The biggest complaint users had since the launch of Windows 8 is the lack of start button in the OS and the ability to boot into the desktop instead of Metro start screen. For some users the lack of Start button itself is very confusing and they are most vocal about Windows 8 for this issue. All ... Read More →
Outlook.com is out of preview mode, boasts 60 million users
Microsoft took Outlook.com, the free web mail service out of it’s preview mode today. Microsoft first launched Outlook.com preview in last July that will eventually replace Hotmail as a free email service. Along with the announcement Microsoft says that it is starting a large-scale marketing ... Read More →
Firefox Metro 8 preview build for Windows 8 is now available
Mozilla has released a preview build of the Firefox Metro browser as we are nearing the launch date for Windows 8. Mozilla announced in March that they are starting the development of Firefox for Windows 8 and posted a prototype in April. ... Read More →
Microsoft’s “Metro” UI becomes “Modern UI Style”
Microsoft is about to rebrand it’s Metro user interface in Windows 8 with something new, rumors appeared last week. Metro term is used to describe the design language that is users in Windows 8, from start screen to the apps that are designed to work in Windows 8. ... Read More →
How-to Create Shortcuts of Metro Apps On desktop in Windows 8
With Windows 8, Microsoft has introduced the new Start screen along with the new metro UI. Microsoft has also introduced a new category of apps called the metro apps. These apps are not only full screen but are fast and fluid as well. ... Read More →
How-to uninstall metro apps in Windows 8
Windows 8 includes the all new metro interface with a new category of Metro apps . These apps are not only fast and fluid but are very easy to install or uninstall as well. Windows Store provides you an option of installing the metro apps but it doesn't provide any option of uninstalling it. Then ... Read More →
Show Administrative tools on Windows 8 Start screen
Windows 8, the upcoming version of Windows includes the all new Start screen with Metro interface. Instead of the previous Start menu, Microsoft has introduced a new Start screen which acts as a dashboard for launching apps. ... Read More →
Microsoft details the People Metro app in Windows 8, pulls contacts from Social sites
Microsoft in a lengthy post on Windows 8 blog details about the cloud-based People Metro app. We use smartphones, computers and other devices like tablets, and our contacts are stored everywhere, it becomes cumbersome to organize the contacts with out any software. People app in Windows 8 solves ... Read More →