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For Apple users, tips on improving Wi-Fi performance
At home or in the office, everyone needs better wireless connectivity. Here are a few ways to build back your networks better.
Google Pixel Fold: 7 unfiltered thoughts after 8 days with the device
Is the Google Pixel Fold the phone for you? This week-long journal from a Pixel fanatic and folding phone skeptic may help you decide.
Wi-Fi 7 is coming — here's what to know
Have you invested in a Wi-Fi 6E-compatible router yet? Perhaps you never will, since the next-generation Wi-Fi 7 standard could appear in iPhones beginning in 2024.
With its green commitments, Apple aims to go where consumers are
While many in the media focus on speed, feeds, and bezel size, consumers are becoming more interested in the environmental consequences of the products they use.
Japan to force Apple to permit app sideloading next year
Japan has joined the EU with regulations that will force Apple to open up to sideloading apps on its iOS platforms.
How and why to use FIDO Security Keys for Apple ID
In a world that needs Apple’s recently-improved Lockdown Mode to protect good people against bad actors, high-risk individuals should consider using physical security keys to protect their Apple ID.
Android's hidden Smart Display superpower
Turn your phone into a completely customized intelligent info center with this two-minute, $0 trick.
WWDC: What’s new for enterprise admins and device management?
Apple Silicon, new Macs, and the new Vision Pro are the hardware stars at WWDC 2023, but IT pros need to know what Apple has to help them manage devices better.
The real secret to better Android battery life
Attention, Android phone owners: Stronger smartphone stamina is well within your reach. All you've gotta do is reach out and grab it.
Does business need a giant Apple iPhone?
Is a 7-inch iPhone Ultra really on the Apple road map, and is this the gadget mobile professionals need?
Is Apple’s supply chain creaking?
Reports from Apple’s third-party repair program claim that access to parts has become limited — is this a supply chain challenge?
Apple's Neural Engine and the generative AI game
While Apple’s pre-WWDC assistive technology announcements could be life-changing in their own right, one hidden element is the extent to which they exploit the powerful Neural Engine at the heart of Apple Silicon.
Apple innovates in accessibility as WWDC nears
Apple has introduced a range of innovative accessibility features to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). These make powerful use of LiDAR and machine vision intelligence.
India’s Tata joins Apple’s exclusive iPhone-manufacturing club
Tata Group has reportedly joined the world’s exclusive group of iPhone manufacturers and will begin building iPhones in India later this year.
The most significant Google Pixel news no one's noticing
Google's Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, and Pixel 7a are taking center stage this week — but another Pixel product holds the most pressing pivot of all.
Apple Q2 results beat estimates, set records, but guidance is flat
For its second fiscal quarter, Apple saw solid iPhone sales, with services and emerging markets two other bright spots. But Mac and iPad sales dipped, and wearables seemed flat.
Q&A: At MIT event, Tom Siebel sees ‘terrifying’ consequences from using AI
At MIT Technology Review's EmTech Digital conference, Tom Siebel, the CEO of C3 AI and founder of CRM vendor Siebel Systems, said he's been asked by government and military officials to create AI for what he sees as unethical...
