Facebook is steadily improving its app in Microsoft platform both in windows 8.1 and in Windows 8 Phone. Facebook app for Windows 8.1 recently add photo download and snap view feature and now added another updated which concentrates on tiles. Windows 8 Phone Facebook app too got an update and it too add new features and changes in tiles. 

Windows 8.1 Facebook App New Features

Recent update by Facebook added features to its app and we list the features 

* Tagging

* Live Tiles Improvement

* Set Profile as windows account picture

* Set your new uploaded profile picture as windows account picture

* Upload and Download Files from message

* Upload and Download Photos from message

* Add a secondary tiles for message

* Browse and set profile picture

* Browse and set cover picture

Facebook App for windows 8.1 is an free app that can be downloaded from the windows store. In additional to official app many other apps are avaliable for Facebook.

Windows 8 Phone Facebook Beta App New Feature

Facebook beta v5.2.0.3 brings changes such as improved tiles and more reliable notifications and much more. Here is the complete set of new features

* Toasts for Facebook chat

* Primary Tile is Redesigned

* Secondary Tile for chat 

* Improved Messaging

* Improved Performance

* Additional Language support

Have you tried the new Facebook app for Windows 8.1 and in Windows 8 Phone and share your thoughts about the this update.

Skype is one of the popular video application that is used for video call and audio call with the Skype users online. You can call mobile numbers but you want to buy credit for using mobile call facility. But when you use windows 8 as your system OS and now its a different you can use your skype application across various applications in windows 8.

In desktop or in other versions of windows your use of skype is limited but in windows 8 you can use it across various applications. In other versions of windows installing skype is a simple task, you can go to skype official website and download online installer or standalone installer to install skype.

In inline install it will prompt you to download and install skype from online. But in standalone versions you can download full skype application first then you wanna install it first. In windows 8 Version of skype things are quite similar but the difference is you wanna find skype application from windows store and install it.

In windows 8 download and installation are quite similar to online installer and once you installed it. You can use skype in windows 8, you can use skype across variety of application that will allow skype as a part of it. I hope this information might be useful to you, Happy Computing !