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Windows 10 + PWAs: A Progress Report

In October 2017, I spoke with Microsoft’s Jeff Burtoft and Aaron Gustafson about the company’s…

Facebook Co-Founder Calls for Breakup of Company

Facebook co-founder---and former Mark Zuckerberg college roommate---Chris Hughes has called for a breakup of the…

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The End of Apps (Premium)

Microsoft’s Fluid Framework promises a people-centric computing model that could mark the death of apps…

Google Pushes Chrome OS to Developers

Chrome OS and the Chromebooks on which it runs are now sophisticated enough for web…

Google Brings Flutter to the Web in Technical Preview

Google had previously announced plans to bring Flutter, its cross-platform mobile development framework, to the…

Google I/O Announcement Roundup

I’m plenty-busy here in Seattle for Microsoft Build, but I wanted to at least provide…

Amazon Alexa for Windows 10 Goes Hands-Free

Amazon released a new version of its Alexa app for Windows 10 that runs in…

Build 2019: New Edge to Pick Up IE Mode, More

Microsoft announced that the new Chromium-based Edge web browser will offer Internet Explorer compatibility and…

Google Fi Now Supports Visual Voicemail on iPhone

The new version of Google Fi for iPhone now supports that platform’s visual voicemail functionality,…

Grammarly Premium Picks Up a Consistency Checker

Those using the Premium version of Grammarly now have a new tool that will catch…

Google to Allow Auto-Deleting of Location History and Activity Data

In a move that appears aimed at appeasing regulators, Google today said it will limit…

Hulu Has Over 28 Million Subscribers in the United States

Hulu announced today that its U.S.-based subscriber base jumped by 40 percent in the past…

Apple Posts Big Declines Compared to Year-Ago Quarter

Apple posted net income of $11.6 billion on revenues of $58 billion for the most…

Facebook is Launching a Major Redesign

Facebook today announced that it will soon launch a major refresh of its core social…

Facebook Messenger is Coming to Windows, Mac

Facebook announced a major overhaul of its Messenger service that focuses on privacy and speed.…

Microsoft Is Expanding its Advertising Ambitions with a Re-branding and AI

Microsoft is rebranding Bing Ads and with the move, will also introduce new AI-based products…

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