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Microsoft continues to trim the fat, with the firm today announcing it’ll be shutting down a host of mobile apps. Microsoft has now announced that it will be killing of the Photosynth apps for Windows Phone and iOS users, losing developer support and being pulled from the stores.

In tandem with this, Neowin reports that Microsoft is withdrawing its Photosynth photo-stitching app. The online service will continue, but users of the app are advised to upload their images if they want to be able to use them in the future.

The company’s statement on the Photosynth website explains the reason for this move, saying that the new Photosynth preview technology was better than the spherical views that the app produce. Android-solely meals ordering app Spoonjoy has submitted its upcoming iOS app for evaluate and is engaged on a Windows model. However, it turns out the majority of users never actually took the time to try the MSN-branded apps like Food and Drink, Health and Fitness, or Travel.

Microsoft Health & Fitness offers a surprising amount of information about your day. Photosynth isn’t the only app going away; Microsoft is also retiring a few (presumably unpopular) MSN mobile offerings. These areas will come as apps on Windows 10 and remain cross platform. MSN Health & Fitness is a content app, and separate from Microsoft Health. MSN Travel will also be discontinued on September 8, the source writes.

The end result is an app that has limited functions, but can provide people with small bits of news that are relevant to them.

The most peculiar of the announcements concerned the MSN Health & Fitness app, which tracks exercise stats such as running distance or the number of calories burned, and seemed to be the basis of the company’s foray into exercise gadgets and companions. Here, you’ll find the latest news and special features for all three of these interests. “Those apps will still have our support because of the appeal from many customers, especially in News, Weather, Sports, and Money”.

The Shopping List and Collections features on the MSN Food & Drink website will be discontinued on September 28, 2015.

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