Στην αναβάθμιση 6 βασικών εφαρμογών των Windows 8 προχώρησε η Microsoft, με την σημαντικότερη αλλαγή να είναι η μετατροπή της modern UI εφαρμογής News, σε Google Reader replacement, με δυνατότητα προσθήκης custom πηγών και RSS feeds.
Οι αναβαθμίσεις είναι διαθέσιμες στο Windows Store και οι αλλαγές περιγράφονται παρακάτω:....
  • Maps, at last, has walking directions and transit directions. This matters as Windows 8 is designed to be a mobile-friendly operating system. Mobile-friendly directions are therefore quite useful. You can also now save “favorite places” and search for locations using information stored in the People hub.

  • Match-up information has been added to the Sports app for MLB, NBA, and the NHL. That and 29 new leagues across sports have been added. If it involves balls and points, Sports now probably has it.

  • Travel received modest updates, including what Microsoft promises to be “easy access to travel content” including finding local places of interest. I assume that Travel is one of the lesser used Windows 8 apps, so to see it receive less attention isn’t surprising.

  • Finance has been improved to better support US stock quotes to allow for real-time “tickers,” and “personal finance tools.”

  • Weather now includes improved mapping tools, with more content layers such as temperature and precipitation. If you are a snow-person, Weather will now present skiing condition information, and that sort of thing. Winter is over, so that new capability might be more important come the end of the year. If you are in China, weather support for an additional 2,500 cities is now included.

  • News is now a Google Reader replacement. Sort of. You can, according to Microsoft, add your own sources and RSS feeds, and sort your news by topics if you so desire. Sharing, the company claims, has also been bettered.


Πηγή : The nextweb