Do you recall the days when downloading an application was the only option for getting the best out of the digital realm?

At the Build 2026 developer conference, Microsoft encouraged developers to build more native apps for Windows 11.

Most apps on a modern Windows 11 PC, including Microsoft’s first-party ones, are actually web apps. That's a major problem, because web apps use more memory and run more slowly than their truly native ...

Original story from March 5, 2025: Microsoft has once again made changes to Copilot, with the new version now being delivered to Windows 11 Insiders. The redesign is meant to rethink the experience ...

When does it make more sense to develop a native desktop app, or an Electron-powered web UI app? We break it down for you. When we talk about a “desktop application,” we generally mean a program that ...

Boy, have things changed. A lot. When I started writing at MacStories over a decade ago, there was a long list of beloved ...