From InfoWorld: Microsoft's Edge browser has slipped to its smallest-ever percentage of Windows 10 in the U.S., according to data from a consortium of government websites.

Edge, the default browser in Windows 10, was used by 22.1 percent of those running the new operating system in April, data from...

From PC World: Adobe Systems has released a security update for Flash Player in order to fix a publicly known vulnerability, as well as 24 privately reported security flaws.

The company issued a warning about the zero-day—previously unknown and unpatched—vulnerability on Tuesday, saying that it is...

From CNET: Those with Android-powered phones sometimes have enjoyed the fruits of Google's labor earlier than those with iPhones -- the Chrome browser, for example, or the ability to store Google Maps for offline use. But people with Apple's iOS-powered mobile devices were the first to get Gboard...

From InfoWorld: Android users can now get text translated in any app on their smartphone thanks to an update to Google Translate released today.

The app now has the new Tap to Translate feature that lets people select text in one language, copy it, and with the tap of a button, see it in another...

From PC World: Lyft has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a dispute with drivers in California, under pressure from the judge who found the earlier proposed payment of $12.25 million was too small.

The ride-hailing company and its rival Uber Technologies are keen to settle with the drivers in...

From CNET: Google is working on standalone hardware for the home that will integrate the web giant's search and voice technology, according to a report Wednesday by Recode.

The device, which is going by the internal name "Chirp," is said to resemble Google's OnHub wireless router. Such a device...

From InfoWorld: Last month Microsoft released a blitz of Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 updates that solved most of the problems plaguing users. But there were lingering complaints: For some people the Windows Hello camera wouldn't switch on prior to login, and others had problems with the sleep...

From PC World: Salesforce.com was having an outage in some locations on Tuesday, prompting the company’s CEO to apologize to users on Twitter.

The cloud applications company said on its website that the over 12 hours disruption was the result of a database failure on the NA14 instance, which...

From CNET: WhatsApp is one of the most popular chat apps for smartphones in use today. But to use it on a desktop, you had to run a Web app through your browser.

Now the Facebook-owned app is streamlining the process with the launch of a desktop app that syncs with your mobile device. WhatsApp said...

From PC World: Microsoft is shutting down its MSN portal in China from June 7, as pressure appears to be building up on content services from foreign companies in a country that already bans access to Facebook and Twitter.

The Redmond, Washington-based software giant, however, continues to be...