There’s a lot of buzz around Microsoft’s decision to change the name of its tile-based design in Windows 8. Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. He's a writer, ...

Windows 8’s modern interface didn’t go over so well out of the gate. While there was a lot to like among all the Live Tiles and touch friendliness, usability experts panned many of the operating ...

Whatever the reason, “Metro” is out, and Microsoft is temporarily referring to the colorful, tiled interface of the impending flagship operating system as “Windows 8 Style UI”. That lacks flare, ...

Microsoft will walk away from the “Metro” tag it’s been using for over a year to describe the new environment and apps in both Windows 8 and Windows RT, the company confirmed Friday. “We have used ...

Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in ...