Google has announced that the Play store and more than one million Android apps will soon be available to Chromebooks. That means starting in mid-June, you will be able to run apps like Facebook Messenger, Clash of Clans and more right on your Chromebook, Chromebox or Chromebase. The first devices that will support Android apps …

The popular running and cycling app Strava is getting a small, yet significant update. The San Francisco-based company on Wednesday announced that it has added Live Segments to smartphones, a feature that was previously limited to a handful of Garmin Edge bike computers. Segments are one of the main draws for the millions of athletes who use the app. These …

A Hong Kong-based company has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a “smartstrap” that aims to add up to a week of battery life to the Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel. Powerstrap on Tuesday introduced the Pal, a $79 strap for Pebble smartwatches that extends battery life and adds GPS. Every Pebble Time smartwatch features a small accessory port on …

The New York Times and Google are teaming up once again to provide select subscribers with Google Cardboard headsets. The newspaper said Thursday it will provide 300,000 of the VR headsets to its “most loyal” digital-only subscribers, which the company determined based on the duration of their subscriptions. This isn’t the first time the Times has teamed up with Google. …

Facebook is finally embracing Windows 10, the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. The social networking giant on Thursday announced new apps for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. Dedicated Facebook and Messenger apps are available later today for Windows 10 desktop, laptop and tablet users. Both apps feature support for Windows Live Tiles and include all the latest features, …

Fitbit, the company behind the world’s most popular wearable devices, may have big plans for the remaining months of 2016. So far this year, the San Francisco-based company has already released two new trackers: The Fitbit Blaze smartwatch arrived in March for $200, followed by the Fitbit Alta activity tracker in April for $130. Now a recent filing with the …

Acer introduced a range of new products on Thursday at a press event in New York City. The Taiwanese electronics company announced a variety of gaming products, a high-end 2-in-1 notebook, an enterprise-level Chromebook and more. Beyond computers, Acer also highlighted a new smartphone and a range of health and fitness devices, including a GPS-equipped biking computer with a built-in …

It seems Siri knows what she’s talking about, at least when it comes to when Apple’s annual developers conference will be held. Apple said Monday that its Worldwide Developers Conference will officially kick off in San Francisco on Monday, June 13, and run through Friday, June 17. That announcement confirmed the answer you get if you ask Apple’s personal digital …

Runners and spectators from around the world will take to the streets in just a few hours for the Boston Marathon. The 26.2-mile course will take runners from Hopkinton, Massachusetts all the way to Boylston St. in Boston. The 120th running of the historic race is scheduled to begin at 8:50 a.m. (5:50 a.m. PT), with the mobility impaired runners. …

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will take the stage tonight in Brooklyn. This will be the first time the two candidates have faced off in more than a month and comes only a few days before the increasingly important New York primary. The debate will be hosted by CNN and local news station NY1. It will be …