Google Calendar's desktop site can work offline again, in some cases
Google Calendar lost its offline feature for the second time during the 2018 redesign, but now it's back.
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Flash games site Kongregate has stopped accepting submissions
All 128,000 games will still be playable, though.
Google's Area 120 brings quick web games to slow phones
GameSnacks play well even on poor connections and low-end devices.
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Google Search will stop indexing Flash content this year
It’s been a long time coming, but Flash should be completely dead by December 2020.
The Gmail Offline Chrome app will disappear after December 3rd
The new Gmail UI has offline support built-in with PWA.
Facebook's Instant Games now offer in-app purchases
You can be nickel-and-dimed without the wait.
Anyone can make Facebook Instant Games
Developers now have tools to write games for Messenger and News Feed.
Flash was useful, but developers are glad it’s on the death march
And they say it's still pervasive enough to warrant an extended phase out.
Google Chrome now defaults to HTML5 for most sites
The slow death of Flash continues.
YouView's major update centres on a faster, more visual UI
It'll start hitting TalkTalk boxes from next week, with YouView retail and BT catching up next year.
Twitch rolls out video uploads, clip editing on iOS and Android
The livestreaming platform is also delivering HTML5 streaming for all and more video quality options.
Chrome beta for Android plays web videos in the background
You can keep that lecture playing while you switch tasks on your phone.
Microsoft hopes 1080p Netflix makes Edge your next browser
It also claims Edge bests Chrome and Firefox in battery life while streaming.
Twitch's HTML5 player is available to subscribers today
Try out the new and improved player before the Flash Player is eventually retired.
Twitch Collections embrace the randomness of non-gaming streams
A beta test for the service's HTML5 player starts next month, too.
Here's the cable industry's counter offer to fix TV boxes
Instead of letting anyone build a box, cable companies say they want to make cross-platform apps.
Chrome will make Flash player a last resort as soon as fall
An 'HTML5 by Default' proposal would kick Adobe's often-maligned plugin to the curb.
Netflix's Windows 10 app is at home on PCs and tablets
It's a 'universal' Windows app with Cortana and Live Tiles, but it's not ready for phones yet.
Adobe bows to HTML5 and renames its Flash Professional app
Flash's days are numbered now that Adobe has renamed the dev app to Animate CC.
