Windows 8 Metro UI on your Apple iPhone, yes apparently its possible (video)

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Home › Windows 8 Metro UI on your Apple iPhone, yes apparently its possible (video)

by Ron on July 10, 2012 - 08:59am

Talk about cool, a new theme called Metroon for the iPhone allows you to have a Metro-styled Windows 8 theme on your Apple iPhone. Users can switch between Metro UI and the standard iOS interface. Tiles can even be re-arranged. Pretty cool stuff. Check out the video!

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Microsoft talks about the Windows 8 RTM milestone and its relationship to Metro apps

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Home › Microsoft talks about the Windows 8 RTM milestone and its relationship to Metro apps

by Ron on July 03, 2012 - 09:55am

In a new official Microsoft blog post, Microsoft discusses the next major milestone for Windows 8, release to manufacturing (RTM) and how it impacts the development and availability of Metro style apps. Microsoft expects the final versions of all Metro style apps to be available when Windows 8 becomes generally available.

"When Developers get the RTM version, they will continue enhancing the features, capabilities and performance of their apps. Some of the apps you’ve already seen will look and perform differently when you download the final released version. There are also many more apps in development that haven’t been released to the Store yet. Many of those developers are waiting for RTM to put the finishing touches on their apps," Microsoft explains.

According to Microsoft, the release of Windows 8 will be a great milestone for app developers and it will only be the beginning. When the code reaches RTM, the platform is complete for general availability and there will not be any interim updates for developers. Head over to the source link for a comparison of what has changed so far since the Consumer Preview.

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Google reveals Google Chrome for Metro, try it yourself soon

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Home › Google reveals Google Chrome for Metro, try it yourself soon

by Zac on June 07, 2012 - 10:24am

Google is ready for users of the popular Google Chrome web browser to finally try out a brand new Metro version. According to Google, the browser will be available for users in the next dev channel release by setting the browser as your default one. So, are the days of IE10 already over?

Google has managed to Metrofy the UI of Chrome while still keeping it's famous look, having tabs at the top of the screen with a simple unified address bar and settings button. In fact, the browser doesn't look like it's even changed that much! Users will be able to give this new Metro browser a try in the next development release of Chrome, set the browser as your default and you will be on your away.

This build of Chrome for Metro includes simple native Windows 8 integration, such as snap view and charms. Over the next few months Google plan on smoothing out the app and improving touch support.

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