Windows 8 Metro App Thread

Anyone found the netflix app crashes when loading a video and the kindle app crashes to start screen on launch? Getting a bit hacked off with metro apps not working properly...
 
It looks like the yahoo mail app has been pulled (there was an update for it yesterday and when I checked the details (and I did a full search which came back with nothing) all I got was a message that the app was no longer available), and channel five have launched the demand 5 app (all we need now is a BBC iPlayer app).
 
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Anyone found the netflix app crashes when loading a video and the kindle app crashes to start screen on launch? Getting a bit hacked off with metro apps not working properly...
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I see a lot of complaints on the Netflix app but for me it works pretty well, both the x86 and the ARM version. Yeah, it's quit a few times and restarted, but nowhere near enough to be annoying.

I have noticed a bug with the closed captioning not working though, they broke that a couple of updates ago unfortunately.
 
MetroTasks.

Description

Enhance your productivity with Metro Tasks! Take note of all your todo's, schedule them and never again will you forget what you ought to do. Sync with Google Tasks and take your tasks everywhere!

Features

Sync with Google Tasks
Live tile updates with Today's tasks
Custom lists with today's / later / overdue tasks
Type to search
Reorder tasks
Lock screen updates

Syncs up with Google tasks. Only one small niggle though, there doesn't appear to be a way to change the default date layout from MM/DD/YYYY.
 
Metro tube is finally out.

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/metrotube/6527008d-c3ad-436b-b410-690365559df6/m/ROW

YouTube. Beautifully designed.

The #1 TOP rated YouTube app on the Windows Phone Store is now available for Windows 8!

WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING
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"Metrotube is by far the most popular YouTube application for Windows Phone. Wouldn’t it be great if that same interface was available for your Surface or PC?"
- WPCentral

"Metrotube is one of the most beloved applications in the Windows Phone Store, and it's been no secret that LazyWorm Apps has been hard at work bringing the app to Windows 8”
- Windows Phone Daily
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A few apps I've been using recently:

Code Writer by Actipro Software. Think of notepad++ or gedit for metro. Not perfect but I really like it, and it's tab management is similar to metro IE.

Programming Tutorials by Benny Neugebauer. Aggregates a lot of video tutorials. Nothing you can't find on the web but it's nice to have them all in one place.

Royal Revolt by flaregames. I'm ashamed at the amount of time I've wasted on this game over the weekend but it's really slick, high quality and with good music. It's fun but be warned it's addictive.
 
The new photoshop app is pretty good

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/e...-express/c08a0d72-28a1-465a-9e70-6a5b80b44d60
Features
Basics: Crop, straighten, rotate, and flip ?your photos. Remove red eye.
Auto-Fix: One-touch adjustment for brightness, exposure and shadows.
Color: Slider controls for exposure, contrast, clarity, vibrance and more.
One-touch filters: Choose from more than 15 eye-catching effects!
Upload your photos to Adobe Revel to sync them across your devices.
Get creative by adding the Looks Pack* and Noise Reduction Pack*
*available as in-app purchases. The Adobe Looks Pack gives your photos fun, fresh looks with even more one-touch filters.
The Adobe Noise Reduction Pack minimizes unwanted grain and speckling in your photos.
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I'm loving the new Flickr webpage that fills up with a mosaic of large pictures. Is there an app that shows your own images (ideally from flickr and other sites) in a similar way?
 
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AppFlow
http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/e...iscovery/0f886f48-abe9-4ed4-8973-91f52779b9bd
Browse and discover apps in a new, engaging and beautiful way. AppFlow presents a unique way to explore the Windows Store via its daily updated applists.

Get AppFlow now and you'll never want to explore apps the traditional way again.
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It is indeed very very good
 
Network Speed Test from Microsoft Research.

Does exactly what it says on the tin (think: speedtest.net) Even keeps a nice little history log.
 
Loving the built in food and drink app.
Its brilliant especially with the 50/50 snap screen, makes importing recipes from websites easy, also has meal planner and shopping list.

Only thing i would like adding, which will never happen, is integration with Ocado.
 
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