After a very long wait, Outlook.com Calendar is finally Metro-ized.

Microsoft will be disbanding the Metro brand, reportedly due to some legal troubles with a European partner. This is not a good thing.

A look at the beautiful app in the Windows 8 Release Preview: Cocktail Flow

Deep Windows 8 integration and an undecided UI, Mozilla has Firefox Metro working for Windows 8.

Since Windows 8 Consumer Preview was released, there has been a lot of noise about usability. Is it justified?

Mozilla has announced that it is working on a Metro version of Firefox that will feature a simplified UI that is optimized for touchscreen devices like tablets.

Screenshots of Office 15 and Windows Live Metro on Windows 8 ARM based tablets.

Windows 8 provides a platform to create a new generation of full-screen apps that are based on modern web standards and provide an immersive experience. These Metro style apps are tailored to users’ needs and to the device they run on.

Microsoft plans to adopt the same pricing structure as the iOS App Store and the Android Market. It will charge 30% to developers on the Metro App Store.

Microsoft reveals the next version of its operating system tomorrow at //build/. Here is a background on Windows 8 and some unanswered questions.