Neowin News Feed for: Windows 8 app

Microsoft and Major League Soccer revamp MLS Windows 8 app

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:27:08 +0100

Microsoft and Major League Soccer have launched a revamped version of the MLS Windows 8 app, MLS MatchDay, as part of a multi-year agreement between Microsoft and the soccer league. Read more...

Toolbox app for Windows 8 adds Twitter tool for $4.99

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:48:11 +0100

Vectorform has announced that it has added a Twitter tool to its Windows 8 Toolbox productivity application. Users can download the Twitter tool via an in-app purchase of $4.99. Read more...

ESPN Windows 8 app updated with new content and bug fixes

John Callaham — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:29:17 +0100

The ESPN Windows 8 app has received a major software update that includes a number of new features and bug fixes, and promises more new updates are in the works. Read more...

WiFi hotspot company Boingo launches Windows 8 app

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:53:13 +0000

Boingo, which offers thousands of WiFi hotspots all over the world that can be accessed for a fee, has launched its own app for Windows 8 that helps users to find them. Read more...

Will Windows Blue come with a File Manager app?

John Callaham — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:07:13 +0000

There's evidence that Microsoft might be working on a Modern Windows 8/Blue app that will serve as a true file manager, which is something that's been highly requested by Windows 8 users. Read more...

OneNote Windows 8 app gets updated with new features

John Callaham — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:30:00 +0000

Microsoft has launched a new update for the Windows 8 version of its OneNote app, adding in features such as support for notebooks on Office 365 and better pen customization. Read more...

Twitter app for Windows 8 gets first bug fix update

John Callaham — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:25:51 +0000

The official Twitter app for Windows 8 received its first update today, but it was only for some unnamed minor bug fixes. Microsoft also issued a small update for its Fresh Paint Windows 8 app. Read more...

Aviary photo editing company launches Windows 8 SDK

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:28:15 +0000

The well known photo editing software company Aviary has announced it has launched an SDK for Windows 8 software developers to access, along with its own free Windows 8 photo editor. Read more...

Staples launches official Windows 8 app

John Callaham — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:00:16 +0000

Staples has launched its official app for Windows 8 and RT, allowing customers of the office retail store access to the company's products along with other features. Read more...

ComiXology crashes after Marvel offers over 700 free digital comics [Update]

John Callaham — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:30:55 +0000

ComiXology is dealing with heavy traffic that's causing its servers to crash after Marvel Comics announced today it was giving out over 700 free digital comics issues via the ComiXology service. Read more...

Yahoo Mail app for Windows 8 gets major update

John Callaham — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:31:36 +0000

Yahoo has released a major new update of its Yahoo Mail app for Windows 8, adding in a number of new features such as folder management support, a way to search inside the app and more. Read more...

Lync app for Windows 8 gets a new update

John Callaham — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:20:55 +0000

Microsoft has pushed out a new update for its Lync Windows 8 application, which adds some new buttons for faster access to Back, Search, Mute, and End Call along with other changes. Read more...

WinZip app for Windows 8 now available for free [Update ... or not]

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:58:30 +0000

The WinZip app for Windows 8 that was first released in November for $7.99 is now available to download for free from the Windows Store, along with new updates for the app. Read more...

Windows 8 users still want a Start menu and a Facebook app

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:28:19 +0000

Over 100 days have passed since the launch of Windows 8 and it seems clear that lots of its users want a return of the Start menu as well as a dedicated Facebook app. Read more...

We are not kidding - Björk is making a Windows 8 app

John Callaham — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:13:22 +0000

Eccentric musician Björk is leading the charge to use the Kickstarter site to raise funds for porting her Biophilia educational app to Windows 8 as well as Android. Read more...

New version of Nook Windows 8 app adds Microsoft Account support

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:53:50 +0000

Barnes and Noble has released a new version of its Nook eReader and eBook store app for Windows 8 today that adds support for signing in using a Microsoft account. Read more...

New $299.99 Windows 8 app can help you become a lawyer

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:03:10 +0000

A newly released app for Windows 8, priced at a whopping $299.99, is called MBE Review and is designed to prepare users to pass the Multistate Bar Examination and become lawyers. Read more...

VideoLAN team to get fake VLC Windows 8 app removed from Windows Store

John Callaham — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:55 +0000

A newly released video player app for Windows 8 has the name "VLC Media Player 8" but that app was not made by the VideoLAN team and will soon be removed from the Windows Store. Read more...

LL Cool J helps to develop upcoming Windows 8 exclusive music app

John Callaham — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:34:45 +0000

Musician and actor LL Cool J is helping to develop an upcoming music app exclusively for Windows 8 called Liquid MyConnect Studio that's designed to allow for long distance music collaboration. Read more...

Interview: We chat with the creator of the new Windows 8 LCARS app

John Callaham — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:20:35 +0000

We have a brief chat with David Haddad, who has created a new Windows 8 app with a number of features and with a user interface that's designed to look like Star Trek's LCARS UI. Read more...