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✓ Finance: A live tile, this shows a 30-minute delay
of the Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P. Choose Finance
to see the usual charts and graphs of fear and
uncertainty.
✓ Games: Designed mostly for Xbox 360 owners,
this app lets you see your friends and gaming
achievements. You can explore new games,
watch game trailers, and buy new games for
your console.
✓ Internet Explorer: This mini-version of Internet
Explorer browses the web full screen, with noth-
ing to get in the way: no menus, no tabs, just
you and the current page. (When you’re
through, press the
key on your keyboard
to return to the Start screen.)
✓ Mail: Covered in Chapter 5, this lets you send
and receive e-mail. If you enter a Hotmail,
Outlook, or Google account, the Mail app sets
itself up automatically, stocking your People
list, as well.
✓ Maps: Handy for trip planning, the Maps app
brings up a version of Microsoft Bing Maps.
✓ Messaging: Covered in Chapter 5, this app lets
you send text messages to friends through
Facebook, Microsoft’s Instant Messenger, and
other systems.
✓ Music: This plays music stored on your PC. But
Microsoft hopes you’ll buy music from its store,
as well.
✓ News: Visit here to read the news of the day,
compiled from news services.
✓ People: The beauty of the People app, covered
in Chapter 5, comes from its openness. Once
you enter your accounts — Facebook, Twitter,
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