Another day, another Windows 8 screenshot released by Microsoft. This time, the company has revealed a new Start menu that sports the “Metro” user interface found in Windows phones and elsewhere in ...

The ability to boot directly to the Desktop? Check. Lots of handy changes to the user interface? Check. A better-looking app store? Check. A new and (somewhat) improved version of Internet Explorer?

Windows 8 is a computer science masterpiece trapped inside a user interface kerfuffle. Microsoft’s new operating system for phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, and servers brims with innovative ...

An expert on user interface design has called Windows 8 “disappointing” for novices and power users alike. Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group, studied how a dozen experienced PC ...

Windows 8 was an ambitious operating system. Microsoft’s goal was, and still is, to have a single operating system that can span the traditional PC, the tablet, and everything in between. To do this, ...

A very early build of Mozilla's browser now works on the new touch-centric Metro user interface of Windows 8. Oops, we're not supposed to say Metro anymore. Stephen ...

Along with its heavily reworked user interface, Windows 8 introduces an online store where you can download apps designed to work with the new operating system. Even though Windows 8 still runs ...

Microsoft has designed a new user interface for Windows 8, with an emphasis on bright colours and friendliness. Personally, the interface (dubbed “Metro”) reminds me of a child’s toy. One of the ...

If you have been patiently waiting for the release of the new Mozilla Metro Firefox update that springs with it support for the new Microsoft Windows 8 operating system. You will be disappoint to ...

The ability to boot directly to the Desktop? Check. Lots of handy changes to the user interface? Check. A better-looking app store? Check. A new and (somewhat) improved version of Internet Explorer?