Top 10 Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 apps for 2015
Our collection of the best and most popular Windows 8.1and Windows 10 apps to download in 2015

5. Drawboard PDF
URL: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-gb/app/6d65bcd8-8390-4533-af58-307d2e1ec1dd
App Category: Productivity
Price: 5.99
Description: Get rid of the notepad and edit and annotate your PDFs directly with Drawboard PDF.
Details: There's no need to make notes the old fashioned way when there's an app that can do it for you Drawboard PDF allows you to edit and annotate PDF files directly on your PC, with a huge collection of tools and options that make it the best way to amend and add to documents in a meeting or at your desk.
6. Gotomeeting
URL: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-gb/app/346bf3d4-6423-44d1-8d43-82c14b7819e1
App Category: Business
Price: FREE
Description: A free app to make setting up impromptu meetings a little simpler.
Details: Gotomeeting allows you to organise meetings in a more cohesive way, using it to either start a pre-planned meeting or set up a new one last minute. Share presentations and images on-screen for everyone in the group to see, display your browser or quickly send files, all to enhance team meetings and get-togethers.
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