Progressive Web Apps, or PWAs, can turn app-like websites into website-like apps. Browsers are beefing up support for these useful hybrid apps, and we show you how to install and use them. I've been ...

Apple's mobile software has supported so-called "web apps" for years now. But what is a web app, and how do they differ from typical apps used on iPhone and iPad? Here's your short explainer. When ...

Web apps are an essential part of most people’s workflow, whether it’s writing an email in Gmail or editing a spreadsheet in Excel Online. It’s handy to have all your stuff in the cloud, for sure, but ...

In macOS Sonoma and Safari 17, you can turn websites into "web apps" that can live in your Mac's dock and be accessed much like any other app, without you having to open a browser. Keep reading to ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Apple knows that Web apps need a little more functionality to become more like conventional apps. With this in mind, it has also created a bunch of APIs web developers can use to control elements of ...