Microsoft's cross-platform push continues with MSN apps for iOS and Android
The apps, which lost their Bing branding in September, are now available for iOS, Android, and Amazon devices. Out of Microsoft's seven existing MSN apps, six of them have made the jump to other platforms.
Here's a rundown:
A seventh app, MSN Travel, is still limited to Windows, letting users find flights and hotels, and read suggestions on places to go. There's no word on whether this app will eventually land on iOS and Android.
Why this matters: While none of these apps are unique on their own, they do help flesh out Microsoft's vision of letting users easily roam across platforms. If you log in with a Microsoft account, many of the MSN apps' features will sync online, so you can switch to another device and still have your weather locations, saved recipes and news topics intact. That alone makes them more useful than they ever were as Windows exclusives.