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05/11/2012 13:30 | By Matt Farrington Smith, editor, MSN Tech
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Got yourself a new Windows 8 PC, tablet or laptop?

Then you'll need some apps to make the most out of the new OS.

Here's our pick of the best ones...

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richard ellmore (Snicjelmo)
06/11/2012 13:52
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@Chris Causer: These are apps for Windows 8, not Windows Phone 8, notice there was one that connects your Windows Phone 8 mobile phone to your Windows 8 PC (7 of 11). As for your review on the Windows phone, yes I agree with each point you say about the apps, however I have not experienced the crashing (my other half has a Windows Phone 7 Nokia Lumia) but yes, I have a handful of apps on my iPhone that she can't get for her Windows Phone 7 which did make me feel like I won't be moving across anytime soon.
KABIRU MUSA TAHIR
14/01/2013 19:21
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I HAVE A LUMIA 900 AND DELL (LAPTOP), ALL ARE PRE-INSTALLED WITH WINDOWS 7. CAN THEY NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS 8?. WHY IS 'MARKET PLACE' ON MY LUMIA STILL NOT AVAILABLE IN MY REGION/COUNTRY - NIGERIA?. 
tonio mascatti (shortenhausen)
12/11/2012 20:21
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the upgrade including dvd adds up to £41.47 best to try it before complaining
chris causer (lardy one)
06/11/2012 16:16
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Thank you for pointing that out for me @Richard Ellemore. I missed that lol.

I won't be upgrading to win 8 either due to the lack of dvd viewing plus the fact that this one will be the "donkey" of the bunch like millenium was between win98 and xp,vista between xp and win7.

 

Unless you have a touch screen I doubt the upgrade to 8 will be worth it and therefore these apps will remain mostly unused :)

 

It would have been better serving up these apps for xp and 7 to encourage people to migrate to 8 rather than promise an upgrade for between £14.99 and £25 to 7 users.

 

chris causer (lardy one)
06/11/2012 10:51
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These are just a few of the apps available on winphone 8? Sorry, but MSN are just trying to sell the phone to you!!

There are precious few apps for winphone and most of them are overpriced, work poorly or just not worth the download!!

When an advert says download the app you can pretty much guarantee there won't be one for your windows phone. So expect little support.

Not only that , but you can expect loads of crashes, frustration and stress using a winphone.

I know...I've got one!!

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