Microsoft is axing the name for the user interface that will come with its Windows 8 release, The Verge has exclusively learned. An internal memo sent to Microsoft employees has revealed that the ...

The baby of the Lint team, Jake is responsible for covering the latest news out of the US. He began writing technology news at 15, covering the world of Apple for several publications. He has a deep ...

It's official -- well, sort of. Microsoft has formally changed the "Metro" name used to describe a user interface and an app style for Windows 8 to a new name, "Windows Store app." The name change ...

Forget all of Microsoft’s hoopla about Windows 8‘s new Metro interface. If you’re a power user who relies on lots of legacy software, you’ll still be spending most of your time with the classic ...

Mozilla said Monday that the Windows 8 "Metro" interface will require the browser maker to concoct an "entirely new" Firefox environment for the revamped OS. "The ...

Mozilla has pulled its Firefox software for Windows 8 ‘Metro’ interface owing to low user numbers, with one executive saying it never had more than 1,000 daily active users The Mozilla Foundation has ...