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  • Plex rewrites its media streaming app for Windows 10

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    Sean Buckley
    Sean Buckley
    07.18.2016

    Plex users on Windows have been stuck with an old Windows 8 app for awhile now, but that changes today. The media streaming server's desktop app has been completely rebuilt for Windows 10 as a Universal Windows app -- giving users the same Plex experience across tablet, desktop and mobile platforms. Well, almost the same experience: Plex says it's still working on the mobile release of the UWP app, but promises it will be along soon.

  • Hulu's universal Windows 10 app features live tiles and Cortana

    by 
    Nathan Ingraham
    Nathan Ingraham
    02.15.2016

    A big part of the promise of Windows 10 is the big push for universal applications, which enable developers to write one app that'll work on PCs, phones and tablets. Hulu has embraced Microsoft's vision and is launching its universal Windows 10 application today. The main Hulu interface will be familiar to anyone who has used the service before on other devices, but there are a few nice tricks that make the Windows version stand out.