<p>Microsoft's Windows 8 and Windows RT apps have been updated with new features and improved user interfaces, but Google Calendar support is a victim of the changes. Microsoft has official updated its homebrew applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT, bringing improvements to the Mail, Calendar and People apps running under the Modern user interface.</p><p>Designed to fix bugs and address customer complaints, the updates do much to improve the state of Microsoft's stock applications. The Mail, app, for example, now includes the option to create, rename and delete folders from within the Metro UI - something that, if you can believe it, was a function not available in the original release. The revised interface also allows users to quickly flag important emails for later action, and now includes an in-built filter for viewing only unread messages.</p><p>Other improvements to the Mail app include 'smart contact suggestions' which provide auto-complete entries sorted by the who you most frequently contact, and a new display feature that puts unfinished draft messages at the top of your Inbox to remind you to get around to sending them. It's also now possible to add, edit and delete hyperlinks without running into any strange formatting bugs, and the ability to include bulleted or numbered lists has also been tweaked - as has the app's understanding of rich-text content pasted from other applications. Finally, the app now includes server-side searching - meaning you're no longer limited to finding messages within the somewhat scant two-week timescale previously offered, or you have the option of increasing or removing entirely that limitation.</p><p>The People app, meanwhile, has been tweaked to include addition app commands accessed by swiping down from the top on a touch-screen device or right-clicking if you're a keyboard and mouse type. This introduces a new navigation bar, that allows users to quickly switch between Home, Me and What's New views.</p><p><a href="http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2013/03/26/win8-apps-update/1">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57576296-75/microsoft-updates-windows-8-mail-calendar-and-people-apps/">Microsoft updates Windows 8 Mail, Calendar, and People apps</a> (CNET)</p><p><a href="http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6802">Microsoft Updates Three Windows 8/RT Apps</a> (Notebook Review)</p><p><a href="http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/microsoft-to-roll-out-windows-8-productivity-app-updates/">Microsoft to roll out Windows 8 Mail, Calendar, and People app updates</a> (Digital Trends)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dUyIM4JN9bDqgBMrwxzVbIl6SuH1M&ned=us">371 additional articles.</a></p>