There are a lot of nice things about app stores like the Google Play Store for Android and App Store for iOS. You don’t have to scour the internet to find apps, they’re all in one place. There are mechanisms in place that make it difficult for malware to pose as legitimate applications (or at […]
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Deals of the Day (11-20-2015)
Microsoft is jumping on the holiday shopping/Black Friday train with a new 10 days of 10 cent deals. Every day the company will be offering a different set of apps, games, video rentals, and songs that are available for just 10 pennies each. There are also some full-length MP3 albums available for $1. Today’s deals […]
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This is how Win32 apps can become Windows Store apps
Microsoft recently introduced a set of tools that will let developers take existing Android, iOS, web, or classic Windows apps and turn them into Universal Windows Apps that can be distributed through the Windows Store. It’ll be up to developers to decide whether to use those tools, but if they do it the Windows Store might […]
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Windows 10 Store to support Android, iOS, Win32, and web apps (sort of)
Microsoft introduced the Windows Store with the launch of Windows 8 a few years ago… but it’s often been described as a bit of a wasteland when compared with the Google Play Store or App Store for Android and iOS. That could soon change if developers start to take advantage of a new set of […]
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Windows 10 gets unified store for apps, music, movies
Not sure why Microsoft needs separate stores for Windows apps, music, and videos? Neither is Microsoft… so the company is bringing them all together into a single Store. If you’re running a recent preview of Windows 10 just fire up the Windows Store app and it’ll download an update, relaunch, and show you a new […]
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Windows Store update could make finding apps easier
Microsoft is updating  its app store for Windows 8.1 apps with improved navigation and discovery features in the hopes that the reasons you’re not downloading apps from the store is because you’re having trouble finding them… not because you don’t need them. The new Windows Store includes new groups of categories called “collections,” a persistent navigation […]
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Universal Windows apps arrive, run on PC, tablet, or phone
Microsoft recently introduced support for a new type of app: Universal Windows Apps which can run on pretty much any modern Windows device including phones, tablets, and desktop or notebook computers. Developers can distribute Universal Windows Apps through the Windows Store, and when customers buy an app they get a license to run it on […]
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Windows Store apps to run in desktop mode (eventually)
Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 operating system can sometimes feel a bit like two operating systems instead of one. There’s the desktop mode, which looks an awful lot like Windows 7. And there’s the Modern mode, which allows you to run full-screen, touch-friendly apps which you can download from the Windows Store. But eventually you may be […]
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Buy a touchscreen Windows PC, get $25 in Windows Store credit
Thinking about buying a Windows PC with a touchscreen this month? Microsoft’s looking to sweeten the deal a bit. If you buy a Windows tablet or touchscreen laptop or desktop from a participating retailer by December 28th, 2013, you’ll get a $25 gift card to spend on apps and games from the Windows Store. Participating […]
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Where are all the Windows 8 Metro apps?
Windows 8 will be the first version of Microsoft’s flagship operating system to ship with an app store. It’s called the Windows Store, and it will be the only officially sanctioned place to download free and paid apps designed for the new Windows 8 Metro style full-screen interface. But right now the Windows Store looks a […]