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Microsoft shows a little (more) love for Apple’s Touch Bar (u)
Microsoft is about to introduce contextual Teams for Mac meetings controls for the MacBook Pro Touch Bar - and now offers Office as a Universal app for M1 and Intel Macs.
Apple silicon Macs: 9 considerations for IT
Apple’s shift to customized ARM processors in its newest Mac models gives IT several things to consider when planning Mac purchases.
Apple makes a compelling argument for Apple Silicon
Enterprises, developers and consumers can expect applications to fully exploit the performance of the new Macs.
Microsoft expands anti-IE tack, compels 1,000 sites to open in Edge
Beginning with the release of Edge 87 in November, Microsoft plans to push more than 1,000 websites away from Internet Explorer to the much newer Edge browser.
Apple’s A14 chip has a superpower version for Macs
Apple will be using a superpowered version of the A14 chips used inside the iPhone 12, a report claims.
Wayback Wednesday: You can’t blame marketing this time
Brute force is rarely a good idea in computing.
The Chromebook's new secret weapon
Chrome OS is getting a super-Googley new superpower — and if we're lucky, Android might soon follow suit.
10 ways to get more out of your Mac
Here's a short collection of tips to help you get more from your Mac.
Microsoft's Surface Duo is a big-picture product
Microsoft's first Android phone could be hugely significant, but plenty of people are bound to write it off quickly and miss the point.
The Windows 10 'End-of-Service' myth
Microsoft publishes an “End of Service” date for each version of Windows 10. While you might think you can hold onto your version of Win10 until that date, Microsoft starts pushing you onto the next version four months early. That...
The New Normal: Lenovo study offers insights into worker productivity
To the surprise of few, working from home is taking a toll on employees. But technology is seen as more of a mixed bag.
The Microsoft-Android transformation is about to affect us all
Blink and you might miss it, but Microsoft is little by little reshaping Google's mobile ecosystem for the better — and all signs suggest it's only getting started.
Amid the new COVID-19 ‘normal,’ the laptop and smartphone need to merge
Smartphones and laptops may be good at what they do, but combining some of their features would be more helpful for remote employees stuck at home.
From Surface to Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3: The evolution continues
When Microsoft unveiled the Surface, the portable landscape was a much different place. Now, with the the Surface Go 2 and the Surface Book 3, Microsoft can be proud of how its hardware has evolved.
The most interesting Android question of the year
Hint: It has nothing to do with Google — not directly, anyway.
The Galaxy Chromebook and the problem with promises
A timely reminder that words only carry so much weight when it comes to technology.
HP’s updated Dragonfly – and rethinking laptops for a post-COVID-19 world
HP this week updated its Elite Dragonfly, the first product that begins to account for the new work-at-home world in which we live. It points the way for future laptops.
The most exciting product in HP’s ‘Creativity to Life’ launch
Creating a Windows laptop that appeals to MacBook buyers isn’t easy. But the new HP ZBook Studio is the latest, and arguably best, MacBook rival to date. With so many 'creators' working from home now, a laptop workstation powerhouse...
How COVID-19 should change laptop and browser priorities
The COVID-19 virus is changing where and how we work and that will affect how the tools we use – like browsers and laptops – evolve to address new threats and needs. The risks include Fake News, and unique hardware requirements that...
Containers on the desktop? You bet — on Windows 10X
Microsoft has invented a new kind of container for its dual-screen Windows 10X operating system, mainly to enable legacy Windows apps to run. The implications for Windows’ future might be big.