Microsoft showed a bit of their latest operating system at Computex 2011 in Taipei. Windows 8, which is just a codename and not really what the final version will be called, will remind of you the Zune UI which later became the Metro UI on Windows Phone 7 translated on a bigger screen. Icons are...
Microsoft Demos Windows 8, New Interface
By Thom Holwerda on 2011-06-02 00:39:27
It's 2am here (edit: I'm done writing, it's 2:38am now), and I really ought to be sleeping right about now, but for some stupid arbitrary reason, the D9 conference is held at honestly irresponsible hours for...
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Over the past several weeks, videos and screenshots of preview and developer builds of Windows 8 have leaked all over the Web. The most recent video to make an appearance shows us the system settings for Metro UI, or the interface elements that most users will recognize from Windows Phone 7...
Source: Neowin.net - Windows 8 'Aero Lite' button elements revealed
Personally, I don't like them, too plain, too IE9.
I'm sure the Windows 8 developers could have come up with something a little more exciting.
Microsoft's plans to borrow from Windows Phone in Windows 8 were given confirmation in the new week turnover through a pair of leaks from Russia. New interface elements in a set known as Aero Lite would give Windows, and also Office 15 (likely Office 2012) the same transportation-inspired arrows...
Too many options to choose from when it comes to WP7 phones leaves some people wondering which one is right for them. Windows7News.com has a post with Indy8's great Metro-looking chart of available WP7 phones. This breaks down how much each weighs, screen size, body size, memory and camera...