Welcome to WinRumors Metro

By Tom Warren, on 31st Aug 11 11:13 pm with 144 Comments

Over the next few weeks we’re making some changes at WinRumors.

The site will undergo several tweaks to bring it into line with Microsoft’s Metro style guidelines. The first of those changes is the launch of a tablet version of WinRumors. Similar to Microsoft’s Windows 8 Start Screen, WinRumors Tablet features tiles of news and a Metro look and feel. The tablet version supports Apple iPad, Android and webOS devices. Microsoft is planning to unveil their Windows 8 tablet offering fully in a couple of weeks and we’ll update the site accordingly to support Windows 8 at Developer Preview launch.

WinRumors Metro

So what else is on the way you ask? You’ll have to wait and see but rest assured the improvements launched today will filter over to the “classic” version of WinRumors in a similar way. It has been nearly a year since I launched WinRumors and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my loyal and growing readership for all the support, comments and feedback that you supply on a daily basis. I look forward to the next year ahead as Microsoft ushers in a unified user experience across its core products and the next generation of Windows. I hope to hear from you all in the comments section and the contact form.

Thank you

Tom

Many Thanks to Tim Kimberl (@timan25) for working hard on the Metro theme. He’s a talented and respected designer and a great friend.

http://twitter.com/williamtm/ WilliamTM

That looks awesome. Looking forward to it. I hope you’re buying Timan a lot of beers.
http://twitter.com/apseymour Andrew Seymour

Have to say, I do love it.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000368111668 João Pedro Melo

It looks awesome! I wish I had a tablet to use it
- Anonymous
  
  A 99$ HP Touchpad should hold ya over nicely till Win8 hits
- Guest
  
  Good luck finding one.
- Anonymous
  
  A 99$ HP Touchpad should hold ya over nicely till Win8 hits
http://www.Nave360.com Sebastian Gorgon

Great work Tom and @timan25 i visit the site like 30 times a day, now i have a reason to come more often!
Blogsworth

Very, very nice
http://www.searingarrow.com AlienSix

AWE. SOME. Wish I had a tablet to enjoy it on
Anonymous

Wow.. That’s a really nice look. Love it!
Frylockns86

Is there a way to access this from a desktop and try it out?
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  Not at the moment but that’s something I’m considering enabling.
- Cristobal
  
  I have a TabletPC running Win7. Is there any technical reason why it does not work here?
- Moldysquirrel
  
  Yah, ur tablet is identified as a personal computer and not a mobile device. Some browsers support changing it so it appears as a tablet, if u know how to u can use a plugin or such.
- Moldysquirrel
  
  Yah, ur tablet is identified as a personal computer and not a mobile device. Some browsers support changing it so it appears as a tablet, if u know how to u can use a plugin or such.
- http://twitter.com/BrandonLive Brandon Paddock
  
  You should add a URL that works in IE
- rsgx
  
  Why is this not showing up on my Touchpad?
- rsgx
  
  Why is this not showing up on my Touchpad?
- Anonymous
  
  Would love to see a switch button somewhere, would love to see this on a desktop.
- Anonymous
  
  You can try changing your user agent. (works best in webkit browsers)
- Apollo
  
  So it uses non-standard code? Otherwise it would also work automatically on Win7 tablet with Fennec, or Opera and Firefox on Android, and no tweaking would be needed for IE on Win8 tablet.
http://www.facebook.com/lerimer Lerimer Santana

awesome look!!!
Anonymous

I just popped it up on my Touchpad. Looks great!
- Anonymous
  
  it ain’t working on mine:/ i just get the normal desktop one
- Anonymous
  
  now I’m getting the metro look in the articles but still not the home page
- Anonymous
  
  now I’m getting the metro look in the articles but still not the home page
Anonymous

Tom, just want to let you know that I love this site for the lack of hyperbolic editorials and click baits that are so common elsewhere. Wow, didn’t know this site is only one year old.
- Anonymous
  
  Emphasis on the click bait. Mostly common on a certain brand’s rumor sites along with FUD jabs towards everything non-”certain brand”.
- Anonymous
  
  That’s to Tom’s credit. The commenters are a different story.
BigChiefSmokem

Tom bringing in the big bucks now with all this troll traffic driving up ad impressions
Anonymous

Wow ! very Nice
MJP

Very nice! Can’t wait to get a W8 tablet when they’re released! I also like the comment emoticons in the corners of each article, that’s a nice WP7 touch!
http://www.awesomeannie.com/ Sean M

Loving the Metro UI sexiness, makes browsing WinRumors on my tablet a lot more enjoyable. The best Windows site just got even better! Great job Timan.
Pary

Cant wait to see it on my tab
Pary

Cant wait to see it on my tab
Pary

Cant wait to see it on my tab
Matthewmsft

i don’t see it BUTIWANTIT
Matthewmsft

i don’t see it BUTIWANTIT
Matthewmsft

i don’t see it BUTIWANTIT
Matthewmsft

i don’t see it BUTIWANTIT
lukefrost

Now using it on an iPad. Looks fantastic and works really well. Great work!
lukefrost

Now using it on an iPad. Looks fantastic and works really well. Great work!
lukefrost

Now using it on an iPad. Looks fantastic and works really well. Great work!
lukefrost

Now using it on an iPad. Looks fantastic and works really well. Great work!
sausage_party

Looking great Tommy boy
sausage_party

Looking great Tommy boy
sausage_party

Looking great Tommy boy
sausage_party

Looking great Tommy boy
Matthewmsft

now just waiting to see a Metro desktop app for WinRumors…
Anonymous

Why does a website have to look like a start screen of an operating system? Seriously. It doesn’t work well as can be seen on the screen shot: not one single headline can be read.

Form should follow function and Metro is a design “language” but that doesn’t mean that everybody has to say the exact same thing.
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  Appreciate the feedback. This is only for tablet devices and is designed so that the first line will give an idea of the story in the tile.
- Anonymous
  
  Why only tablet devices? Why not make a switch button on the site so we can choose the layout on the desktop front too.
- Aaron
  
  I think this will work great on tablets. Thanks Tom!
- Guest
  
  Tom, love the new look and the Metro UI feel to it. Also, a BIG PLUS to the options to view comments “New First” “Popular Now”‘ ect.
- JimmyFal
  
  Tom I am having a real problem with the lack of dates or at least times on the posts on the new screen, and the inability to see the entire headline. I think it detracts. I will try to get used to it, but I really miss being able to see the entire headline. Wasn’t sure where to post feedback. Otherwise nice look, would also like to see some picture backgrounds in place of solid colors. Maybe a feedback button somewhere so I don’t have to complain in front of the group here! JF
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  Appreciate the feedback. This is only for tablet devices and is designed so that the first line will give an idea of the story in the tile.
http://twitter.com/browsetech Site Central

The site look great! Trying it on Maxthon/Win7 with iPad’s UA. Only one thing I don’t like, the picture of Simon Witt in the home page does not look good stretched.
http://twitter.com/browsetech Site Central

The site look great! Trying it on Maxthon/Win7 with iPad’s UA. Only one thing I don’t like, the picture of Simon Witt in the home page does not look good stretched.
- Anonymous
  
  Yea, this is mostly cause the post was done before the theme. So older entries will have stretched tiles.
- Anonymous
  
  Yea, this is mostly cause the post was done before the theme. So older entries will have stretched tiles.
- Anonymous
  
  Yea, this is mostly cause the post was done before the theme. So older entries will have stretched tiles.
- Anonymous
  
  Yea, this is mostly cause the post was done before the theme. So older entries will have stretched tiles.
- Anonymous
  
  Yea, this is mostly cause the post was done before the theme. So older entries will have stretched tiles.
- Anonymous
  
  Yea, this is mostly cause the post was done before the theme. So older entries will have stretched tiles.
OMG55

whats the url because I’m on my touchpad and it doesn’t look metro
OMG55

whats the url because I’m on my touchpad and it doesn’t look metro
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  can you clear your cache and cookies and try again (if that’s ok)?
  
  Thanks
- OMG55
  
  thanks Tom, the site does look nice with the exception of witts photo. Man I thought this site`s been around for years and I jus wasn’t aware of it. Happy one year anniversary and continued success
- OMG55
  
  thanks Tom, the site does look nice with the exception of witts photo. Man I thought this site`s been around for years and I jus wasn’t aware of it. Happy one year anniversary and continued success
- Anonymous
  
  cleared my cache, cookies, and history on my touchpad and still not getting the new site :-/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1178765624 Jeric Ramos Cereno

Looking forward to it. I never miss any day without visiting this site. It would be more awesome to see new changes. More user-friendly interface there maybe, I guess.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1178765624 Jeric Ramos Cereno

Looking forward to it. I never miss any day without visiting this site. It would be more awesome to see new changes. More user-friendly interface there maybe, I guess.
Sebascorral

can´t you give us the option to see it on our desktops, winrumors.com/metro ????
http://profiles.google.com/elmsoftware John Lueders

The font comes up dithered in Chrome. I see that you have the font-family as ‘Segoe WP’ then ‘Segoe UI’…I have Segoe UI and it should look good but it still comes up looking off. Look into adding perhaps, html{-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;}

Site looks great though…keep up the great work.

Also, the comment font size looks small.
Danygandhi

Cannot scroll in homepage both in landscape and portrait on ipad2 . Is that how it is supposed to be or am I missing something.
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  Yes it’s fixed to just the 6 tiles at the moment, may look into having it scroll sideways for more.
- Jeremy
  
  Please, I keep trying to swipe for more stories. Love the look though!
Danygandhi

Cannot scroll in homepage both in landscape and portrait on ipad2 . Is that how it is supposed to be or am I missing something.
Murani Lewis

Awesome, I look forward to experiencing this when I get my tablet.
Jasonhughey

I am trying not to use profanity here but GREAT F-ING JOB on the web site! I love the Metro UI. This is a awesome and welcome surprise.
Jasonhughey

I am trying not to use profanity here but GREAT F-ING JOB on the web site! I love the Metro UI. This is a awesome and welcome surprise.
Jasonhughey

I am trying not to use profanity here but GREAT F-ING JOB on the web site! I love the Metro UI. This is a awesome and welcome surprise.
http://focusedpointofview.tumblr.com/ Ignacio Muñoz

Hey.. why i am getting a hot link on images? :B i dont get it help please
http://focusedpointofview.tumblr.com/ Ignacio Muñoz

Hey.. why i am getting a hot link on images? :B i dont get it help please
Tino

I don’t even use a tablet, but I’m getting the metro theme. How do I go back to classic?
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  What browser are you using and OS?
- Anonymous
  
  It showed up breifly for me as well, then went away. Windows 7 with IE 9. Very nice by the way.
- Guest
  
  Ditto.
- Tino
  
  Like Ub204, Windows 7 with IE9. It seems fixed now.
Tino

I don’t even use a tablet, but I’m getting the metro theme. How do I go back to classic?
Numaan187

cnt wait to try this out on a win8 tablet keep up the good work
Numaan187

cnt wait to try this out on a win8 tablet keep up the good work
Ravensign

I like the look and the overall idea but the headlines are so clipped it’s hard to tell what stories are about. I would like to see it tweaked not scrapped.
Anonymous

How do you paginate to more articles?
Anonymous

How do you paginate to more articles?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5WOT2W7IKBK5R6LUVNYJACTORE k

expecting…
Outthebox

popped right up on my ipad2, but keep getting the “old school” version on my touchpad (cleared cache, cookies, and rebooted)
- Bryceg
  
  same here on touchpad
Xaa

Nice idea…. but fix the flattened metro look. The pictures are all squashed!!!
João Berdeville

I’m using it now on my iPad. It’s awesome!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JSUY2332FTJA73WWHY3HWXVWHU prathyush

Metro is changing the world. Elegance.
Dlf_oki_2011

Agree with several others, would really like this for desktop, as it would give a smidgen of the Win8 feeling with mouse/keyboard.
Dlf_oki_2011

Agree with several others, would really like this for desktop, as it would give a smidgen of the Win8 feeling with mouse/keyboard.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Viki-Maverick/100002523433166 Viki Maverick

Tom. Thanks for your efforts to bring us the latest and the greatest from the world of Microsoft. This site is right up there in the list of sites I visit daily. Keep educating us. Peace…..
Anonymous

Love it!
Lebeau32

This is great! Love the layout of the new site.
Bailetstein

I have a tablet pc running Windows 8, is it possible to use the Metro UI? Please reply.
http://twitter.com/bradbamford bradbamford

cleared cache and rebooted touchpad, but still dont see it
- Guest
  
  Guess there’s a reason HP had to junk it after all.
Anonymous

That looks awesome–make it so.
Salam

Tom I have to admit, thats one sexy interface.
Salam

Tom I have to admit, thats one sexy interface.
http://www.facebook.com/simon.andrews Simon Andrews

Looks wicked! If anyone can do Metro and make it look good, it’s Tim.
AbP

Looks nice.. but how do I view old articles? I can’t find any paging kinda thing??
–Using Xoom
Anonymous

Tom!!! You are awesome dude!! Love the new UI
Anonymous

nice tom, never fail to check your site everyday and from my iphone (thru fb)
Erik Lenaerts

Hey, thanks, looks gr8 so far. Every morning on my way to work I read your blog to keep myself up to date.

Was wondering if you ever consider to add non consumer products like microsoft’s server software families. As enterprise architect i would be very much interested in that. I haven’t found a good consolidated spot on the web for that. However, I’m glad to be able to read winrumors already

Keep up the work, you’re doing a fantastic job !
http://www.facebook.com/Michiel.Papp Michiel Papp

Tom,

I discovered this site about 6 months ago and now read it daily. I find the news and insights both from you and from the commenters to be something to look forward to. It’s in fact us who should say:

Thank you Tom for giving us our daily windows fix
- Sergio Iacobucci
  
  Would like to second this. It is such a great site and I read it daily. Thanks for all the news, keep up the good work.
- http://www.winrumors.com Tom W
  
  Thanks guys appreciate it.
- Tuar
  
  yeah, very good site
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001039271971 Martyn Metalous

I thought I was the only one who loved Microsofts products, no longer feel alone with this awesome site and people!
http://doctorwhofan98.wordpress.com/ doctorwhofan98

Looks great on the iPad! Can you please put it as the desktop interface? By the way, how do we view past posts? There’s no search button…
Lancasoy

This site rocks. I always see a bunch of Apple dedicated blogs but never any real good MS blogs. I find the official MS blogs clunky and unreadable (any other good windows or microsoft blog site suggestions?). Winrumors is a darling, Thanks Tom!
wp7gg

i bet this tablet will be fucking released in 2020. by that time, apple products will be something like an invisible spaceship hovering across steve ballmer’s ass!
- Anonymous
  
  we’re in the post apple world. android rules the roost with only microsoft to challenge it. apple is done.
http://profiles.google.com/tourehenry Touré HENRY

i’m on a TouchPad but i’m getting the normal design
http://twitter.com/efjay01 Ef Jay

Ironic that a MS-centric site releases a Metro version of its site that no MS product can view.
http://www.facebook.com/yoavon1 Yoav Rokach Penn

Wow! Looks GREAT on my iPad!
Thanks!
Anonymous

Thing looks nice but this is one of my worries about the metro UI when it finnally rolled out with win8..its gonna get used by any and everybody that it will loose its appeal.
Anonymous

looking forward to it.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NZRPL7DK7DFQQO44J5TM4PQLGU Harvey

Look great! I love it
Guess

I can see the metro style UI on my NexusOne when I’m using Opra browser
Guest

I tried it on my iPad this morning. It looks nice, but where are the user comments? All I see is the article content.
Guest

I tried it on my iPad this morning. It looks nice, but where are the user comments? All I see is the article content.
Guest

Looks nice. But not sure the preview is worth chopping off the title. I’d prefer to just see the full title and no preview if that’s the required tradeoff for screen real estate. See example here:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2011/08/31/a-metro-styled-newsreader-for-windows-phone.aspx
guest

Love it…
http://adrielsonlinedomain.com/technology Adriel Dennis Mingo

IT’S AWESOMEE!!! I almost fell out of my skin when I saw it lol
John

Looks nice but….. It just does not work.

I am reading this on my iPad but I can’t see the headlines. Only the first few words of each.
I can only see the latest ten articles. No way to scroll on to older articles.
I can not search for anything.
I can not op out and ask for the full site. (Good thing I have UA Faker tohelpme out)

This is defenitely Form Over Function.
- Anonymous
  
  I’m viewing it on my IPad in Safari and Im not having those issues. To view older articles I just tap the arrow next to the articles to the right of the page. I do notice articles are missing at the bottom when Im viewing using the Bing App.
- John
  
  You’r right – I swear that arrow wasen’t there yesterday
  And a search box has been added. Very nice.
  
  Now it only needs finetuning as to shortening titles and fixing image aspect ratios.
Anonymous

Omg this site on my IPad is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! If this is a taste of what Windows 8 tabs will look like my IPad will be kicked to the curb lol!!
Anonymous

Remember, Microsoft has tablets today (e.g. TM2, T101MT, XT2, X61, X201, etc). I hope you can make the site compatible with those as well.
Dragongard

Can i have it for my normal pc?