Apps

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4 must-have AI apps for iPhone users

Not every AI app deserves space on your home screen,…

Close-up of the XChat app icon displayed on a dark smartphone interface, showing a glossy white speech bubble symbol inside a black rounded-square icon next to the X logo app icon.

X launches XChat app for iPhone and iPad

XChat is now available on iPhone and iPad as X’s…

Promotional graphic of Snapchat’s Snap Map showing a location page for “The Rooftop @ Pier17” in New York within the Two Bridges area. The interface includes tabs like Memories, Trending, Footsteps, and Visited. A badge card in front highlights a Bitmoji character with a trophy and the title “Location Legend,” indicating Top 1% Visitor status among Snapchat users worldwide for place loyalty recognition.

Snapchat adds Place Loyalty to Snap Map

Snapchat’s new Place Loyalty feature adds a fresh layer to…

Illustration of hands holding a smartphone displaying a Meta account management screen, surrounded by social media app icons including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and other connected platforms. The image represents unified account access and identity management across Meta services and linked apps on a soft purple background.

Meta Account is replacing Accounts Center

Meta is replacing Accounts Center with Meta Account to make…

Promotional collage of the Threads app interface showcasing live chat features for NBA discussions. Multiple overlapping screens display live chats such as “Warriors @ Clippers,” message threads, reactions, join chat buttons, and community pages labeled “NBA Threads.” The design highlights real-time sports conversations and group chat engagement within the Threads platform.

Meta launches Live Chats on Threads

Threads is getting a new Live Chats feature that lets…

Person relaxing on a couch in a cozy living room while wearing a virtual reality headset and watching a large curved floating screen. The screen displays a live TV program with emergency responders near an ambulance, creating an immersive home entertainment experience. Bookshelves, warm lighting, and modern decor surround the scene, highlighting mixed reality media viewing.

Meta Quest adds DIRECTV streaming

DIRECTV is now on Meta Quest, bringing live TV, sports,…

Opera browser start page with sidebar integrations showing YouTube and Twitch icons alongside speed dial shortcuts like Reddit, Netflix, and Medium.

Opera One now pins YouTube and Twitch to your browser sidebar

Opera One now puts YouTube and Twitch right in your…

Opera GX Playground promotional banner showing “Playground – Play your way” with a featured “Grass Touching Corner” card inside a stylized browser interface.

Opera GX Playground bundles panic button, Fake My History and Grass Touching Corner

Opera GX is rolling out Playground, a new in-browser space…

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Adobe vs everyone: inside the new creative software war

Adobe ruled creative software for decades, but a new wave…

OpenAI Codex app logo featuring a stylized terminal symbol inside a cloud icon on a blue and purple gradient background, with the word “Codex” displayed below.

Codex desktop app now handles nearly your whole stack

Codex can now click, type, and navigate your system with…

Illustration of a speech bubble with code brackets inside, framed by curly braces on an orange background, representing coding conversations or AI-assisted programming.

Anthropic’s revamped Claude Code desktop app is all about parallel coding workflows

Anthropic has rebuilt the Claude Code desktop app around parallel…

AI Mode in Chrome showing AI-powered shopping assistant panel alongside a Ninja coffee machine product page with pricing and details

Chrome’s AI Mode puts search and pages side by side

Chrome’s AI Mode now lives next to your webpages, so…