All the stories tagged with metro

Skype for Metro leaked

08/17/2012, Check out the leaked Skype for Metro that was perused by the good people over at Neowin. This particular app is currently in its preview state, although initial impressions have proved to be favorable where it is said to deliver [...]

Microsoft reportedly rebranding Metro to Windows 8

08/09/2012, In addition to last week’s rumor surrounding Microsoft’s alleged plan to drop the already-familiar “Metro” name in favor of the rather lengthy “Windows 8 style UI” to avoid a possible legal dispute, ZDNet now claims that Microsoft may very well [...]

Microsoft reportedly dropping the Metro branding from its Windows UI

08/03/2012, One of the unique features of Windows Phone/Windows 8 is the Metro UI (pictured above). We admit that even though we don’t use Windows Phone devices, we like the Metro UI look and Android/iOS users who have downloaded mods/tweaks to [...]

Kobo to develop Metro-style apps for Windows 8

12/08/2011, While Kobo doesn’t seem to have an eBook reader for the Windows Phone operating system yet, it looks like the company already has plans for the Windows 8 version of its app. The company recently announced on its blog that [...]

HTC planning Windows 8 tablet as well?

09/20/2011, With Google and Intel announcing a partnership, we reported yesterday that HTC is apparently working on an Intel-powered Android device that is supposedly going to be debuted at CES/MWC 2012 next year. However since power consumption is still a bit [...]

Microsoft to drop Flash from Metro version of Internet Explorer 10

09/15/2011, Mac computers run Flash just fine, but for some reason, Apple has decided to opt out on using Flash for their iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad. The lack of Flash on their iOS devices [...]