Enlarge / This is the 16-inch MacBook Pro as it’s being sold now. According to today’s report, the new one will generally look quite similar. (credit: Samuel Axon) According to a report in Bloomberg, Apple plans to launch new versions of its MacBook Pro laptops “around the middle of the year,” and these machines will […]
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PC sales finally saw big growth in 2020 after years of steady decline
Enlarge / A promotional shot for Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga laptop, one of the new 2021 laptops meant to capitalize on growing traditional PC sales. (credit: Lenovo) During the Consumer Electronics Show this week, research firm IDC released a report on worldwide traditional PC sales in 2020, and it tells a rosier story than […]
Private messaging apps Signal and Telegram are red hot after the Capitol riots
Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. Private messaging apps are having a moment after Twitter and Facebook cracked down on violence and conspiracy theories in response to the Capitol riots. Private messaging services Signal and Telegram were the No. 1 and […]
Qualcomm will acquire chip company founded by Apple execs for $1.4 billion
Enlarge / A splash image for Nuvia from the company’s blog. (credit: Nuvia) Chip-maker Qualcomm announced a major acquisition today: it will buy Santa Clara-based silicon company Nuvia for $1.4 billion dollars. Qualcomm intends to use Nuvia’s technology in future chip designs for a wide range of devices, from phones to cars. Nuvia was founded […]
After white supremacists storm US capitol, Apple expands racial justice initiative
An artist’s rendering of the Propel Center in Atlanta, one of the programs Apple will invest in. [credit: Apple ] Earlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook promised a “major” announcement today, and now it has hit the wires: Apple has announced new programs in its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, or REJI. Here are the […]
Apple reveals how it will spend the $100 million it pledged toward racial equity in June
Last June, Apple announced it would earmark $100 million for its new Racial Equity and Justice initiative, an effort to “challenge the systemic barriers to opportunity and dignity that exist for communities of color and particularly for the Black community.” Now, the company is ready to share the details on how some of that money will be […]
Apple reveals how it will spend the $100 million it pledged in June toward racial equity
Last June, Apple announced it would earmark $100 million for its new Racial Equity and Justice initiative, an effort to “challenge the systemic barriers to opportunity and dignity that exist for communities of color and particularly for the Black community.” Now the company is ready to share the details on how some of that money will be […]
PC sales have surged for home workers and learners during the pandemic
With millions of workers and students forced to stay home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of personal computers shot to the highest level in six years. Sales of laptop and desktop computers exceeded 302 million in 2020, a 13% increase from the year before and the most since 2014, according to market tracker International […]
PC sales have surged for at-home workers and learners during the pandemic
With millions of workers and students forced to stay home owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of personal computers shot to their highest level in six years. Sales of laptop and desktop computers exceeded 302 million in 2020, a 13% increase from the year before and the most since 2014, according to market tracker International […]
Parler CEO says site will be shut longer than expected, as tech industry withdraws access
The chief executive officer of Parler warned the social media app is likely to be shut down for longer than originally anticipated, after Amazon.com Inc., Google and others withdrew their support in the wake of rioting at the U.S. Capitol last week. CEO John Matze said the company has sought alternatives after it was notified […]