Abstract: Dragging is a fundamental interaction technique in human-computer interaction. Prior research on dragging has generally been concerned with 2D objects on 2D interactive surfaces, with ...

COBOL is not the first language anyone would ever think of when writing a First Person Shooter– after all , it’s the Common Business Oriented Language, not the Common Game Oriented Language. For ...

The vibe coders are coming for the App Store, one super tiny tool at a time. The vibe coders are coming for the App Store, one super tiny tool at a time. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with ...

I can't stand opening the Microsoft Store. It's slow to load, confusing to browse, and full of ads for things I don't care about. Luckily, thanks to a new feature, I don't have to open the Microsoft ...

If you’re trying to move faster on Windows, you’ve probably experimented with tools like PowerToys Run or Flow Launcher. They offer faster app launching, file search, and plugins — and they already ...

Last month, one of the best productivity apps for Mac finally became available for Windows. That’s Raycast, which is like a keyboard-controlled Swiss Army Knife for your computer. Open Raycast with a ...

Bored of the same old Arial and Times New Roman? Whether you're putting together a killer presentation, sprucing up your personal writing, or just want your desktop to reflect your vibe, installing ...

As you may already be aware, Raycast is an incredible productivity tool. It functions similarly to a superpower hotkey, bringing up a command bar for nearly anything you can think of. However, we ...

The new Spotlight launcher tool coming to macOS this year looks and works a lot like the indie application Raycast. Here’s what they can both do, and how they differ. Two years ago I called Raycast ...

Raycast is finally making its way to Windows, and the beta brings more than just a simple port. It includes a full clipboard history manager that tracks everything you copy—from text to images to ...

I used Apple’s built-in Spotlight for almost everything for years, just like a lot of macOS users. I always used it to open apps, locate documents, and even make fast calculations. In most cases, it ...

As it does seemingly every year, Apple has introduced new features with iOS 26 and macOS 26 that target existing third-party apps. Here's what got hit at 2025's WWDC. It's a historical aberration to ...