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 ...

For $5, this utility puts Windows 8 modern UI apps in windows. It’s surprisingly addictive. Windows 8 is transforming into the desktop OS users thought it would be when they first heard about it, but ...

Craig is a reporter for Pocket-lint based in Toronto. He earned a diploma in journalism from Seneca Polytechnic and holds a Media Foundations certificate from Humber College. Craig previously interned ...

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 ...

Whether you're building a Web or desktop application, here's a round-up of tools for building the interface with plain old HTML. Being able to work comfortably on Web-related code elements -- HTML, ...

When Microsoft unveiled Windows 8, it also announced a new development structure for the software applications that would use the then-new "Metro UI." Applications that were built to run in the Metro ...