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Office 365 gets new ‘companion apps’ that live in the Windows taskbar

There are a lot of basic functions in complex apps that don’t require you to open them fully. In the last decade or so, dynamic notifications have been a solution to this, both on desktops and ...
Android Authority

You can now control your Pixel Buds settings from PC, but there's a catch

Google is now offering the Pixel Buds companion app on macOS and Windows as a PWA. The app lets users adjust the active noise cancelation, update the firmware, control the equalizer, toggle touch ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft 365 Shortcut Apps Rolling Out in Windows 11: Here's What You Get

The new 'companion' apps are still in beta but promise faster access to your calendar, contacts, and file search from the taskbar. With over a decade of experience reporting on consumer technology, ...
The Verge

Windows 11’s taskbar is getting contacts, files, and calendar ‘companions’

Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the Windows taskbar. Microsoft 365 Companions are designed to show you important data in just a click from the ...