Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage mediums described herein enable a dashboard panel application to make “widgets” available to a user on a computing device that provide application functionality without corresponding applications having to be installed on the computing device, and without the use of a conventional web browser. Configuration information is accessed that identifies a plurality of widgets selected for display in a dashboard panel of a dashboard panel application. Account credentials for the widgets are transmitted to corresponding server-hosted services at network addresses indicated in manifests of the widgets. Data associated with the widgets is received from the server-hosted services. A view of the dashboard panel is composed that includes a view of the widgets incorporating the received data. The dashboard panel view is caused to be rendered on the base graphical canvas.

Abstract: A dashboard panel application provides a content immersion experience. The dashboard panel application enables a user to scroll through headlines from multiple endpoints and delve deeper into a topic of interest while continuing to scroll the headlines from the same scrolling position. A first dashboard panel view including a first scrollable arrangement of content cards is caused to be rendered on a base graphical canvas. Each card is related to a respective content item. When a card is selected, the scroll state is stored, and the first dashboard panel view is dismissed. Additional content related to the selected card is displayed in a content immersion viewer pane. A second dashboard panel view comprising a second scrollable arrangement of the content cards is caused to be rendered with the content immersion viewer pane, and the scroll state is re-applied. The dashboard panel and content immersion viewer panes are independently scrollable.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for surfacing web content in an operating system shell construct are provided. A taskbar web content element size may be selected based on an amount of free space in a taskbar. First and second scored web content may be received, wherein the web content is scored based at least on the web content's relevance score to a first user account. A taskbar web content topical display category corresponding to the first web content may be selected based on the first web content having a higher score than the second web content. A web content element of the selected size and topical display category may be caused to be surfaced in the taskbar. A selection of the surfaced web content element may be received and a subset of the first web content form the first source may be caused to be surfaced in a web content pane.