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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 ...

Facebook has discontinued its native Messenger desktop app for Mac and Windows as of December 15, 2025, redirecting users to ...

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 ...

Meta has officially discontinued the Facebook Messenger desktop app for Mac and Windows, redirecting users to the Facebook ...

Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...

Meta has discontinued Facebook Messenger’s native desktop app for Mac and Windows, ending access to the standalone ...

Editor's take: Meta is preparing to deliver a worse WhatsApp experience on Windows 11 by discontinuing investment in its native desktop app. While there's no official confirmation of this move yet, ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...

When asked whether a full-featured desktop app can be delivered via the Web, most people picture standard HTML forms, possibly with Java or JavaScript thrown in for aesthetics and minimal ...

Meta is taking a step as it formally announced that its Facebook Messenger desktop application for Mac and Windows has ...