I like Dashboard. There, I said it. Yes, it can hog system resources and be (very) slow to launch, but it integrates into my workflow very well: I use it many times each day for quick access to OS X’s ...

When Apple announced support for widgets in iOS 14, there was a jump of joy among iPhone fans. However, widgets have been available on Android for several years now. Android widgets allow you to place ...

Since the rebirth of Android with Material You, Google has been working on tons of first-party app widgets and we wanted to share some of the best. In the early days, one of the biggest selling points ...

is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. One of the biggest differences between iOS and Android has always been customization. Google’s mobile OS ...

For iOS 17, Apple introduced interactive widgets that let you control certain app functions right from the home screen or lock screen. Since then, you can tick items off your to-do list, press play on ...

Viral marketing has evolved from experimental guerrilla marketing to an essential element of any online branding campaign. Nevertheless, very few widgets and social applications "go viral," and most ...

One of the biggest new features that made their debut in iOS 14 is the support for home screen widgets, something which at some level should make the operating system feel more modern and dynamic.

For makers of widgets--modest little pieces of software that let people do things like play games, annotate photos, or send "pokes" to each other on Facebook or MySpace--it seems the buzz has turned ...

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If you track the ever-profound blogosphere, you know that Widgets are the new black. In fact, on Monday there was even an entire conference to talk about the resurgence in Widgets - Widgets Live! The ...