If Microsoft ever pulls that kind of stunt on a Windows RT PC or the Metro side of Windows 8, there’ll be hell to pay. Why? Because the rules over in Metro land are completely different.

According to leaked screenshots posted by WZor (via The Verge), an update to Windows 8.1 will let users pin modern apps to the desktop taskbar. Presumably that means you could launch them without ...

But removing all those pre-installed “Metro” apps in Windows 8 hasn’t been so easy, and boy, does Microsoft pre-install a lot of them. (Around 20 in the Windows 8.1 Update, if you’re ...

Metro apps don't use URLs. I can send Sebastian an email, which he can read if he's using Windows 8. But wait -- what about Facebook? It turns out I can share the Colorado story on Facebook.

BlueStacks CEO Rosen Sharma, spoke confidently about the impact that his software will have. "The Metro UI is beautiful, but the number one thing Windows 8 is missing is apps," he said. "This ...

But Windows 8/8.1 is a sort of anomaly in the history of Windows, with Microsoft unsuccessfully pushing its Metro UI.

As part of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch, Microsoft debuted the Windows Store, with more than 70 free “Metro-style” apps. These apps are optimized for touchscreens, but fully ...