published in February 2012; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Microsoft


Windows 8 Logo

Microsoft have confirmed earlier reports of a logo shake-up with the latest iteration of Windows, Win8. The new logo ditches the wavey windows in favour of more tiley; straighter, cleaner windows of solid colour – more reminiscent of he new Metro styling.



published in June 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Gaming, Home Cinema, Microsoft


Xbox 360 Metro UI - home

At E3, Microsoft announced another new dashboard update for the Xbox 360, as well as support for streaming live TV. The new look is the same Metro UI style as incorporated on Zune, WP7, and now Windows 8. Unfortunately, Media Center still only runs in its own UI and environment, which feels incredibly disjointed at [...]



published in June 2011; by Ollie Ford
categorised as: All News, Editorial, Microsoft, Mobile Devices


Windows 8 Metro UI lock screen

Microsoft have announced more details on the next instalment in their desktop (or what was) OS, Windows 8. Win 8 places heavy emphasis on being a single OS for all devices – except phones of course, for which Windows Phone 7 fits in. However, that’s not as contradictory as it first seems. Above, and after [...]