The English edition of Wikipedia has received an interface overhaul. Article menus are now easier to access and the search tool is more powerful. It's also easier to switch languages.
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After 10 years of use, the controller centered Steam Big Picture mode is getting a much-needed overhaul. Valve has now updated it to match the Steam Deck's interface for Steam beta client users.
Facebook is showing a warning to users that its old interface on the desktop will be going away in September. This will mean users are forced to use the new minimalistic design introduced this year.
Reddit has announced that it will be rolling out its new redesign in alpha to more users over the next several weeks, introducing a large number of new features for both users and moderators.
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Microsoft will soon debut a new file sharing experience for OneDrive users. The company also highlighted new features that will be making their way to Office 365 customers utilizing SharePoint.
After details emerged in November of its 'Project Neon' UX revisions for Windows 10, and images surfaced in January, Microsoft itself has offered a tantalizing glimpse of what's to come.
Most great things have small beginnings and so it was too with iOS and the original iPhone. While we've already seen the iPod-inspired UI that never took off, we now take a look at the origins of iOS.
After details were revealed about Microsoft's plans to refresh its user interface, new screenshots have now emerged from 'Project Neon', revealing internal concepts for the Windows 10 design update.
MIT researchers, in collaboration with Microsoft Research, are developing a wearable temporary skin tattoo that can be used to interact with devices, and output "soft" displays on the skin as well.
The hardware changes are what receives the most attention when discussing the Microsoft Band 2, but it's actually the improved interface that I'm probably most happy with.
Huawei has again criticized Windows Phone for its lack of customization opportunities for OEMs - but while its future smartphones will run Android, it is considering dual-boot Windows/Android tablets.
Microsoft has rolled out a major update to its Xbox Video app for Windows 8.1, giving it a new look in line with that of the Xbox Music app, and including a range of other fixes and improvements.
Microsoft has quietly updated its suite of Office Web Apps, including changes to the design and user interface, and a new Help tool that makes it easier to discover features and apply changes.
No stranger to controversy, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has struck again, saying that high-end Android phones "have better screens, are faster, and have a much more intuitive interface" than iPhones.
The new pop-up compose interface for Gmail is now being pushed to everyone and the option to revert to the old UI is no longer available, even though users have mixed feelings about the new design.
Twitter appears to be rolling out or testing a new design, featuring more navigation options on its website that allow quicker access to certain functions, such as direct messages and lists.
A reddit user has found several lines of code in the Google Glass Android companion app that suggest you'll be able to control Glass with your eyes, but will it be included in the first generation?
A Microsoft employee revealed some of the early Windows 8 design mockups from 2010 at a user interface event. While much of the general design remained the same, there are some stark differences.
Having already made its mark on Windows Phone, Windows 8 and Xbox 360, the Metro UI is now destined for Windows Live's web services, including Hotmail and SkyDrive.
With so many Windows 8 screenshots floating around, it's very hard to tell fact from fiction. Unless you have inside knowledge by knowing the person who leaks you information, or are the one actually leaking...
Three-dimensional user interfaces are nothing new - to the crowd that dares to try the first experiments of moving away from the traditional flat desktop metaphor. They haven't gone far, unfortunately. One of the more...
Google TV is coming even if it may be having trouble finding some partners. The product will essentially be a set top box that has all of Google’s capabilities baked in. The product's goal, in...
Scroogle is a popular search tool that takes your Google search, runs it through a system that that delivers Google results without revealing your IP address, setting a cookie, or any other kind of data...
Rumors have been circulating that Google is preparing to update its search results and Gizmodo has uncovered images that show off the new look. The new search interface appears to be tested on random people...
Mozilla's popular Firefox browser is on the up and up; with version 3.5 recently released, it's making very good progress, and now, the organization has revealed some concepts for a redesign they plan to be...
After going widescreen last month, YouTube has now updated its UI and added a rather large search bar to every embedded video. As you can see from the embedded video below, there is now a...
Microsoft has announced details of its new Xbox Live interface at this morning's E3 press conference. John Schappert unveiled a new GUI - showing video, game, primetime, community and My Xbox channels replacing the current...
eBay is getting a facelift. And while it's probably long overdue, we're not quite sure if its necessary.While pretty much every new website you see these days use newfangled tools like AJAX and Flash animation...
Next Monday, Salesforce.com will, in the words of one industry analyst, "extend the value proposition of software as a service" when it introduces Visualforce at its Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco. The Visualforce layer introduces...
The patent holding company IP Innovation LLC has filed a lawsuit against Apple Incorporated, blaming the Cupertino-based company for "directly infringing at least claim 21 of the '412 Patent through, among other activities, the manufacture,...
Google has filed United States Patent #7,027,987, which details voice interface for a search engine. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has his name on the patent, along with other Google employees and inventors Alexander Mark Franz,...
Asustek Computer plans to launch a PC motherboard in April with an interface that will allow users to watch high definition (HD) movies on either the Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD formats. The ASUS M2A-VM-HDMI comes...
Running Windows Vista's new Aero graphical interface doesn't impact PC performance, a study sponsored by Microsoft claims. According to speed measurements of more than 60 common business chores, which were conducted by North Carolina-based Principled...
Deciding that 5.9% search share isn't enough, InterActiveCorp (owner of Ask.com) has launched a publically available search site with a new three-paned interface. The left pane of the search results provides a control panel that...
Microsoft's Live Search offering just got a lot more sophisticated with the addition of Virtual Earth 3-D, a new online mapping interface currently available in the United States. The mapping interface provides consumers with a...
Microsoft Windows XP Language Interface Pack (LIP) is a high-quality, localized "skin" for emerging or minority language markets, such as Catalan, Lithuanian, and Thai. Based on MUI technology, LIP provides the desktop user with an...
Channel9 has posted a great video featuring Kam Vedbrat, lead program manager on the Aero interface being developed for Windows Vista. Well worth the download for those that can spare the bandwidth. Vista will include...
A near three-year-long attempt by Apple Computer to patent the menu-based software interface of its popular iPod digital music player has ultimately proved unsuccessful, AppleInsider has discovered. The company's patent application, which...
Apple Computer, Inc. has been slapped with a lawsuit over iTunes, AppleInsider has learned. Contois Music Technology last week asked a Federal Court to stop the iPod maker from distributing its iTunes...
"That's how potential home theater buffs feel when buying or installing a new HDTV or surround receiver. The picture is sharper than ever. Surround effects from a rented DVD can be just amazing. But while...
