Apps

A Chrome browser window on a desktop shows Google’s blog article titled “All new features introduced this year,” with a left sidebar of color‑coded vertical tabs for apps like Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Drive, while large callouts labeled “Vertical Tabs” on the left and “Immersive Reading Mode” on the right highlight the new features in a clean, light blue interface.

Google Chrome adds vertical tabs and immersive reading mode

Google Chrome now lets you stack tabs vertically and strip…

Colorful Google Maps Local Guides illustration showing a large circular gradient badge with a white star on the left, and on the right a stylized park scene with a woman walking a dog and a woman riding a bicycle among map location pins, plus small icons of a pencil and a green flag.

Google Maps April refresh focuses on photos, captions and contributor status

Google Maps is quietly rolling out three new tools that…

Colorful promotional artwork for Netflix Playground showing Elmo and Cookie Monster in the center surrounded by Peppa Pig, a blue elephant with a bird on its head, a pink dinosaur, a playful yellow character, puzzle pieces, crayons, numbers and curved rainbow shapes, with the Netflix Playground logo and App Store and Google Play badges at the bottom.

Netflix rolls out Playground app with ad-free games for kids under eight

Netflix Playground folds ad‑free, in‑app‑purchase‑free games into your existing subscription,…

A silver iPhone showing the Photos app open to the Library tab, with a grid of colorful beach photos and videos labeled “Library, 1,740 items,” against a light gray background.

How to sort and filter Photos on iPhone

A few taps in the Photos app can show only…

iPhone screen showing the Notes app’s built‑in document scanner capturing a colorful Farmers Market flyer on a wooden background, with flash, filters, and shutter controls visible at the bottom.

How to scan documents in the iPhone Notes app

Whether it’s receipts, forms, or class notes, scan and store…

A traveler standing in a modern airport terminal checks her smartphone next to a red carry‑on suitcase, while an enlarged overlay of the United Airlines mobile app shows TSA security wait times and boarding details.

The United app adds TSA wait predictions and smarter AirTag luggage help

Together, TSA wait time estimates and AirTag‑powered baggage help give…

Minimalist Google Messages logo centered on a light grey background, showing an overlapping blue chat bubble icon with a pointed tail and rounded edges.

Samsung confirms the end of Samsung Messages in July 2026

Galaxy users have until July 2026 to move off Samsung…

Square promotional graphic for the Storm Radar app showing three smartphones with vivid high-resolution weather radar maps, including a severe storm line and extreme cold warning, plus an on-screen AI Weather Assistant prompt asking, “Will I be impacted by the upcoming storm?”, set against a dark blue background with the Storm Radar logo and wordmark at the top.

Storm Radar’s AI Weather Assistant makes pro forecasts feel personal

Storm Radar’s latest update pairs high-resolution radar with an AI…

Three iPhone screens displaying Flipboard Surf feeds. Left screen shows Rolling Stone Politics feed with red logo, listing 13 sources in 31 feeds, describing politics coverage with navigation options (Sources, Posts, Watch, Read, Listen, Look) and a recent post from Rolling Stone staff. Center screen displays The Oregonian with white logo on dark background, showing 6 sources in 3 feeds with news updates and a post from Nik Streng about sports. Right screen shows FilmFeed by David Imel with a mountain landscape image, displaying 24 sources in 305 feeds with 54 members, describing film photography and podcasts, with a black and white portrait photo below.

Flipboard Surf is your new open social web hub

Flipboard Surf pulls your favorite people, posts, videos and podcasts…

Dark-themed Raycast launcher window showing a search bar at the top, an upcoming team meeting calendar event, a list of favorite commands like Search Issues and My Schedule, and suggested items including AI Chat, Visual Studio Code, and Clipboard History floating over a blurred pink gradient background.

What is Raycast and why everyone’s using it

Raycast turns a simple keyboard shortcut into a command center…

Chrome browser tab displaying a product page for a mechanical keyboard while the Google Vids recording overlay in the bottom right shows a person on camera and controls to pause, mute, or finish the screen recording.

Google Vids screen recorder lets you capture any Chrome tab in one click

Google just added a one‑click screen recorder to Chrome with…

Minimalist mobile UI mockup showing a beige phone screen with a small phone and laptop icon at the top, the headline “Reach your desktop from your pocket” in large black text, and two buttons below labeled “Get desktop app link” and “Pair with your desktop” on a light background.

Claude AI agents get native computer use on Windows

Claude Cowork and Claude Code now bring true computer use…