On Windows 10, "news and interests" is a new widget available in the taskbar that gives you quick access to local weather and traffic information, trending news, sports, stocks, and more in stackable ...

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The Windows 11 software has a brand-new widgets panel, where users can access numerous updated information via the configurable topic boxes, also knowns as the information cards. The panel is made up ...

Widgets aren't useless, Microsoft just buried the good parts.

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is starting to roll out its biggest change to the Windows taskbar in ...

Windows 11 build 23521, released in the Dev Channel this week, introduced a new widget feature. No, we still cannot place separate widgets on the desktop (like in the Windows 7 era), and no, we cannot ...

Right on my Mac desktop, I can check my mouse battery (38% and dropping), see where my son Ian is (at work), get the latest weather update (hello, sunny Phoenix!), and even keep track of time with a ...