An Apple patent (number 20120233569) for managing user interface control panels on the Mac has appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Per the patent, a computer-implemented method includes ...

Dominant Market Position As the global smart home industry transitions into the era of “Systemic Intelligence,” the era of isolated device operation has come to an end. Driven by the surging demand ...

LAS VEGAS—Yesterday, we showed you Dragon Drive, the voice-activation system that’s now included in BMW’s 7 Series. That’s not the only advanced user interface that the Munich-based car maker has ...

There seems to be a explosion of new user interfaces from virtual reality to augmented reality, as well as some truly novel approaches, such as a wristband from CTRL-Labs, which can understand what a ...

Microsoft is officially retiring its long-standing Control Panel, transitioning all system management to the modern Settings app to eliminate interface redundancy. This strategic shift follows years ...

What just happened? Microsoft is on a crusade to kill off any and all traces of "old Windows" in its latest Windows 10 operating system, and though the progress has been slow, the company took another ...

Once the nerve center of Windows operating systems, the Control Panel and its multitude of applets has its roots in the earliest versions of Windows. From here users could use these configuration ...

Prior to the Creators Update rollout last month, I did a refresh of my Windows installation to shake out a few nagging problems. After the refresh, I noticed that Microsoft did me the very unhelpful ...