Who makes the best laptop? Intel, Microsoft up the ante vs. Apple
Apple says that only it can conjure performance and battery life magic from PCs, because the electronics giant controls both the Mac OS and its processor mate, the M1 chip. Intel and Microsoft dispute that, naturally. Moreover, they say, they’ve just…
Tech to Locate Any Object, Unlock Car Doors, and Eliminate Passwords – Tech News Briefing
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: This is your Tech News Briefing for Tuesday, January 11th. I’m Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal. Imagine being…
AMD Stock: Why CES 2022 was Bad News for AMD
CES 2022 — the consumer electronics industry’s most important annual event — has just wrapped up in Las Vegas. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) stock announced new mobile GPUs as well as the eagerly anticipated Ryzen 6000 series laptop…
Dell, Lenovo, HP pitch sustainable laptops
Lenovo, Dell and HP have rolled out sustainable materials like ocean-bound plastic and “vegan leather” in their laptops to meet tech-buyer demand for environmentally friendly PCs. The vendors highlighted their green bona fides while…
Laptop component shortage easing; MBP shipping 3-4 weeks
The laptop component shortage is beginning to ease, according to a new report today, but high demand sees 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro shipping times currently sitting at around three to four weeks. M1 Macs – both MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro –…
Razer Updates its Blade 14, 15, and 17 Laptops for Greater Performance
Razer has announced that it has refreshed its Blade 14, 15, and 17 laptops with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs (up to an RTX 3080 Ti), Windows 11, DDR5 memory, and in the larger models Intel’s latest 12th-generation Core H-Series processors. Razer’s…
Court hearing to decide world number one’s Australian Open fate
Novak Djokovic’s fate will be decided at an appeal hearing on Monday morning in Australia after a bid by the Australian government to have the case delayed to Wednesday was rejected. The government tried to push the hearing back by 48 hours but a court…
Microsoft Office for free: Get Word, Excel and PowerPoint without paying anything
You can use Microsoft Office apps for free. Josh Miller/CNET You’ll likely need access to a Microsoft Word document, a PowerPoint presentation or the product of another basic tool from Microsoft 365 at least once in 2022 — for either work,…
Chicago Public Schools’ reopening remains in limbo as talks break down between mayor and teachers union
Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Saturday jointly rejected the latest proposal from the Chicago Teachers Union in the ongoing dispute over whether remote learning should resume amid the latest surge in COVID cases fueled by the Omicron…
Chicago mayor rejects union’s proposal for schools to go remote next week
CHICAGO — The Chicago Teachers Union unveiled a new proposal Saturday that would have remote learning start Wednesday districtwide if school officials agree to a set of additional COVID-19 safety protocols. But even before the union’s announcement was…