An expert on user interface design has called Windows 8 “disappointing” for novices and power users alike. Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group, studied how a dozen experienced PC ...

Well-known interface guru Jakob Nielsen has put Windows 8 through user testing on PCs and tablets, and his conclusion is a stark one: Windows 8 is bad on tablets, and even worse on PCs. He blames ...

Jakob Nielsen says that Microsoft's new operating system is plagued by "hidden features [and] reduced discoverability," among other issues. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...

<b>commentary </b> The usability expert branded Microsoft's new operating system "disappointing." But his approach would lead to the kind of incremental improvements that have dogged Microsoft for ...

Skeuomorphism, at a basic level, means borrowing design concepts inherent to an old technology or approach while implementing new design. Examples include a “yellow pad” background representing notes ...

User interface design expert Billy Hollis is annoyed when he spots even tiny application tweaks that could improve the intuitive experience for users. He finds them everywhere, even in our favorite ...

Bits and pieces of the Windows 8 user interface have been revealed over the last several months, showing two very different directions for Microsoft’s next operating system. One the one hand, it will ...

The features on analysts' wishlists, from virtualisation to Windows 7-friendliness... Microsoft's unveiling of its next operating system, codenamed Windows 8, last week has shed light on the company's ...