 7 go, any palpable piece of information goes a long way. Microsoft is cooking an improved graphical user interface for the next iteration of the Windows client. W...

23 May 2008
13:07 GMT

100% Natural - The Future of Windows User Interfaces

One key aspect of computing in particular and technology in general is the end user interaction. So far, when it comes down to computers, the keyboard plus mouse is the traditional and established model of interaction. But without a doubt at this stage in the evolution of computing both the mouse and keyboard are bec...

10 March 2008
15:57 GMT

The First Look at the IE8 Beta 1 Graphical User Interface

Expect little and you won't be disappointed. This has got to be the rule for Internet Explorer Beta 1. And yes, I did integrate the Beta 1 reference as a way to indicate that, at this stage in the development of the browser, anything beyond reasonable expectations won't be met. At least not when it comes do...

3 March 2008
14:01 GMT

Mozilla's Getting "Humanized" Interfaces

The Open Source giant Mozilla, proud owner of Firefox and Thunderbird, to name just a couple of Internet hits, has hired on Wednesday the president of Humanized, a startup from Chicago for his experience with UI interfaces. The name of the newly employed should ring a bell: Aza Raskin is the son of the Apple interfac...

18 January 2008
20:36 GMT

CES 2008: From Touch to Gestures - UI Interaction

Back in May 2007, Microsoft introduced a new product category, making Surface commercially available. The Redmond company managed to keep the Windows operating system at the core of surface computing, by including a Windows Vista powered machine into Microsoft Surface. At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics s...

11 January 2008
09:38 GMT

RAmos RM970, A Beautiful Monster PMP!

Chinese are natural born cloners, but there are some really great exceptions among them. One of them is definitely RAmos. The electronics company got us used to making some pretty cool portable media players. The latest player on the company's list is RM970, a simple black portable device that boasts a nice 3 in...

29 November 2007
09:56 GMT

Windows Aero Is Old News - Introducing LucidTouch User Interface

If you think that Microsoft's journey into the development of natural user interfaces has stopped with the availability of Surface, then think again. The Redmond company is hard at work in a collaboration with Mitsubishi Research to produce LucidTouch. Speaking at the Financial Analyst Meeting 2007 in July, Micr...

24 August 2007
07:32 GMT


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