TikTok is testing more mini-games, including one from Aim LabCreators in some regions can attach one of nine mini-games to their videos.By K. Holt, 07.29.2022
Google Calendar's desktop site can work offline again, in some casesGoogle Calendar lost its offline feature for the second time during the 2018 redesign, but now it's back.By R. Lawler, 01.20.2021
Flash games site Kongregate has stopped accepting submissionsAll 128,000 games will still be playable, though. By N. Ingraham, 07.02.2020
Google's Area 120 brings quick web games to slow phonesGameSnacks play well even on poor connections and low-end devices.By J. Fingas, 02.13.2020
Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this yearIt’s been a long time coming, but Flash should be completely dead by December 2020.By M. DeAngelis, 10.30.2019
The Gmail Offline Chrome app will disappear after December 3rdThe new Gmail UI has offline support built-in with PWA.By R. Lawler, 09.15.2018
Facebook's Instant Games now offer in-app purchasesYou can be nickel-and-dimed without the wait.By J. Fingas, 05.01.2018
Anyone can make Facebook Instant GamesDevelopers now have tools to write games for Messenger and News Feed.By J. Fingas, 03.14.2018
Flash was useful, but developers are glad it’s on the death marchAnd they say it's still pervasive enough to warrant an extended phase out.By M. Locklear, 07.27.2017
Google Chrome now defaults to HTML5 for most sitesThe slow death of Flash continues. By B. Steele, 12.02.2016
YouView's major update centres on a faster, more visual UIIt'll start hitting TalkTalk boxes from next week, with YouView retail and BT catching up next year.By J. Rigg, 11.23.2016
Twitch rolls out video uploads, clip editing on iOS and AndroidThe livestreaming platform is also delivering HTML5 streaming for all and more video quality options.By R. Lawler, 09.30.2016
Chrome beta for Android plays web videos in the backgroundYou can keep that lecture playing while you switch tasks on your phone.By J. Fingas, 09.17.2016
Microsoft hopes 1080p Netflix makes Edge your next browserIt also claims Edge bests Chrome and Firefox in battery life while streaming.By R. Lawler, 07.15.2016
Twitch's HTML5 player is available to subscribers todayTry out the new and improved player before the Flash Player is eventually retired.By B. Vincent, 07.14.2016
Twitch Collections embrace the randomness of non-gaming streamsA beta test for the service's HTML5 player starts next month, too. By T. Seppala, 06.30.2016
Here's the cable industry's counter offer to fix TV boxesInstead of letting anyone build a box, cable companies say they want to make cross-platform apps.By R. Lawler, 06.17.2016
Chrome will make Flash player a last resort as soon as fallAn 'HTML5 by Default' proposal would kick Adobe's often-maligned plugin to the curb.By J. Fingas, 05.15.2016
Netflix's Windows 10 app is at home on PCs and tabletsIt's a 'universal' Windows app with Cortana and Live Tiles, but it's not ready for phones yet.By R. Lawler, 12.16.2015
Adobe bows to HTML5 and renames its Flash Professional appFlash's days are numbered now that Adobe has renamed the dev app to Animate CC.By S. Dent, 12.01.2015