Useful apps you get with Windows 8 Operating System
The revelation of facts and features related to Windows 8 during Windows 8 Release Preview in the beginning of June 2012 is not actually the last occasion when Microsoft discussed Windows 8. The tech giant has been constantly communicating with the audience through its blogs and educating them to be prepared for the new Windows 8. Microsoft is using these blogs to let people know about the apps it is going to offer with the Windows 8 that will be introduced for both desktops as well as touch devices like smartphones and tablets.
Metro Style interface more suitable for apps
In one of the recent posts, Microsoft described the apps – Mail, People and Calendar that it will be introduced along with many other improvements. These apps play a crucial role in incrementing the utility of the OS. Microsoft is trying to convince users that they will be hugely benefitted by using the new Metro-styled interface as compared to the traditional Windows desktop interface. Your tasks on Windows will become easy with the larger icons and live tiles helping you to convey information swiftly for social networking websites and other communication software.
The Metro interface with Windows 8 has been designed keeping in view the tablets and touch devices. It is also functional with the help of a mouse and keyboard. Microsoft with this launch is obviously trying to take a dig on the market share of Apple and give a tough competition to Apple iOS.The apps with Win-8 are going to play a pivotal role in convincing the users to choose this latest Windows version.
Windows 8 – People
The ‘People’ is the most important Windows app to facilitate communication as it is related to storing and maintaining contacts. This can be immensely useful for you if you are having a long list of contacts and need to use them frequently without many hassles. This app is highly scalable that allows its integration to both small and major changes in the contacts. It can be easily integrated with Facebook, LinkedIn Twitter and other social networking media.
The ‘People’ has been programmed with “share contract” that makes other apps to work within it. This can be done without revealing their share code. If Windows 8 has been installed on a slow PC or sluggish network, this app still can display real-time pictures and updates on the Metro style desktop.
Windows 8 – Mail
Mail has been introduced in Windows 8 by replacing Windows Live available in the previous versions of Windows. Functionalities of this app were majorly improved in Windows 7 but Mail with Windows 8 offers more to users with features like Metro paint.
It can be easily integrated with other apps to by using sidebar menus, Mail distills always-on email communication features. Using this app, users can send, receive, reply or delete e-mails. However, it cannot save mails to folders or mark mail as unread.
This app can support multiple e-mail accounts. To add to your convenience, this app offers you snap function in which a mail menu will show you any other PC activity in the alongside.
Windows 8 - Calendar
Calendar offered with Windows 8 is expected to be an important app for all those who need to follow a schedule to plan and execute their actions. It is improved and user-friendly and it can help the user use it for planning the itinerary and follow it conveniently.
It is equipped with snap and contract features that make it show up alongside any other app to make changes without loading the app completely. The developer of this app has given priority to the importance of the event through which you can prioritize the events if they are in numbers.
If you are a touch - screen user then things have been made even easier for you, as you can move forward and backward using one integrated option. Moreover, you can add events by pressing and hold on any particular date.
This version of Windows may bring some more apps to make working on your PC/laptop or mobile devices easier and less time consuming. The three apps mentioned above indicate toward more promising and feature oriented Operating System that we all are waiting for eagerly.