 It's Friday, August 3rd, 2012. I'm postmodern fashion consultant Addy Robertson, and this is 90 Seconds on the Verge. Microsoft is killing off Metro, at least in name. The tile and typography based style has unified the look and feel of Microsoft's properties from the Xbox 360 to Windows Phone and Windows 8. A replacement term will be decided on by the end of this week. In the meantime, the user interface will be called, quote, Windows 8 style UI. Whatever the new name is, it can't be any worse. Apple executives Phil Schiller and Scott Forsall took to the stand today in the ongoing Apple versus Samsung trial. Schiller said he reacted with shock after seeing the original Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S. Meanwhile, Forsall was questioned about a number of emails that Samsung's lawyers hope would show that Apple was all the while copying Samsung. One email in particular said that Steve Jobs was receptive to a seven-inch iPad. That sound you hear is the rumor mill working overtime for the weekend. Speaking of copycats, Electronic Arts has filed a lawsuit against rival Zynga, alleging that the company poached executives and blatantly copied the Sims social when making the Ville. This isn't the first time Zynga has been accused of copying its rivals, but EA is probably the most well-financed studio to take on the social giant. Hey, at least this gives Zynga's lawyers something to distract them from the whole insider trading thing. And finally, NASA is outsourcing the creation of the next space shuttle. The agency is pledging $1.1 billion total for Boeing, SpaceX, and the Sierra Nevada Corporation. The ultimate goal is to send astronauts from American soil to the International Space Station in the next five years. That's it for today's top stories. Tune in tomorrow when we'll bring you the premiere of Life on Mars, live from Mars.
 It's Friday, August 3rd, 2012.
 I'm postmodern fashion consultant Addy Robertson, and this is 90 Seconds on the Verge.
 Microsoft is killing off Metro, at least in name.
 The tile and typography based style has unified the look and feel of Microsoft's properties
 from the Xbox 360 to Windows Phone and Windows 8.
 A replacement term will be decided on by the end of this week.
 In the meantime, the user interface will be called, quote, Windows 8 style UI.
 Whatever the new name is, it can't be any worse.
 Apple executives Phil Schiller and Scott Forsall took to the stand today in the ongoing Apple
 versus Samsung trial.
 Schiller said he reacted with shock after seeing the original Galaxy Tab and Galaxy
 S. Meanwhile, Forsall was questioned about a number of emails that Samsung's lawyers
 hope would show that Apple was all the while copying Samsung.
 One email in particular said that Steve Jobs was receptive to a seven-inch iPad.
 That sound you hear is the rumor mill working overtime for the weekend.
 Speaking of copycats, Electronic Arts has filed a lawsuit against rival Zynga, alleging
 that the company poached executives and blatantly copied the Sims social when making the Ville.
 This isn't the first time Zynga has been accused of copying its rivals, but EA is probably
 the most well-financed studio to take on the social giant.
 Hey, at least this gives Zynga's lawyers something to distract them from the whole insider
 trading thing.
 And finally, NASA is outsourcing the creation of the next space shuttle.
 The agency is pledging $1.1 billion total for Boeing, SpaceX, and the Sierra Nevada
 Corporation.
 The ultimate goal is to send astronauts from American soil to the International Space Station
 in the next five years.
 That's it for today's top stories.
 Tune in tomorrow when we'll bring you the premiere of Life on Mars, live from Mars.