SOFTWARE

Google has officially confirmed that Android's 1.6 million apps will be available on its Chrome desktop operating system.

“What if you can run any app with one tap?” asked Ellie Powers, group product manager of Android, at Google's developer conference.

The tech company has unveiled Allo, which learns how you speak — then generates replies for you.

The app has come under criticism from some users for filters that visibly lighten their faces and sharpen facial features.

Most Google Maps services that we are used to, such as navigation while driving or 3D maps, are not available in South Korea.

The tech giant is set to show off its virtual-reality plans, as well as updates to its software, at its annual developers’ conference.

Kevin Merida, editor-in-chief of the Undefeated — ESPN's focus on race and sports — said he hopes to rely on some Vine content.

Non-Twitter users could now see more ads from the microblogging site as of an update with its ad network MoPub.

Periscope is being integrated more into the main Twitter app as the company competes with Facebook Live.

Given the outdated system the messaging app and others rely on, even end-to-end encryption will not protect against a determined attacker.

Half of the $7 billion has been paid in the last 12 months alone, amid Apple’s dramatic 28 percent year-on-year revenue decline in China for the first quarter of 2016.

In a major change to its format, Twitter will reportedly no longer count links or photos toward the 140-character limit.

The much anticipated feature has been in development for over six months.

Third-party analytics firms could shed light on whether Facebook editors gave Black Lives Matter a boost. But they won’t.

Amazon Video Direct, which launched this week, could become a formidable opponent for YouTube — but monopolies are not undone overnight.

Nintendo and mobile partner DeNA did not disclose how in-app purchases would work in the games.

“Our updated look reflects how vibrant and diverse your storytelling has become,” a Wednesday blog post about the update reads.

Facebook-owned WhatsApp, the world’s biggest messaging service, has launched desktop versions of its app for Windows and Mac.

Pornhub, one of the most popular pornographic video-sharing websites, has launched a bug bounty program to help improve security.

After Gizmodo reported that Facebook curators manipulate “Trending Topics,” a Senate panel wants answers from the company's CEO.

Which presidential hopefuls have inspired the most Twitter chatter in 2016? Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.