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(RTTNews) - WhatsApp, an instant messaging app owned by Meta Platforms, has launched a new desktop app for Windows users. The company is also developing an app native to Mac operating systems. Till ...

The Google App for Windows, sadly, isn't a resurrection of the long-dead Google Desktop, but it is an interesting tool that ...

Collabora is now also releasing its office suite as a desktop application. It uses web technology instead of the classic ...

Like all web-based desktops (or "webtops"), Glide OS offers applications and document access on a virtual desktop you log into using only your browser. But today they unveil one very useful feature ...

Electron exists for a good reason: building native apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux is a pain. Every platform has its own ...

The number and effect of Web-based applications has not yet grown big enough to directly affect VDI. However, they are a relevant topic for discussion because they do significantly lessen the impact ...

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 ...

eyeOS is a web based desktop operating system. Despite its unusual deployment orientation, in many ways, it's a full desktop operating system, complete with file management and full applications that ...

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(1) An application that runs stand-alone in a desktop or laptop computer. Contrast with "Web-based application," which requires the Web browser to run. The term may ...

Nothing. And, that would be the end of the story except that I really feel the need to convince you that there's nothing more economical than a web-based desktop. Since a lot of you are trying to save ...