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Beleaguered Intel reports largest quarterly loss in company history

Thursday, May 4, 2023 10:01 amThursday, May 4, 20238 Comments

Intel reported first-quarter results on Thursday that showed a staggering 133% annual reduction in earnings per share. Revenue dropped…

Why smart people choose Macs over Windows PCs

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:45 pm10 Comments

There are several reasons why smart people might choose to use Macs over Windows PCs. Macs have long been associated with creative pros, but…

Beleaguered Dell to axe 6,650 jobs amid uncertain market future

Monday, February 6, 2023 11:26 amMonday, February 6, 202310 Comments

Beleaguered PC assembler Dell is slashing some 6,650 jobs, or 5% of it’s workforce, as it struggles with a slump in the personal computer…

Apple’s Mac shipments grow at double the rate of the PC market overall

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 11:24 am6 Comments

The PC market’s fourth-quarter shipments exceeded 90 million for the second straight year while Apple’s Mac shipments grows double…

Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro beats ‘exceptionally powerful’ Windows desktop in Lightroom and Premiere tests

Thursday, February 18, 2021 1:01 pmThursday, February 18, 20216 Comments

A pro photographer has tested Apple’s M1 MacBook Pro finding it beats an ‘exceptionally powerful’ Windows desktop in an Adobe Lightroom …

The Gates Foundation bought 500,000 Apple shares in Q1

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 10:01 amTuesday, May 26, 202027 Comments

The Gates Foundation picked up a cool 501,044 Apple shares in the first calendar quarter of 2020. Apple shares are currently the all-time high…

Apple’s chance to grow as Microsoft kills support for 417M Windows PCs

Thursday, January 9, 2020 3:32 pmThursday, January 9, 202015 Comments

As Microsoft pulls support for near half a billion Windows 7 PCs, it’s make or break for Windows-based IT and Apple is presented with a big growth opportunity…

Dell laptops to add ability to transfer photos and videos, mirror iPhone content on Windows

Thursday, January 2, 2020 1:48 pmThursday, January 2, 20207 Comments

This spring Dell Mobile Connect will expand its wireless transfer and app mirroring capabilities to iOS phone users…

U.S. Senators threaten Apple and Facebook with mandated encryption backdoors

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 4:00 pmTuesday, December 10, 20199 Comments

U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless…

97% of enterprise Mac users say they’re more productive after upgrading from Windows

Thursday, June 20, 2019 10:01 am11 Comments

Offering employees top-of-the-line technology is the foundation for building a thriving enterprise…

Gartner: Apple’s Mac sales dip slightly, marketshare increases in Q4

Thursday, January 10, 2019 5:46 pmThursday, January 10, 201918 Comments

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018…

How to buy a Mac: 10 things you should know

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:35 pm15 Comments

I recently got a request from a reader. His kid is going to college and needs to get a Mac…

Leave your MacBook at home, Apple’s iPad Pro is the travel buddy to take on vacation

Friday, December 14, 2018 1:41 pm12 Comments

Apple’s iPad Pro is a powerful and versatile tablet that’s great for creatives and professionals…

Apple’s powerful new iPad Pro is a lightweight marvel

Thursday, December 6, 2018 4:39 pmThursday, December 6, 201810 Comments

I left my laptop at home and relied solely on my 1-pound iPad Pro…

Dark Mode Shootout: Apple’s Mac beats Microsoft’s Windows

Thursday, November 29, 2018 12:03 pmThursday, November 29, 201810 Comments

Apple’s macOS offers a better experience, with a complete implementation of dark mode…

Apple’s MacBook Pro vs. iPad Pro: Which should you buy?

Monday, November 12, 2018 12:00 pmMonday, November 12, 201813 Comments

You might want to sit down for this: The iPad Pro is more powerful than the MacBook Pro…

The Mac’s transition to Apple processors will be happening sooner than most think

Friday, November 9, 2018 11:01 amFriday, November 9, 201824 Comments

Like many other Apple watchers, I’m considering this transition to be…

Inside Apple’s A12X system on a chip

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 3:28 pmWednesday, November 7, 20184 Comments

Apple is leading the market when it comes to mobile CPU and GPU performance — not by a little, but by a lot…

iPad Pro video editing performance takes less than one-third of the time vs. MacBook Pro

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 1:44 pmWednesday, November 7, 201820 Comments

It hasn’t been long since the launch of the iPad Pro and the early reviews are already indicating…

Laptop Mag reviews Apple’s new 12.9-inch iPad Pro: ‘The most powerful mobile device ever made’

Monday, November 5, 2018 1:30 pmMonday, November 5, 20187 Comments

The 12.9-inch iPad Pro (from $999; $1,327 with keyboard and Apple Pencil) is the most powerful mobile device ever made…

New iPad Pro benchmarks blow away Windows PCs

Monday, November 5, 2018 1:03 pmMonday, November 5, 20187 Comments

When Apple introduced the new iPad Pro, the company boasted that its slim slate is more powerful…

Apple to Australia: This is no time to weaken encryption; access only for ‘good guys’ is a false premise

Saturday, October 13, 2018 12:12 pm57 Comments

Apple has filed its formal opposition to a new bill currently being proposed by the Australian government…

Apple urges Australian government not to destroy encryption with ‘backdoors’

Friday, October 12, 2018 5:37 pmFriday, October 12, 20188 Comments

Apple has submitted its formal response to a draft bill undergoing debate by the Australian government…

The Apple vs. Microsoft hardware double-standard pops up yet again

Friday, October 5, 2018 5:33 pm18 Comments

Across the last couple years, Apple’s new Macs have been roundly criticized for raising their prices…

Apple, other tech giants denounce proposed Australian law seeking encryption ‘backdoor’

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 8:35 amWednesday, October 3, 20188 Comments

Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law…

Apple continues to lead customer satisfaction with personal computers

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 2:04 pmTuesday, September 25, 20187 Comments

Personal computers are alive and well. Apple continues to lead all personal computer makers with an ACSI score of 83…

Australia plans law for tech firms to hand over encrypted private data or face millions in fines, jail time for execs

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 12:02 pmTuesday, August 14, 201816 Comments

Australia on Tuesday proposed a new law requiring technology firms…

April 2007: When Apple stopped the rot

Friday, July 27, 2018 1:02 pmFriday, July 27, 201812 Comments

Enterprise users are catching onto something many already recognize…

The rise of Apple in the enterprise: Employees demand to bring Macs and iPhones to work

Thursday, July 26, 2018 10:40 am11 Comments

Employee demand to bring Macs and iPhones to work is leading businesses to consider making the switch to Apple…

More proof that iPhone backdoors are a stupid idea: Massive cache of law enforcement personnel data leaks

Monday, July 2, 2018 9:30 amMonday, July 2, 201821 Comments

A data breach at a federally funded active shooter training center has exposed the personal data of thousands of US law enforcement officials…

Apple highlights user privacy as Facebook exec steps down

Thursday, June 14, 2018 5:35 pmFriday, June 15, 20188 Comments

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook takes every opportunity to highlight his company’s commitment to privacy…

Apple to undercut GrayShift, Cellebrite tools for cracking iPhones

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:00 pmWednesday, June 13, 20187 Comments

Apple Inc said on Wednesday it will change its iPhone settings to undercut the most popular means…

President Trump signs executive order to modernize U.S. government computer systems

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 4:17 pm40 Comments

It’s one of a series of steps, led by senior adviser Jared Kushner, that the administration…

Bipartisan ‘Secure Data Act’ would make it illegal for U.S. government to demand backdoors

Friday, May 11, 2018 2:55 pmFriday, May 11, 20189 Comments

A new bill introduced in Congress gets encryption right…

Microsoft wants to work with Apple to bring iMessage to Windows

Friday, May 11, 2018 9:15 amFriday, May 11, 201813 Comments

Microsoft first acknowledged at Build last year that its new mobile strategy is to make iOS and Android devices…

Apple’s iOS 11.4 update with ‘USB Restricted Mode’ may defeat GrayKey, Cellebrite forensic tools

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 1:30 pmTuesday, May 8, 20184 Comments

The iOS 11.4 beta contains a new feature called USB Restricted Mode, designed to defeat physical data access…

Bill Gates: Apple is an ‘amazing’ company with best profit potential in tech

Monday, May 7, 2018 9:55 amMonday, May 7, 201813 Comments

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates backed Warren Buffett’s decision to up his stake in Apple…

Social Engineering: Beware of ‘tech support’ scams

Friday, May 4, 2018 2:17 pm15 Comments

It begins with a simple phone call. A scratchy voice, often sounding distant and foreign…

Jamf: 72% of enterprise employees choose Apple Macs over Windows PCs, 75% pick Apple iOS devices over Android

Thursday, April 26, 2018 10:25 amThursday, April 26, 201813 Comments

Enterprise organizations are increasingly offering employees technology device choice, and for good reason…

GrayKey box can guess a six-digit iPhone password in 11 hours on average

Monday, April 16, 2018 5:36 pmMonday, April 16, 201825 Comments

Law enforcement agencies have a new iPhone cracking tool that works with all modern iPhones…

Video: 21 minutes with the Apple’s new Head of Machine Learning and A.I. Strategy

Thursday, April 12, 2018 7:55 pm5 Comments

Computers are incredibly powerful, but they’re also pretty dumb….

Gartner: Apple Mac posts 1.5% growth as worldwide PC shipments drop 1.4% in Q118

Thursday, April 12, 2018 4:25 pmThursday, April 12, 20189 Comments

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter of 2018…

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