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<title>Microsoft bans 'Metro' name from own Windows Store</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/15/apps.will.fail.certification.if.metro.name.used/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/windows8-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has effectively banned the use of the word "Metro" from its Windows Store. Developers that submit a Windows 8 app to the store using the word will "fail certification," in a move that follows the company's efforts to eradicate its own use of the name. A recent change to the "Naming your app" instructions appears despite prominent use by Microsoft of the term elsewhere....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft shifting away from 'Metro' brand for Windows 8 UI</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/02/transition.to.shipping.product.heralds.new.branding/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1107/windows8-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Despite inclusion of the phrase in Windows 8 and Windows Phone marketing, Microsoft is notifying developers that use of the   word "Metro" as part of an application name or in documentation of its forthcoming new Windows user interface should be avoided. Microsoft is encouraging the use of the phrase "New User Interface" to describe the new unified tiled design seen across the Microsoft product li...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft explains drop of Start button for Windows 8</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/06/28/saw.reduced.start.menu.higher.taskbar.usage/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/win8leak-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has explained why it has dropped the Start button from Windows. In an interview with PC Pro, Microsoft principal program manager Chaitanya Sareen explained why the button was removed from view for Windows 8, after it has graced the Windows desktop for the last 17 years, in favor of the Metro Start screen....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft explains Metro UI, admits Aero was 'Cheesy'</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/21/microsoft.shows.evolution.from.windows.1.to.metro/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1337612614_windows8metrothumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has blogged about the history of Windows user interface changes in preparation for the expected Windows 8 release later this year. The post explains how Windows has morphed from the original release in 1985 through to present day, and the jump from "Aero" UI elements in Windows Vista and 7 to "Metro" in Windows 8....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Forrester: iPad tops in 2016, custom Android to pass stock</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/24/forrester.sees.amazon.undermining.google/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/ipad2-11.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new long-term estimate by Forrester Research has painted a strong picture for Apple in the tablet space.  It saw Apple keeping its lead even up to 2016, when it saw the iPad having 53 percent of the space.  A total of 760 million tablets would ship that year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New MS paper explains Windows 8 memory management</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/18/metro.app.suspension.allows.ram.to.be.reclaimed/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/windows8-nvidiatablet.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A new paper and accompanying video on Microsoft's developer network has laid out the new system of memory management for Metro-style apps on Windows 8 which closely mimics Apple's iOS "app suspension" model, allowing inactive apps to surrender most of their RAM in favor of running apps to avoid "memory pressure." While Windows 8 will attempt to regulate physical memory allocation for all apps, Met...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Splashtop remote desktop lets iPad test Windows 8</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/12/25.splashtop.app.brings.win.8.metro.ui.to.ipad/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/metrouiipadin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Splashtop has launched a remote deskop app ($25, App Store) for the iPad that lets users experience Windows 8's Metro UI. Meant for developers, Win8 Metro Testbed supports gestures and swipes with low latency, as demonstrated in the demonstration video, below. It does require a wireless connection to a host computer, however....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Mozilla gives first look at Firefox on Windows 8 </title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/04/03/previews.looks.for.webpages.and.blogs/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1204/firefix-tile-windows8-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Mozilla developers have posted their latest progress update for their efforts to create a working prototype for Firefox running on Windows 8. In it, for the first time, they have hinted at what the app could ultimately look like under the new Microsoft operating system. The team acknowledges that there is still a lot of work to do, but has said nothing altering their schedule to develop the proof ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Galaxy Tab 10.1, ASUS Transformer gets Metro UI mod</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/29/developer.brings.metro.ui.look.to.android.tablets/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/metrotabin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Owners of the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 got a unique take on the interface this week with a new modification from BroBot175 for a look inspired by Windows 8's Metro UI. The Android tablet needs to be rooted using the ClockworkMod recovery, and the project is in a beta stage. It will also work on the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft guide helps iPad app writers port to Windows 8</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/03/21/microsoft.tries.to.show.how.ipad.devs.can.hop.over/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1203/windows8-ipadcomparison.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Microsoft has shown early signs that it's hoping to lure iPad developers to Windows 8 with a new design guide.  The Windows Dev Center example shows the common differences in layout between an iOS app and Windows' new Metro interface, including not just the look but also how certain commands would unfold and how either would respond to gestures.  Its most advanced element is an explanation of "con...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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