The main drawback of the new WhatsApp is that it's a wrapped web app, which means it uses more RAM than a native application.

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, ...

If you have the same attitude as I toward web apps in an operating system, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Windows 11 is getting a feature from Windows 10. The bad news ...

Windows 11 apps like Discord, WhatsApp, and Teams now use 1 to 4GB of RAM because they are web apps and the rising RAM prices ...

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 ...

WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a completely new app for Windows users. This time, instead of using the old Electron technology (which is web-based), the app has been completely rebuilt using native ...

When does it make sense to build a desktop app with native or semi-native UI components (such as GTK or QT), or to go the web-UI route and use toolkits like Electron ...

Apple on Thursday released the first beta of macOS Monterey 12.2 just a few days after the release of macOS 12.1 to all users. While the company didn’t provide any release notes for today’s update, it ...

This is important because? With a full-featured storefront on the web, apps become more accessible to broader audiences, including those not on Apple devices. What to watch for? Will Apple eventually ...