November 22, 2011
Some have already been enjoying the new Xbox 360 fall update for a month now with it’s biggest draw being its new Metro UI inspired dashboard. Some even might tell you how beautiful it looks and how much easier it is to find things (hint hint). Well, the everyone will finally have a crack at […]
Tags: Cloud, Fall Update, Metro, Metro Dashboard, Metro UI, xbox, Xbox 360, ZuneFeatured, News
October 24, 2011
If you needed more of an indication that Nokia is 100% ‘all in’ and dedicated to making Windows Phone. Look no further than the new Nokia Conversations site. It has been recently remodeled to have the look and feel of Windows Phone, which means tons of tiles and a lovely Metro UI. The site has […]
Tags: Metro, Metro UI, Nokia, Nokia Conversations, Website, Windows PhoneNews
October 3, 2011
Windows Phone may not be showing the best sales numbers (yet), but it has really been reinvigorating all the other Microsoft products and services. We have seen with our own eyes how Windows Phone has changed the way Windows is headed with Windows 8. Now this fall Xbox will be doing exactly the same thing. […]
Tags: leak, Metro UI, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox LiveNews
September 21, 2011
With all the Windows 8 excitement at Build, I missed this really cool presentation on Windows Phone and Metro UI. It is a really intense look on how it came to be, what is it? and how different it is from other OS’s. The video is an hour long so go grab some popcorn and […]
Tags: Build, Demo, Metro Style, Metro UI, Video, Windows PhoneNews
September 15, 2011
Since Windows 8 is still in Pre-Beta, we can look at this video comparison as just that. Already though in my opinion Windows 8 is looking way better than iPad. I love its clean look and the way that it really makes doing things a lot easier. Is it me or is IOS looking really […]
Tags: IOS, Metro UI, Video, windows, Windows 8News
July 26, 2011
Still have a Windows Mobile Phone but not yet ready to make the switch to Windows Phone? A plugin by loffactory has been made available today for Windows Mobile that gives you the look and feel of Windows Phone. The plugin is called TodayXLive and it is available right now. It is suggested that you […]
Tags: free, Metro UI, Plugin, windows mobile, Windows Phone, WP7News
July 13, 2011
Does the fact that Android is open source mean that it can just take technology from other companies whenever the mood hits. Google has announced and shown off their new marketplace for Android recently. Not only does it look like a bad Metro UI layout but it blatantly takes Microsoft’s WP7 Pivot controls. What do […]
Tags: Android, Android Market, Google, Metro UI, Pivot Controls, Windows Phone, WP7News
June 21, 2011
While the whole concept behind Metro UI is functional simplicity, there are still many that yearn for some eye candy on their Windows Phone 7. The folks at XDA have been working on some eye candy in the form of beautified Live Tiles. Here is only some of what they have accomplished. To get […]
Tags: icons, Metro UI, Twitter, windows phone 7, WP7, XDA-DevelopersApps, News
June 16, 2011
I am beginning to wonder whether companies are able to be innovative anymore. We have written numerous articles going over different ideas that Apple has clearly taken from Microsoft and then passes it off as theirs. Clearly, Google has turned to Apple’s methods and taken the tile concept for the Google IO conference website. Clearly […]
Tags: Apple, Google, google io, Metro UI, Microsoft, tiles, windows phone 7, WP7News
June 11, 2011
Microsoft has been hard at work implementing the look and feel of Windows Phone 7’s Metro UI into all of its’ websites. Most recent site to receive the Metro UI facelift was MSDN. Now we can add Microsoft’s Download Center to the list. The purpose of Metro UI is to present a clean […]
Tags: Metro UI, Microsoft, microsoft download center, msdm, Windows 8, windows phone 7, WP7News