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Microsoft's Jensen Harris, Director of Program Management for Microsoft’s User Experience team, over on the Building Windows 8 Blog has revealed that it has made some big changes to its desktop UI for Windows 8, which includes moving away from Aero Glass — the UI first introduced with Vista. According to the company, this means visual changes that include "flattening surfaces, removing reflections, and scaling back distracting gradients." Aero gave the appearance of highly-rendered glass, light sources, reflections, and other graphically complex textures in the title bars, taskbar, and other system surfaces. The effect, which was purely cosmetic, allowed the desktop, icons and windows that were hidden beneath other windows to show through the surround of the application. This the new theme that will replace the Aero Glass UI. To conclude, I am not a fan of Metro UI, it looks and feels to boring and dull (read ugly) to me. The use to bold colors adds makes it look ...

Mark Shuttleworth founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux reports in his blog that a new Head-Up Display, or HUD computer menu system, will be implemented into the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS release scheduled to go live in April. The new HUD feature will replace current menus in Unity applications, providing a faster way to access menus in applications. Instead of clicking through menus, users simply type the command they require in a search box. According to Shuttleworth, the new HUD can actually learn the actions a user most often requests and prioritize options for commands based on past use. HUD also covers system functionality, meaning users can play and pause music, or even change their IM status or go offline without having to access Skype directly, as an example. "It’s a way for you to express your intent and have the application respond appropriately," he writes. "We think of it as 'beyond interface,' it’s the 'intenterface.' This co...

RIM recently launched a new  device named Blackberry Curve 9380. RIM as of lately is trying to break away from  the image of a staid, business phone and this  device is being marketed as the first consumer oriented , mass market full touch Blackberry device.  The 9380 looks almost identical to the 9350 from the back with only difference being the placement of USB port.  The front of the Curve 9380 is dominated by a 3.2 inches (~188 ppi) TFT capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 360x480. The touchscreen is generally bright and responsive.  The bottom of the device has four backlit buttons separated by an optical trackpad in the middle.  Smooth fingerprint-prone plastic is flanked by high quality matte black plastics on both sides.  The camera remains a 5MP unit with LED flash capable of  2592х1944 pixels still resolution and  VGA recording. The video quality disappointed us but it might be a limitation with 800Mhz si...

Lava Mobile has launched a music phone with MTV India, called the Lava A16 MTV Phone  with a unique combination of style and superior value that is specially designed for MTV generation  . The device is available on retail shelves right now, priced between Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 4,500. The Lava A16 features  a fashionable Diamond cut back cover with soft contours for easy handling,  SRS WOW HD audio via its bundled earphones, which also has dedicated audio controls and has a Yamaha PA system for an enhanced loudspeaker experience. The device has a 2.6-inch IPS gorgeous display, a 3.2MP camera with "LOMO effects",     Privacy Protection and Facebook application,  and a 900 mAh battery. Also including auto call recording, video player, mobile tracker, live wallpapers, multiple themes, as well as SMS and image locks. The phone is built to withstand impacts of up to 120 kg making it very durable and solid.

Kinect for Xbox 360 (formerly known by the code name Project Natal , or simply,Kinect, is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based around an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller through a natural user interfaceusing gestures, spoken commands, orpresented objects and images. The project is aimed at broadening the Xbox 360's audience beyond its typical gamer base. Microsoft last night announced the commercial name for Project Natal: Kinect. It demonstrated the gesture-based interface during the opening night of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. Kinect allows users to control an Xbox video game without a controller. Jump around and your onscreen avatar jumps with you. Kinect for Xbox 360 will be available in North America in November, in time for the holiday season. Bet...