2019 was a confusing year for apps. The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) was declared dead. Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) didn’t take off in any meaningful way, again. Mac Catalyst landed with a thud. And Linux apps, inexplicably, were everywhere. Only people like you and me worry about this stuff, of course. To most users, apps…

It’s Friday the 13th, and after a particularly arduous trip to New York, I’m ready for the weekend to start. Let’s kick it off with … Tech polygamy Simard57 asks: What strategy do you use to exist in three ecosystems - Microsoft, Apple & Google - and unify your experience (passwords, files, photos, …)? This…

The Google Stadia app can be downloaded now from the Google Play Store. But you need an invite code to use it now.

Though the firm rarely comments on it publicly, Google is known to be plotting an Android and Chrome OS replacement codenamed Fuchsia.

Happy Friday! Here’s another great round of reader questions to carry us into the weekend, and into the end of June. 19H2 = 1903 + the new Microsoft Edge? chrishilton1 asks: Will 1909, 19H2, or whatever it's called, be specifically aimed at releasing (cr)Edge onto Windows 10, given the mystery around what it is going…

Apple’s annual WWDC keynote address is a chance to see how the firm’s major platforms will advance in the coming year. And this year’s show was notable on a number of levels. Apple expanded its platform count from four to five by breaking out iPadOS from iOS. It highlighted two major developer advances, something it…

The latest version of Microsoft’s Xamarin.Forms cross-platform UI toolkit for developers provides a simpler way to build mobile apps.

Happy Friday! I’m in Vancouver, British Columbia ahead of next week’s Build conference, so it’s no surprise that many are wondering about the show. Reminder: Because Ask Paul is a Thurrott Premium feature, I am only answering questions posed by Premium members. Thanks for understanding. --Paul Build hopes and dreams dcdevito asks: Paul, what are you…

Happy Friday! I’m in Washington D.C. today for a meeting, and I can see from this week’s questions that readers are wondering about many of the same things I am. Love that. Chromium-based Edge and EPUB Dan1986ist asks: With Microsoft no longer selling ebooks in the Microsoft Store come July, will epub support in Edge…

Happy Friday! Here’s a final Ask Paul for March, and another great set of questions from readers. Apple TV vs. Roku sabertooth920 asks: What is your set top box of choice, and what is your take on the Apple TV(device)? It doesn’t have the niche channels that Roku has, but it does offer a lot,…

Happy Friday! This week’s questions run the gamut from PWAs to hardware to support life cycles to home swapping and more. Why aren’t PWAs more widespread? davidD asks: If Apple start to (publicly) take PWA seriously, which it seems maybe they are starting to, will this be the catalyst that gets PWA off the ground?…

Happy Friday! Here’s the final “Ask Paul” for January. As always, thanks for the thoughtful questions. Surface Go knock-offs harmjr asks: Anyone else yet making a Surface Go knock off yet? 10" screen with pen. If yes can you point me in their direction. I’m not sure what you’re looking for exactly. Surface Go certainly…

Scanning over the thousands of articles we wrote this year, I've collected my picks for the top Windows and PC stories of 2018.

Google's cross-platform mobile UI framework hits version 1.0, introduces Dart 1.0 and comes to the web.

Google announced the release of Dart 2.0, the latest version of the programming language used with the Flutter cross-platform framework.

We just returned from Berlin, so greetings from heat wave-soaked Stockholm! Here's another round of Q & A to end the week. A lightweight Windows alternative to Chrome christian.hvid asks: Given the success of Chromebooks, there's obviously a market for light-weight, zero-maintenance operating systems that are basically there just to get you online. Needless to…