<p>When Windows RT and Windows 8 launched last year, several of Microsoft's built-in apps were functional, but lacked elegance and usefulness. With a trio of updates scheduled for this evening, Microsoft is improving the Mail, People, and Calendar apps to appeal to a wider range of users and catch up to most of the competition.</p><p>Microsoft promises that users will "see big improvements to performance and additional new features to make it easier to connect with friends and colleagues, manage your inboxes, create and send email, and manage your calendar."</p><p>The Calendar app update will include mostly cosmetic changes geared toward improved readability, but also rolls in the use of a scheduling assistant for business accounts that use Microsoft Exchange. Users will now be able to forward invitations and send mail to all appointment attendees.</p><p>At launch, the People app fell under the category of "functional but not useful." Thankfully, Microsoft is adding two crucial components: The ability to post messages directly to a friend's Facebook wall, and filters for separating "What's New" updates by your social network (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn).</p><p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2013/03/25/microsoft-adds-needed-features-to-windows-8-mail-calendar-people-apps/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031907/new-updates-streamline-the-mail-calendar-and-people-apps-in-windows-8.html">New updates streamline the Mail, Calendar and People apps in Windows 8</a> (PCWorld)</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2013/03/25/windows-8-apps-update/">Two Key Windows 8 Apps Get a Makeover</a> (Mashable)</p><p><a href="http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-set-update-mail-calendar-and-people-apps-windows-8-march-26th">Microsoft set to update Mail, Calendar and People apps for Windows 8 on March ...</a> (WinBeta)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dVEiRPrDV8bGEkMhgX1Xbxhy_IESM&ned=us">113 additional articles.</a></p>