A plethora of apps have just gone Universal and it surely feels like Christmas! These apps coming to Windows store is a testament of UWP’s potential and it does bring joy to our faces. Every app matters.
Here’s the quick roundup:
Garmin Connect
Garmin has just launched Garmin Connect for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. There has always been a dearth of Smartwatch apps on Windows Store. Lets hope Garmin is just the beginning.
Garmin describes the app as:
“Helping keep users on track with their health and wellness goals daily and over time, the app’s easy-to-navigate look and feel includes daily snapshots, leaderboards and a newsfeed for optimum user experience and engagement. The interface can be tailored to the individual user for easy access to data that’s most relevant to the user. Users can select their own snapshots (or dashboards) that allow them to focus on their goals and interests, ranging anywhere from increasing daily steps, getting a better night’s sleep or training for an upcoming race. At a glance, Garmin Connect Mobile users are able to track their progress and get valuable insight into their activities with metrics that matter.”
Download Garmin Connect for Mobile from Windows Store.
NBC’s Breaking news
NBC’s Breaking News is an app that brings you the latest news feeds in real-time as they happen. And it has just turned Universal!
Features of this app include:
- Get push notifications on the biggest stories
- Scan the latest updates in seconds from news sources across the globe
- Get 4X more updates than @breakingnews on Twitter
- Watch updates refresh at the top automatically
- Share stories using the windows 8 sharing charms
Download Breaking News from Windows Store.
Picsart
Picsart has always been one of my favorite Photo Editors, and it just became better! Designed for Windows 10, it looks exponentially more beautiful.
“Creativity is more than just a photo filter—PicsArt provides you with everything you need to make amazing photo edits, artistic camera shoots, photo collages, create digital drawings, and communicate with other creatives who have joined our mission to beautify the world. 250 million people have already downloaded this free app for powerful image editing and photo montages, using hundreds of tools and effects that you can find only in professional photo editing programs. PicsArt inspires you to create beautiful images anytime, anywhere. Transform your photos into works of art and let the world discover them!”
Some of the main features include:
- A global community of creatives
- Hundreds of photo editing tools
- Customizable filters and effects
- Text, sticker, and image overlays
- Collage maker
- Photo camera
- Drawing and painting tools with layers
- Advanced artistic brushes
Download Picsart from Windows Store.
Pandora
Pandora has had a Windows 10 Mobile app for quite a few weeks now. We have known it is going to be a Universal app from the get-go. But, what we didn’t know was when it was going to release for PC.
Well, now we know.
It’s a great app and certainly has its merits. If you’re familiar with the mobile version, then this is pretty much a scaled version of that. Hence, a true universal app.
Exclusive to Pandora on Windows Phone:
- Pin your favorite stations to the Start screen for one-touch access
- See what song is currently playing on your Live Tile
- Launch Pandora in Kid’s Corner and explicit content is instantly filtered
- Use voice commands with Cortana, your personal assistant
Other supported features:
- Log in using your existing account or create a new one
- Create up to 100 stations
- Manage stations: create, delete, and add variety to your stations
- Customize your shuffle settings
- Fine tune your stations by thumbing tracks up or down
- Filter explicit content
- Turn on higher-quality playback
Download Pandora from Windows Store.
1-800 Flowers
Did anyone call for a bouquet? Well, here it comes. the 1-800 Flowers app is now universal. Had a tussle with your wife? Is it you Parents’ anniversary. You need this app.
- Simply say: “Search for Christmas Collection” to get access to Christmas flowers and gifts.
- For quick access to flowers and gifts collections you can say, “Go to Birthdays”.
- To see your order history simply ask Cortana to “show last orders”.
To help boost the launch of the app, 1-800 Flowers is offering users in the US free shipping with orders made via the Windows 10 app from now until January 10.
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