Apps

Google’s new Windows desktop search bar showing the prompt ‘Search your files, web, and screen’ with the Google logo, Lens icon, and a user profile picture on a pastel gradient background.

Google tests a desktop search app for Windows with built-in Lens and AI Mode

The new Google desktop app for Windows lets you search…

Two phones show images of Discover with helpful links to web content from publishers and creators, along with the Google search bar

Google Discover adds YouTube Shorts plus posts from Instagram and X

Google is updating its feed to include Instagram posts and…

The Apple Sports app is shown on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

Apple Sports now lets fans track scores with new customizable widgets

With the latest Apple Sports update, fans can track scores…

ASUS ROG handheld gaming device displaying the Microsoft Xbox PC app's multi-store game library interface, showing installed games including Baldatro, Diablo II: Resurrected, Fortnite, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, PEAK, and Vampire Survivors, with RGB-lit analog sticks in purple/blue and green.

Microsoft makes Xbox app a single launcher for all PC games

The Xbox PC app update lets Windows gamers see and…

Enlarge Image Overlapping app windows for Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word showing Copilot Chat open in a side pane.

Free Copilot Chat is now rolling out in Microsoft 365 Office apps

Free Copilot Chat integration in Microsoft 365 Office apps brings…

The image shows a large TikTok logo statue at VidCon 2022 held at the Anaheim Convention Center. The statue is designed with a checkered pattern in red, black, and teal colors. People are gathered around the statue, some taking photos and others walking by. There are booths and event staff visible in the background, indicating a busy and lively convention atmosphere.

TikTok could soon switch to US-controlled ownership under new framework

They might finally have a deal — but don’t pop…

Google Tables

Google Tables will officially shut down in December 2025

Google’s Tables app, once a promising Area 120 project, is…

Google "G" logo in gradient

Google confirms Wear OS 6 will no longer ship with the default Weather app

The classic Google Weather app is being retired on Wear…

A screenshot of a Microsoft Teams video chat in which 9 people are talking to each other.

Microsoft dodges EU sanctions by offering Office without Teams app

The European Commission closed its probe into Microsoft’s Teams bundling…

Mastodon quote posts update

Mastodon is officially adding quote posts to the fediverse with new controls

The decentralized platform Mastodon is adding quote posts in version…

ExpressVPN illustration. Stylized graphic of three overlapping rectangular panels on a green background, with the central panel highlighted in a green-to-yellow gradient and featuring four checkmarks beside horizontal lines, surrounded by sparkle icons to suggest premium selection or completion.

ExpressVPN launches Basic, Advanced, and Pro plans in major overhaul

ExpressVPN has overhauled its subscription model for the first time…

Cartoon-style Reddit mascot Snoo with bright orange eyes holding a coffee cup in one hand and a teal book with an upvote arrow in the other, wearing a red shoulder bag, set against a solid yellow background.

Reddit now lets users read news articles without leaving the app

Reddit announced new publisher tools including in-app article reading, analytics…