Cloud storage provider Box wants to be one of the first third-party services with a Windows 8 Metro-style app, allowing users to save and load files online instead of on their hard drives. I got a ...

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 ...

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview might be worth another look thanks to a new round of Metro-style apps available now. The new Windows 8 apps include a Facebook and Twitter client called FlipToast, the ...

Before you get too excited: No, the Start Screen is still there -- but due to a trademark claim by Metro AG, a massive Eurasian retail chain, Microsoft can no longer call it the Metro Start Screen, ...

General distribution of Windows 8 Metro apps will be limited to the Windows Store, but Microsoft is carving out exceptions for developers and for businesses that want to issue custom or private apps ...

I think it's cover to do a rebranding, because after the Windows 8 consumer preview came out "Metro" became a four letter word for desktop PC users. Go around ask for impressions of desktop Metro and ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) today announced three new apps designed for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system and the new Metro-style interface. By extending ...

We can’t fault Microsoft for wanting developers to write Metro-style apps for Windows 8, but they aren’t just encouraging it, they are forcing the matter. Visual Studio 11 Express, the free-to-use ...