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MacStadium sees a ‘massive opportunity’ for Apple in business markets

“I’ve never been more optimistic for the Mac platform,” says MacStadium CTO Chris Chapman.

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Cisco's Mac choice scheme confirms Apple's future in enterprise tech

Cisco says 59% of new hires choose a Mac and 65% of existing workers switch to Apple’s platform when they get the chance.

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Review: The M2 Mac mini is the perfect desktop for most users

While the leap from M1 to M2 chips doesn’t deliver quite as vast a performance boost as the jump from previous Mac chips to Apple Silicon, the entry-level Mac still does what most people need a computer to do.

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Microsoft exec: AI will reinvent Windows user experience, define ‘our time’

At least one Microsoft executive has made it clear artificial intelligence will continue to play a big role in future Windows features.

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Apple unveils new Macs with faster M2 Pro, M2 Max chips

The new processors in the MacBook Pro and Mac mini deliver significant performance gains — and 22-hour battery life.

Hybrid-work hardware debuts at CES. Wait…, what?

Companies like Lenovo and HP are going all-in on special hardware for remote and hybrid workers. But special how?

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Is that an iPad in your fire truck or am I seeing things?

Apple's iPad and how it's used have both evolved since its introduction in 2010. These days, it could even help save your life.

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PC sales fell hard in 2022

Fears of a recession, global inflation, and higher interest rates all contributed to a precipitous drop in desktop and laptop sales in 2022, with the largest decline coming in the last quarter of the year.

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The most promising Google Pixel product of 2023

If you've got your eye on Google's highly anticipated folding Pixel phone, listen up: You're missing the truly significant piece of the puzzle.

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How to buy PCs for your enterprise

IT has several judgments to make in deciding which Windows PCs — and other business computers like Macs and Chromebooks — should make up its computing fleet. Most aren’t about the PCs themselves.

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It’s 2023 — time for new Windows hardware?

If the new year means a new Windows laptop, you’ll want to choose smartly. Here’s what to keep in mind if it’s time to upgrade.

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US-China chip war puts global enterprises in the crosshairs

While the Biden administration’s ban on exports of certain chip technology to China is targeted at China’s military and industrial use, enterprises across the world will find their supply chains disrupted.

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What to expect from Apple in 2023

The year ahead will be about resilience, recovery, security, and setting the table for the next big things.

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Tips for new tech devices

Tips, tricks, apps and advice for getting the most out of iPhones and iPads, Android devices, Macs, Windows 10 and 11 PCs, and Chromebooks.

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Jamf Protect adds powerful telemetry to protect Mac enterprise

Jamf Protect (first introduced in 2019) now offers rich endpoint telemetry data collection, along with a new offline deployment mode.

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7 hidden tricks for your Chromebook trackpad

You'd never know it, but your Chromebook's trackpad holds some of the finest time-saving shortcuts ChromeOS has to offer.

Fred Brooks is gone, but his IT management lessons will live forever

The author of the classic software management book, "The Mythical Man-Month," passed away recently. To honor his memory, we should finally start applying his lessons.

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Maybe you need a workstation instead of a PC

For most people, most of the time, a mainstream Windows PC delivers all the performance you need. But for high-end users (and gamers) the devil is in the details.

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