One of the biggest things Microsoft did to the Windows interface with Windows 8 was remove the start button and start menu. If you go to the Windows desktop on a Windows 8 machine you'll notice that there is no button in the bottom left corner like on previous versions of Windows. Instead you are … [Read more...]
Microsoft Might Be Working To Block Apps That Bring The Start Button Back To Windows 8
May 31, 2012 By
Microsoft Shows Off The New Windows 8 Desktop User Interface
May 18, 2012 By
At this point in time Microsoft has really focused mostly on the new Metro user interface when it comes to the Windows 8 operating system. The current Consumer Preview has the brand new Metro user interface along with the older Windows 7 interface with just a few modifications like the removal of … [Read more...]
Google Updates Google Docs For Android Smartphones And Tablets
February 22, 2012 By
Google Docs is my document editor of choice. Google Docs is completely free and is all in the cloud meaning it works on pretty much any computer with an Internet connection. But looking into the future fewer and fewer people will probably have a computer at least by the way we define a computer … [Read more...]
Microsoft Removes Start Button From Windows 8 Consumer Preview
February 5, 2012 By
If you've used Microsoft Windows once since Windows 95 launched over fifteen years ago you'll have probably seen the start button. It's something that has stayed in the corner of pretty much every Windows computer for a very long time and it's something that most people know how to use. You click … [Read more...]
Microsoft Publishes Windows Phone Web App For You To Try
November 30, 2011 By
Windows Phone isn't all that popular when compared to other mobile platforms like iOS and Android. But Microsoft is still working to make Windows Phone more of a success in the smartphone market. They've done things like setup a giant Windows Phone in New York City but now they have something … [Read more...]
Google Redesigns Google Search For Tablets
July 30, 2011 By
Google recently updated the design of both their Google Search for mobile devices and for the desktop. But they didn't really update the tablet version and since tablets are really becoming more and more popular that was kind of a weird decision. But it looks like now Google decided to update the … [Read more...]
Tech Thursdays #13 – Honeycomb’s Renderscript, Android Market Web Store, In-App Payments…
February 3, 2011 By
This week Google had their Android event. They had quite a lot to say. They launched the new Android Market Web Store which allows you to browse the Android Market with a web browser. You can also install applications onto your phone using this, without even needing to touch your phone. You can also … [Read more...]
Android 3.0 Honeycomb Renderscript Graphics Engine, 2D/3D Content
February 2, 2011 By
One thing Google was proud to announce today was the improved graphics performance with Honeycomb, as well as speed improvements. Just like with Gingerbread, they're going to make Honeycomb be very fast, and support great graphics performance. So to start out it has a new graphics engine called … [Read more...]
SeeSee Makes Your iPhone Look Kind Of Like Windows Phone 7
November 24, 2010 By
Windows Phone 7 has a really nice design in my opinion. It is simple yet very informative, just the way I like it. And really iOS has my least favorite UI since it is too simple, not quite as informative as I'd like. It looks like if you are an iOS user and you like the Windows Phone 7 UI you can … [Read more...]
