Another week has passed, and as usual, we round up the most important news bits from the world of Windows apps, from the most significant updates and new arrivals, to exciting new things to come.
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Microsoft continues to make it's Universal Windows Platform App Model more and more attractive to both developers and users alike, announcing quite a bit at its annual developer conference Build.
Microsoft has chosen a winner for the 'Share your Idea' contest, a contest that allowed HoloLens fans to submit an idea for a HoloLens app. Microsoft chose Galaxy Explorer as the winner.
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Developer David Burela posted a video demoing the Windows Bridge for iOS tool. Converting the game Canabalt using Objective C code took just under five minutes. The tool is available on GitHub.
The developer of popular third-party Twitch app Unstream has pledged to offer his code to Twitch if they bring a Universal Windows App to Windows 10 PC and Mobile.
Netflix has updated its app on Windows 10 to be part of the Unversal App Platform, available on PCs and tablets. While it is now a Universal app, support for smartphones is expected in the future.
AccuWeather has released a Universal app for Windows 10, which introduces a new interface optimized for the OS and also includes several new features including integration with Cortana.
When Microsoft's former CEO Steve Ballmer recently criticized the company's Windows 10 Universal App strategy, it was apparently because of comments made by Satya Nadella.
Mobilize.Net has announced the availability of a software development bridge that enables developers to port their existing Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight apps to the Windows 10 UAP.
Moving slightly away from the original Modern design, Microsoft has now released new guidelines for developers working on Universal apps for Windows 10 along with examples from its own apps.
Microsoft officials at the Mobile World Congress 2015 offered more insights on the Universal App Platform, which will offer developers an easy way to create apps for all devices and inputs.
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