2022-07-27 18:41
US Senate approves $52 billion for chipmakers—but not designers
The US Senate, by a vote of 64-33, has approved the CHIPS Act, a bill that would provide $52 billion in assistance funds for semiconductor manufacturers looking to make products in the US, along with a 25% tax credit for investment in the i
2022-07-27 18:34
What Microsoft’s results might tell us about Apple’s business
While Microsoft’s results confirm the company continues its slow and steady pivot to build its business around high-value enterprise services, Apple, its more star-spangled PC industry sibling, makes a play of its own for platform prolife
2022-07-27 13:18
Microsoft weathers the financial storm with 12% revenue growth
Microsoft announced its fourth quarter 2022 results Tuesday, posting revenue of $52 billion, up 12% year-on-year. However, the company’s net income was relatively flat at $16.7 billion, at a much more modest increase of just 2%.
2022-07-27 12:00
Upgrading cell towers could save enough energy to power entire cities
Upgrading to more efficient cellular radio towers could save enough electricity to power cities such as Phoenix, New Orleans or Seattle, according to a new study produced by US research firm J. Gold Associates.
2022-07-26 15:04
What is Apple Stage Manager and how is it used?
If you use an iPad, Mac, or both to get things done, you’ll be looking at Stage Manager when it ships this fall. It’s Apple’s latest attempt to improve multi-tasking on iPads and is available on Macs running macOS Ventura. You enable
2022-07-26 13:30
There's still a role for small business servers
I'm a cloud expert. No, really! Onalytica lists me in its 2022 Who's Who in Cloud. But that doesn't mean I always recommend the cloud for every business. Sometimes, servers in your office make the most sense.
2022-07-26 12:00
PixieBrix: A crafty tool that lets you tailor any website for your team
This wacky ol' World Wide Web of ours has plenty of good things going for it, but customization isn't exactly its core strength.
2022-07-25 18:35
Striving for a better balance in the future of work
The temptation to make the new world of work a digital reflection of old ways of working still exists, so it’s going to take time to get the balance right. And actually reaching the potential for asynchronous remote and hybrid working pra
2022-07-25 18:00
For SMBs, Microsoft offers a new layer of server protection
Do you run a small business with on-premises servers?
2022-07-25 12:00
Q&A: Dropbox exec outlines company's journey into a remote-work world
As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to surge in October 2020, most office workers found themselves entering the seventh month of home working. With vaccines on the horizon and (pre-emptive) rumors that offices would start to reopen in the ne