Microsoft, seriously, just give us a ‘Metro’ replacement already

Hey Microsoft, this whole new-name-for-Metro thing? It's getting a little ridiculous. Just give us the new name already.

Microsoft ditches ‘Metro’ design name for Windows 8, all other products

After nearly two years of calling its design language "Metro," Microsoft has decided to get rid of the name, most likely because of a dispute with the German company Metro AG.

Google prepping Metro-style Chrome browser for Windows 8

Google is hard at work on a Metro-style version of its Chrome browser for Windows 8, a sign that the company is taking Microsoft’s new touch-friendly OS seriously.

The Windows 8 OS, which will be released later this year, lets …

Windows 8 UI is dropping the ‘Start’ button

Microsoft has removed the “Start” menu button from its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, according to a consumer preview released earlier this week.

The Start button. which made its debut in the Windows 95 version of the OS, sits on …