You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver ...

Our savvy readers select their favorite (and least favorite) tax prep software based on their own filing experience. And the big names don't always come out on top.

A new Linux desktop is in the works. This portable desktop can be run like an app. Orbitiny is free to use and runs on any Linux distribution. Leave it to the Linux community to come up with something ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

The Facebook Messenger desktop app for macOS is being axed on December 15, forcing Mac users into using the web version, for better or worse. At the time, Facebook had already pulled the app from the ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

Google is rolling out a beta version of PC Connect, a free first-party virtual desktop app for Android XR. With the app, users can stream content from their Windows PC. Desktop apps work, of course, ...

Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve a known issue that prevents customers from downloading Microsoft 365 desktop apps from the Microsoft 365 homepage. As detailed in a Wednesday incident ...

Google is investing heavily in “Gemini App UX 2.0” and developing a native macOS app to improve its interface and better compete with rivals. This massive overhaul aims to simplify the user experience ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. November 19, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Back in the Windows XP days, ...