Neowin News Feed for: Ui

Microsoft reportedly planning Xbox dashboard UI updates

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53:05 +0100

According to a new report, Microsoft are preparing a UI update for the Xbox dashboard that will create visual consistency between Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone. The beta will go out in June or July. Read more...

Sony has released 8 detailed images of the PS4 UI

Brad Sams — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:00:18 +0000

Today, Sony has released more images of the Sony PS4 UI and it's certainly blue with loads of gradients but we will leave you to decide if the layout is clean or cluttered. Read more...

VLC releases Windows 8 app concept shots, hopes you will donate

Brad Sams — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:30:00 +0000

VLC is a fantastic video player for the Windows and OS X platforms. To help expand their reach, the team behind the product is trying to crowd source the funding to developer a Modern app for Win 8. Read more...

Mockups show what Windows 8 looked like in 2010

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:47:01 +0000

A Microsoft employee revealed some of the early Windows 8 design mockups from 2010 at a user interface event. While much of the general design remained the same, there are some stark differences. Read more...

Skype for Metro leaks, we go hands on

Brad Sams — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:02:50 +0100

If you liked the image we posted yesterday of Skype for Metro, you are going to love our hands on with the new application. Make the jump to see more images and our first impressions Read more...

Skype for Metro image leaks

Brad Sams — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:33:55 +0100

We all knew that it was coming but Neowin has been sent images from what we are told is Skype for the Modern UI. Make the jump to see some of the first images for the Modern UI platform. Read more...

Microsoft's logo isn't getting a makeover, after all

Tyler Holman — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:40:40 +0100

Just when we thought we had Microsoft's new marketing strategy figured out, it turns out that not only is Metro not going to be called Metro, but their new 'logo' isn't really a logo at all. Read more...

Could Microsoft be reducing usage of the word 'Metro'?

Paul Ferson — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:04:36 +0100

Information from sources inside Microsoft seems to indicate that the company is attempting to reduce the usage of the word 'Metro', which has become synonymous with their modern design. Read more...

Skydrive gets the Metro treatment, coming later this Summer

Brad Sams — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:40:53 +0100

Along with the Outlook.com roll-out, SkyDrive also get the Metro treatment which, as you would expect, changes the UI but at the same time brings it to parity with the other Microsoft properties. Read more...

Tactus makes touch screens physical

Alfonso Maruccia — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:22:43 +0100

A new technology aims at giving multi-touch displays a more physical look and feel, hopefully solving one of the main issues of the touch technology when data and text entry is involved. Read more...

Nokia considered radical redesign of Windows Phone UI

Tyler Holman — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:49:12 +0000

What would happen if Nokia ditched the Metro interface in Windows Phone and replaced it with a usability nightmare inspired by an acid trip? Metro lovers beware: this may give you nightmares. Read more...

Firefox for Android changes UI code

Paul Ferson — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:47:41 +0100

Mozilla's Johnathan Nightingale has announced that the company intends to move away from XUL for the Android browser's UI, using the native code for Android applications instead. Read more...

Windows 8: How to change Metro background on x86

Brad Sams — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:31:28 +0100

If you have been wanting to change the background on the new Metro interface, a tutorial has been put together to make the process a bit easier and it now supports x86 and x64 installs. Read more...

Microsoft testing ribbon UI in Windows 8

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:47:43 +0100

In the midst of the latest Windows 8 welcome screen and Microsoft starting to take action on websites that leak Windows 8 screenshots and features, a new set of screenshots have been revealed by Rafael... Read more...

Windows 8 tablet 'Metro' UI will be 'immersive', images surface

Brad Sams — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:13:02 +0100

The small bits of information about Windows 8 continue to be discovered as more users get their hands on Windows 8. Small details like icons, themes, and features have slowly leaked over the past few... Read more...

Windows 8 'Aero Lite' button elements revealed

Brad Sams — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:31:23 +0000

In what seems to be a never ending stream of leaks, elements of the Metro UI for Windows 8 have also now surfaced on the Internet. The image shows the specific style that will be... Read more...

Users complain as Facebook updates photo viewer

Matthew Jones — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:50:17 +0000

Facebook has begun rolling out an updated photo viewer to all users following a limited trial last year and as with all changes to the site, Facebookers are divided over the new viewer. Around October 2010,... Read more...

Google refreshes their UI

Alan Cone — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:02:43 +0000

Google is known for sporadically rolling out new updates or test changes to the user interface for their search engine. Recently, the search giant has added something a little extra to their web page regarding... Read more...

HTC Sense UI for Windows Phone 7 leaks, looks impressive

Tom Warren — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:37:34 +0100

Barely 24 hours after HTC unveiled two new Android handsets, a confidential video has emerged which shows the HTC Sense UI running on Windows Phone 7. HTC employees swerved Windows Phone 7 related questions at a... Read more...

As new Hotmail rolls out, Google updates Gmail look

Tom Warren — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:41:19 +0100

Microsoft has just finished rolling out its Hotmail refresh to 350 million users but its main rival, Gmail, is hot on its heels. Google announced on Tuesday that it had updated the look and feel of... Read more...