Dan Thorp-Lancaster

Microsoft News is now official as the platform powering the company's news apps on Android, iOS and Windows, as well as MSN.com.

Microsoft Launcher is bolstering its lineup of family features with the latest beta update.

Following its major redesign in January, the MSN News app for Android and iOS has been renamed to Microsoft News.

Microsoft To-Do has picked up several small tweaks across Android and iOS, including faster sync and new ways to interact with your tasks.

Microsoft Launcher beta testers can check out a handful of new features starting today, including gesture controls for app icons and folders.

Microsoft To-Do can strike another item off of its own to-do list: sharing.

A fresh batch of features is rolling out to Microsoft Launcher, including changes to the family card and custom gestures for app icons.

Microsoft is now selling the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ at its online store.

According to a new report, Apple and Google have struck a deal that will see Google Cloud Platform powering a portion of Apple's iCloud services.

Google Play has busted out the deals for the holiday weekend, bringing price cuts to several popular apps, games, movies, TV shows and more.

Google Play is currently running a promotion that knocks Game of Thrones seasons 1 through 4 down to $99.

Google has expanded paid merchant registration on Google Play for developers in four new countries, including Azerbaijan, Iceland, Peru, and Yemen.

Google Play is currently offering a pretty cool deal on a selection of eight movies, giving buyers a second copy of the movie they purchase to give to a friend.

If you fancy a little new music for the holidays, Google Play is currently running a promotion that offers to cut half off the price of any one album of your choice through January 4.

Gears Pop! is bringing one of Microsoft's signature Xbox franchises to the mobile world.

Google has expanded free Google Play content to Sudan, bringing greater access to apps to a wider audience.

Google has announced some updates coming to Hangouts video calls on the web, including a tweaked interface, along with faster, crisper full-screen video.

Google Play now supports promo codes for apps and in-app purchases, allowing developers to create and distribute up to 500 codes per quarter for their apps.

Google is set to kick off the first-ever Google Play Awards at Google I/O 2016 in an effort to shine the spotlight on some of Google Play's best apps.