Apps and Software

With Lollipop beginning to roll out to Android users and Google's Nexus 6 finally hitting shelves, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps

Luckily, each weekend, we round up our favorite new and updated apps, so you won't miss out.

This week's list includes an app for sharing 8-second videos, a feature-packed update to a great photo editing app and a new never-ending golf game.

Check out the gallery, above, to see all the apps that made our list. If you're looking for more, read last week's roundup of can't-miss apps.

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In the mobile war between Android and iOS, something interesting has happened over the last six months.

In the past, the two operating systems were largely distinguished by features and polish. Android traditionally had more features and customization than iOS, but iOS retained a higher level of finish.

That all changed with ...

Users will soon be able to use Skype from a browser — without having to download anything.

Microsoft announced on Friday that it will soon launch a web-based version of the video-conferencing platform.

The new version of Skype, which is still in beta, allows users to log in to their existing accounts from Skype's website when using Chome, Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer. Instant messaging is supported as soon as you log in, but voice and video calls require the extra step of installing a browser plugin, although Microsoft says this additional step will only be a ...