The free app will be available in the Microsoft Store under the News section starting today. It will be supported on Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows RT tablets and computers.

Microsoft catch up with Android and iOS with Facebook and Flipboard apps. June 26, 2013 — -- Microsoft is addressing many of the user complaints of Windows 8 in its forthcoming Windows 8.1 ...

Google has launched a free search app for Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system. The software offers the web giant's core service complete with voice support in a dedicated app for ...

Microsoft has today released an app for Windows 8 and Windows RT that will enable users to sync content form mobile devices running the upcoming Windows Phone 8.

Microsoft yesterday announced that it will be updating some Windows 8 apps before the official launch of Windows 8. I only hope that they’re more than minor, cosmetic changes, because some ...

Electronic health record company Allscripts has developed a native app for Windows 8.1 devices, called Allscripts Wand, two years after the company first launched the app for iOS devices. While there ...

Microsoft's block on thirdparty marketplaces for Windows Phone made it especially unlikely the firm would adopt any other strategy for Windows 8. Nonetheless, the company has officially gone on record ...

Document management startup Doo.net has boldly launched a Metro-style application for the upcoming Windows 8 OS even though it has yet to release a version of its app for Win 7. Doo.net’s native ...

Music Maker Jam, the first Windows 8 app from MAGIX is being launched the same time as the new Microsoft operating system. Use the free Music Maker Ja ...

Activity tracker company Fitbit launched a native app for Windows 8.1 that integrate data from a user's Fitbit device via Bluetooth. The company said they are the first company to offer an app for ...

Barnes & Noble's hopes of entering the UK e-books market may rest on Windows 8 and other apps, after a key retailer opted to sell Amazon's Kindle e-reader instead of Nook.