Web apps can do a lot of things you’d normally expect from native apps. You can watch videos, edit documents, play games, and do a lot of other things in a web browser. And modern browsers are also starting to interact with your device’s operating system and hardware to send you notifications, interact with your […]
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Make your own cloud office suite with LibreOffice, ownCloud, and CODE
There’s no shortage of alternatives to Microsoft Office, including desktop software like LibreOffice and web apps like Google Docs. But what if you want to run LibreOffice in the cloud? Now you can do that. It takes a little work though, because right now you essentially have to set up your own server. Collabora has […]
Google Chrome 45 beta brings media controls to Android notifications
Google has released a new beta of its web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and Chrome OS. Google Chrome 45 beta includes support for new JavaScript features, improved service worker features (for allowing web apps to work even when you don’t have an internet connection), and more. One of the most useful updates is […]
Netflix website gets its first makeover in 4 years
Netflix is rolling out a website redesign today, making the streaming video service’s web site look a lot more like the company’s apps for smartphones, tablets, and smart TV devices. According to Netflix, this is the first major update to the website in four years, and it’s both faster and designed to make it easier […]
Now you can use Skype in a web browser (US and UK)
Want to make a video call to a Skype contact, but don’t want to install Skype on your computer? Now you can just use your web browser. Well, maybe. Skype launched a limited beta of Skype for Web last year, and now it’s open to anyone in the US or UK. But you’ll need to […]
Now you can buy a Panasonic Smart TV with Firefox OS (in Europe)
Panasonic is the first television maker to use Mozilla’s Firefox OS to power its smart TVs. And now you can buy one of those TVs… if you happen to be in Europe. They should be available in additional markets within a few months. The Panasonic CR850, CR730, CX800, CX750, CX700, and CX680 TVs all use Mozilla’s […]
Windows 10 Store to support Android, iOS, Win32, and web apps (sort of)
Microsoft introduced the Windows Store with the launch of Windows 8 a few years ago… but it’s often been described as a bit of a wasteland when compared with the Google Play Store or App Store for Android and iOS. That could soon change if developers start to take advantage of a new set of […]
LibreOffice Online will bring open source office suite to the cloud
LibreOffice is a free, open-source, cross-platform suite of office apps including software for creating spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. There are versions of LibreOffice available for Linux, Windows, OS X, and there’s even an early build for Android. Now the folks behind LibreOffice have announced plans to bring the office suite to a new platform: the web. Collabora and IceWarp […]
Amazon Fire TV gains support for (some) web apps
There’s no web browser on Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick boxes. But developers web apps can now easily bring their apps to Amazon’s TV box using new tools for publishing HTML5 apps. In other words, the number of third-party apps available for the Fire TV product family could get a shot in the […]
Google Chrome gains better offline app support with service workers
Google is giving its Chrome web browser improved support for web apps that work even when you don’t have an internet connection. Chrome 40 beta is the first version of the browser to support service workers, a new set of tools aimed at allowing web apps to work when your device is offline. The new […]