New logo: iTunes

In late November, Apple introduced iTunes 11, the latest version of their popular media player. It comes with a new version of the iTunes icon.

The icon was last updated two years ago when iTunes 10 was released. It was a significant change that confined the CD that had been used until then to history. As Steve Jobs explained at the time, the CD was becoming increasingly less relevant as music consumption was changing. This recent update is much less notable. The note has switched from black to grey and the entire is somewhat more three-dimensional. It also comes with a different variety of app icon glare.
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New logo: Microsoft

Over the last few months there has been plenty of talk in tech media about the changing corporate identity system within Microsoft, built around the new "Metro" design language. (Although Microsoft has apparently decided not to call it that anymore, rumour says there was a trademark dispute.) After the unveiling of new icons for Windows, Office and Xbox, there has been buzz about a change for the primary brand as well. That was finally confirmed today, August 23, when Microsoft introduced its new corporate logo to the world.

As expected, the new logo uses a typeface from the Segoe family for the wordmark. It now also includes a symbol, a grid with four squares that reminds us of Windows logos of yore. While the have all gone single color, the corporate iteration holds on to a four color symbol. A video used to introduce to logo suggests blue is for Windows, orange is for Office and green in for Xbox, although that may well not be official.
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New logo: Microsoft Office

There has been plenty of buzz around the tech blogs lately about the design changes at Microsoft. After the redesigned Windows logo was released back in February, several other logos have been leaked and other have been officially released by Microsoft, all designed to fit with the new "Metro" design language. This week saw a major such logo change, as Steve Ballmer unveiled Office 2013 on Monday, June 16.
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New logo: Windows 8

Last Monday, February 13, several tech websites lit up after the Chinese website CNBeta had published some allegedly leaked images of the logo for Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8. It marked a break with the multicolored "flag" that had been seen by Windows users since the introduction of Windows 3.1 twenty years ago.

Microsoft confirmed the new logo on Friday, February 17, with a post on the official Windows blog. The team behind Windows 8 intends it to be "a complete reimagination" of the OS, and that also reflects the "reimagined" logo. Microsoft worked with Pentagram to design the new Windows logo, and the Pentagram team was headed by Paula Scher. Early in the development she allegedly asked, "Your name is Windows. Why are you a flag?", which is a good summary of the rationale behind the design.

Both Microsoft and Pentagram have posted articles with lots of details on the rebrand, and they are recommended reading if you want to learn more.
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New logo: Angoss

Angoss, a Toronto-based company that creates business software, introduced a new brand identity last month. The new logo contains a tree made up of pixels in different colors, replacing the "orbit" logo it has used in different forms since 1997.

"On July 15, 2011, the Company introduced a new brand identity, logo and tagline concurrent with the redevelopment of its website and online presence. The new logo and brand identity communicate the revitalization of the company while also acknowledging its history. The tree logo symbolizes growth, stability and strength and communicates the company's patented and patent pending Decision Tree and Strategy Tree innovations. The new tag line, "Predict. Act. Perform." communicates that Angoss helps businesses predict the best or most attractive, profitable opportunities by discovering valuable insight and intelligence from their data." - Angoss Q2 results report

Previous logo.

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New logo: Windows Phone

Many tech sites are reporting that Microsoft's mobile operating system Windows Phone is getting an updated logo. The round button it has used until now is being replaced by a square, still with the current Windows icon inside it. The new logo is being launched as a part of a new version of the operating system called Windows Phone 7.5, codenamed Mango.

So far, there doesn't seem to be any official confirmation from Microsoft. PC Magazine are reporting that the new logo first appeared in a blog post from Shinobu Takahashi, a Microsoft evangelist in Tokyo, posted on July 31.

Current Windows Phone logo.

Takahashi's blog post contains four color versions:
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