Tag: Live Tiles
The Windows 10 Live Tiles remain the most misunderstood features in the OS. And what makes the whole affair even more tragic is that Microsoft itself is the one …
Um, so that means, Live Tiles are here to stay? The Microsoft News app picked up an update recently, and though it came with a bunch of improvements, the …
Microsoft is said to be working on a range of refinements for the Start Menu, and the company itself teases these upcoming design uplifts from time to time. It …
The glory days of the Live Tiles, first introduced with the metro heavy Windows Phone 7, are now over. For another report hints at that Microsoft is doing away …
Microsoft is believed to be working on a facelift for Windows 10, but there have been only a few hints that show what it entails. Rounded corners, for one, …
The writing has been on the wall for a while now. Live Tiles, once a marquee feature of the Windows platform, are now on the verge of being pushed …
In what is another sign that live tiles are done for in Windows 10, we have Microsoft getting ready and laying the groundwork for this major change in the …
Is this the beginning of the end for live tiles? We have some new intelligence that Microsoft wants to get rid of live tiles for Windows Lite, and instead …
Boy, Windows Lite sure is turning out to be an interesting little beast! The latest intelligence on this upcoming new version of the OS hints that live tiles are …
One of the signature features of the Windows platform has finally come to the official Spotify app for Windows 10. Live Tiles are now available for the application, in …
What is old is new again. Microsoft finally bought the functionality that was available in its mobile OS to the Windows 10 on computers, that being the ability to …
filed a complaint in the United States District Court of Maine, back in 2012, alleging that Microsoft had violated one of its patents by implementing live tiles in Windows …
look at the notification center a little while back. And now it seems that users might soon be able to enjoy a large Live Tile on their smartphone. According …
The addition of new Live Tile sizes is one make over in Windows 8.1 that grabbed the attention of technology enthusiasts early on. It actually was one of the …
It goes without saying that the Start Screen of Windows Blue will perhaps the widest array of customization options, as Microsoft seems focused on refining this aspect of its …
Now this is something that may very well unsettle a lot of iOS users. Insider sources have tested the upcoming iOS 7 claim that some radical changes are in …
Tami Reller had a busy day yesterday, even by her standards. The Windows boss was interviewed by a number of media outlets, where she talked about both Windows 8 …
The live tiles that make up the Windows 8 Start Screen are one of the best (and more important) features of Microsoft’s new operating system. Most people love them, …
You might remember hearing back in November about Microsoft being sued over live tiles by a company called Surfcast. According to Surfcast they have a patent on this type …
“We believe Windows 8 is shaping up is as one of the company’s most successful products.” Computerworld reports on her comments further; However, Reller also said that 85% of …
quotes from the patent application: The technologies include patent 6,724,403 (’403): “System and method for simultaneous display of multiple information sources.” The ’403 patent covers the method of “presenting …
You can read it in full here. Microsoft’s problem is that if you add a large number of ‘always on’ applications that interact with data taken from the Internet to …