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Flash now works on IE 10 as Microsoft softens software policies

By Steven Norris: Gearburn Editor
03.12.13 | No Comments

Microsoft wasn’t behind Flash when Windows 8 launched, and had blocked most flash sites on Internet Explorer (Metro version). Today however, Microsoft has overturned this verdict and will activate Flash for all sites, minus four percent of the sites that were tested and ran Flash on Windows 8 “poorly”. This ...

Tags: flash, IE 10, metro, Windows 8, works
Windows 8: an awkward transition

By Zaahirah Bhamjee
12.03.12 | Comments Off

Windows 8 is fantastic, in my opinion. The Metro interface is by far the best change I’ve seen in an operating system. It feels current and really bridges the gap between desktop and mobile computing. What it’s really missing are the Metro versions of proprietary software packages. In my last article ...

Tags: live tiles, metro, Microsoft, Windows 8
Windows 8 review: a definitive look at the final release of the new Windows

By TechRadar
10.04.12 | No Comments

Note: This review has been completely revised for the Windows 8 RTM release and we'll be updating it as we learn more about the Windows 8 apps and also about Windows RT for ARM devices. The final, Release to Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8 is now available to developers, IT ...

Tags: metro, Microsoft, review, Windows 8
Skype gets ‘Metrofied’ as fresh pics emerge of Windows 8 app

By Staff Reporter
08.17.12 | Comments Off

Skype's hot. Windows 8 is smoking. Metro is on goddamn fire and together it's an heady inferno of pure VoiP sex. This site, has leaked these pictures of the Metro Skype app and predictably, it looks the business. The site even managed to get its sticky hands on the app, saying ...

Tags: app, metro, Skype, Windows, Windows 8
Microsoft app store next Feb – as Android Market hits 10bn

By Staff Reporter
12.07.11 | 2 Comments

When you’re this far behind, all you can do is be relentlessly up-beat. Which Microsoft was last night in the barn-raiser to build dev interst in the app store for the cross-platform “Metro” apps for Windows 8 devices. The store will go live in February, and offers developers the ability ...

Tags: App store, metro, Microsoft, windows phone 8

Topics

Flash now works on IE 10 as Microsoft softens software policies

Windows 8: an awkward transition

Windows 8 review: a definitive look at the final release of the new Windows

Skype gets ‘Metrofied’ as fresh pics emerge of Windows 8 app

Microsoft app store next Feb – as Android Market hits 10bn

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