Microsoft has announced that it is to make some significant changes to the Windows 8 user interface, including dropping the Aero Glass effect that was first introduced in Windows Vista.

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While Instagram 2.0 is not a new app, it features a completely different system: new buttons added to the interface of the app allow users to see the filter in effect before snapping, shaving seconds off even the iPhone 4 experience.

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By introducing the television-like device with expanded computer capabilities and with the same user interface as iPods, iPhones, iPads, and Macs, Apple would benefit, yet again, from the Halo Effect and expand its media influence to the living room.

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