Apple’s M1 MacBook Air has absolutely destroyed Windows on ARM (WOA) in new benchmarks. After Apple released their very impressive M1 …
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M1 Mac virtualizes ARM Windows 10 nearly 2x faster than Surface Pro X can run it natively
Running an ARM Windows 10 virtualization on an M1 Mac while offering a real-world look at the performance vs. Microsoft’s Surface Pro X …
Strategists: Stock market rise from COVID-19 lows has further to go
According to strategists, the stock market is poised to rise through the end of 2021 as the widespread release of COVID-19 vaccines…
Apple, other techs wary of full disclosure of secrets in Google antitrust case
Apple said confidential material they provided for the U.S. antitrust probe of Google should not be shared because secrets they include…
Jim Cramer: ‘Big Tech’ stocks are better repositories of wealth than bonds
CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer says that Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft are the “Fort Knoxes of our era. These stocks are the new…
Best gaming console for Apple users: Playstation 5 vs. Xbox Series X
Sony’s Playstation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X are coming soon. There are some pros and cons to each gaming platform, if you own an Apple…
Investors seek Big Tech safety as presidential election hangs in the balance
The United States’ “Big Tech” names – Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook — led gainers on Wall Street on Wednesday…
Apple TV app coming to Microsoft’s Xbox One, Series X, and Series S on Nov. 10th
The Apple TV app is coming to Microsoft’s Xbox One, Series X, and Series S on November 10th. Users can catch up on the latest shows…
Apple has outperformed the broader market under President Trump
All five companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft — have outperformed the broader market under President Trump …
Microsoft updates Office apps for iPad with mouse and trackpad support
Microsoft’s Office 365 apps are now receiving updates to take full advantage of trackpad support in iPadOS to give iPad users…
More good news is coming for Apple stock
October is unfairly known for jinxes and crashes for the S&P 500, but stock prices of Apple and Microsoft show much of the fear…
Apple TV app looks poised to come to Microsoft’s Xbox
Microsoft and Apple are said to be working to bring the Apple TV app to Xbox consoles. It’s all in the Apple TV app: Apple Original…
Big Tech lifts stocks as economic activity data rekindles stimulus hopes
Shares rose and the dollar steadied at new highs on Wednesday, with overnight gains by Big Tech helping balance concerns that new COVID-19 …
China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale
Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut…
Dow drops nearly 425 points on Apple, Microsoft declines
Behind declines for shares of Apple Inc. and Microsoft, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is seeing a selloff Thursday afternoon…
Trump administration: TikTok buyer will not be able to transfer data from American soil to Chinese servers
As the deadline looms for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell off its popular video platform TikTok to an American company…
Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft in bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business
Walmart has confirmed it’s teaming up with Microsoft in a bid for ByteDance’s TikTok service.On August 14, U.S. President Trump ordered…
Microsoft plans to finish TikTok acquisition talks ahead of President Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline
Microsoft and TikTok plan to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks, ahead of President Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline…
Apple denies reported interest in acquiring TikTok
Apple has denied interest in acquiring TikTok after an Axios story from earlier Tuesday reported that Apple was looking into a potential deal. The Trump…
Chinese Communist Party state-run media: China will not accept U.S. ‘theft’ of TikTok
China will not accept the “theft” of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to the Trump administration’s move to push ByteDance…
Dow Jones rallies 200 points amid stimulus talks; Apple continues rise
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more than 200 points in early Monday trading amid ongoing COVID-19 stimulus talks. Apple shares earlier jumped…
President Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to buy TikTok’s U.S. business
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that U.S. President Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has discussed Microsoft exploring a purchase of TikTok…
President Trump vows to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from the U.S.
President Donald Trump has announced he plans to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. He told reporters aboard Air Force One…
Microsoft’s Cortana will no longer be a Siri or Alexa competitor
Microsoft in early 2021 will stop supporting the Cortana app for mobile (iOS and Android). Cortana service will be pulled from the Harman Kardon Invoke…
Tech drags Wall St lower as U.S.-China tensions and COVID-19 cases mount
Wall Street’s main indexes dropped on Friday as U.S.-China tensions and fears over mounting COVID-19 cases weighed on investor sentiment…
Dow falls 400 points as Apple, Microsoft drop
In volatile trading on Thursday, share prices fell as Apple and Microsoft led the broader market lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 410 points…
Microsoft President raised concerns with Apple App Store to U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee
Microsoft President Brad Smith raised concerns to U.S. lawmakers about what the company claims is Apple’s anti-competitive behavior around its App Store…
Apple now worth more than all South Korean stocks combined
South Korea is failing to keep pace with some of its largest customers. The result is that the worth of Apple Inc. now exceeds the combined value of…
Gartner: Mac unit sales grew 5.1% worldwide in second quarter
Apple’s Mac unit sales grew 5.1% as worldwide PC shipments totaled 64.8 million units in the second quarter of 2020, a 2.8% increase…
Apple’s A12Z under Rosetta 2 beats Microsoft’s native ARM-based Surface Pro X
Somebody benchmarked Apple’s iPad crammed into a Mac mini case – and even with the Rosetta 2 translation layer running, it beats Microsoft’s native…
Microsoft effort to replicate Apple fails; all Microsoft retail stores to shut down
Well, it took long enough, but even Microsoft’s patience for perpetuating a grand ruse has its limits. The company will shutter all of its retail stores …
With the move to Apple silicon, how will Macs run Windows apps?
With Apple moving the Mac from Intel processors to its own Apple-designed ARM-based architecture over the next few years, how will Macs run Windows apps?
U.S. stocks gains on economic recovery hopes
U.S. stocks rose about 1% on Friday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq hovering near a fresh record high on hopes of a recovery in post-pandemic economic…
Wedbush: Take advantage of the pullback to buy Apple and Microsoft shares
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives likens the recent stock market to a “dizzying Space Mountain-like roller-coaster ride,” but he sees an opportunity in Apple …
U.S. stock market is firing on all cylinders; stronger than even the most bullish investors believe
The U.S. stock market is firing on all cylinders, and that’s bullish for its near-term prospects. The five largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization…
Apple is once again the world’s most valuable public company
Apple is once again the world’s most valuable public company, having reassumed the title after passing Microsoft which held the title for a short while…
How to potentially profit from President Trump’s battle with Twitter and Facebook
The escalation in the battle between President Trump and social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook could dent the investment theses on each…
The Gates Foundation bought 500,000 Apple shares in Q1
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 set to break out in coronavirus market rally as Dow futures jump on vaccine hopes
Dow futures jumped Tuesday morning, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, amid continued coronavirus vaccine hopes. The coronavirus stock market rally …
Stock futures jump on Memorial Day as coronavirus stock market rally rolls on
On Monday morning, Dow Jones stock futures rose solidly, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, with U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day…
Scott Forstall reveals how his interview with Steve Jobs went
On Wednesday, Scott Forstall, co-inventor of iPhone and iOS (and Tony-Award winning Broadway producer) joined Code.org co-founder Hadi Partovi…
Apple is on ‘cloud computing hiring spree’
Over the past few months, Apple has gone on a cloud computing hiring spree, snapping up several well-known software engineers working across a range of…
