Microsoft on Thursday released five new applications for the iPhone and iPad. Available free of charge in the App Store, theNews,Money,Sports, Health & Fitness and Food & Drink apps have been created under the MSN brand.
As a bonus, a Weather app from MSN will be hitting iOS later this year. It’s interesting that the MSN Health app syncs its data with iOS 8’s Health database.
It has pedometer functions to continuously track, analyze and receive insights on your daily steps taken on the iPhone and tracks your runs (record your time, distance, pace and calories burned while you run, bike and do other outdoor activities).
Additionally, the app contains a Diet tracker (there’s a database of over 300 thousand to track your daily calorie intake) and a Cardio tracker to monitor your cardio training and analyze progress over time.
Jump past the fold for the full rundown of each app.
The MSN News app lets you read the day’s top stories and breaking news from the industry’s best sources, hand-picked by MSN’s editors.
The Sports app includes real-time game updates, easy to follow schedules and standings and the latest news across your favorite leagues and teams.
Food & Drink, billed as “your complete kitchen companion,” makes it easy to browse and organize hundreds of thousands of recipes from various magazines, top chefs, bloggers and fellow home cooks.
“Enjoy easy-to-follow instructions and beautiful photos,” writes Microsoft. “Explore the extensive wine and cocktails guides and stay in the know on the latest food and drink trends.”
And if you’re into finance, the Money app should be a no-brainer. This app lets you know more about your money with financial news and data. In addition to market data, the app features handy tools and calculators.
MSN News 1.0
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MSN Health & Fitness 1.0
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MSN Sports 1.0
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MSN Food & Drink 1.0
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MSN Money 1.0
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Many of the aforementioned features of these apps roam across all your devices if you choose to sign in with a Microsoft Account, whether it’s your Watchlist, favorite teams and sports, weather locations, news topics or favorite recipes and shopping lists.
As for the announced MSN Weather app (arriving later this year), it will allow you to check out your current weather conditions, provide daily and weekly summaries at-a-glance and receive breaking weather alerts in your area.
“You will also find rich, interactive, 10-day forecasts, radar maps, and historical records that make it easy to plan for the days ahead,” note the Redmond firm.
Each of the released apps requires iOS 7.1 or later and supports both the iPhone and iPad. In addition to iOS, they’re available on Android through the Play store or Amazon Appstore.
