After 1.5M downloads, Pokki’s Start menu for Windows 8 gets a slick refresh

Apparently a lot of people miss having the Start menu in Windows 8. SweetLabs’ Pokki app, which adds a Start menu and app launcher to Windows 8, has attracted 1.5 million downloads to date.

Miss the Start menu in Windows 8? Pokki has you covered

SweetLabs' new Pokki app for Windows 8 offers its own version of the Start menu for users who want to check out the new the things Microsoft's latest OS offers but still want a handy menu on the desktop.

Pokki exits beta, picks up 1M users, and sets out to prove that desktop apps can be cool, too

Pokki exits a lengthy beta period with one million monthly active users and a shiny new release that provides PC users with an alluring desktop application experience.

Acquired by SweetLabs, Instagrille relaunches to make Instagram photos shine on PCs

How sweet it is to be loved by Instagram users.

A 22-year-old Ukrainian developer’s quest to win an application contest with an Instagram desktop app called Instagrille won him something more sugary than the $30,000 grand prize purse. Denys Denysiuk, …

SweetLabs adds Kabam games to Pokki tool bar for app-like experience on desktops

SweetLabs is announcing today that Kabam’s social games will be available on its Pokki app platform, which delivers a one-click app experience to the desktop computer.

That means that Kabam games such as The Godfather: Five Families (pictured above) will …

Instagrille is a pretty Instagram desktop app for PC users

Instragam may be the most popular mobile photo-sharing app of our time, but it could certainly benefit from an official web or desktop application. Don’t want to wait? PC users can get their Instagram-fix with the desktop application Instagrille.

Instagram …

SweetLabs raises $13M for desktop apps interface

SweetLabs has raised $13 million in funding to bring the one-click app experience to the desktop computer.

The San Diego, Calif. company makes an app platform called Pokki, which lets developers create and distribute rich connected desktop apps using standard …