PCs Make Their Comeback as Pandemic Changes How We Work
The PC staged a Covid-inspired comeback in 2020, with the industry recording its best growth figures in a decade, and this pandemic-induced revival is expected to continue as the ongoing omicron fallout puts hybrid work and return to office chaos at…
PC Shipments Faced Tough Fourth Quarter, but Pandemic Supplies a Brace
Shortages and bottlenecks weighed on personal-computer shipments in the fourth quarter, but the pandemic-induced revival of the PC market is expected to continue, according to industry data. International Data Corp. and Canalys said PC shipments in the…
Hospitals having flashbacks to earlier stages of the pandemic
(WFXR) — Many health officials are saying the recent surge in COVID-19 cases is like nothing they’ve ever seen before. “We definitely are seeing those volumes with the uptick in COVID numbers,” said Dr. Giuliana Allega of Centra Health. Virginia health…
Desktop PC Sales Rebound as Pandemic Work Evolves
The desktop computer is making a comeback. The bulky machines have long been losing their cachet, as sleeker, hipper, more mobile devices such as laptops and smartphones came to dominate the gadget market. Early on, the pandemic seemed likely to extend…
We thought the pandemic might end in 2021. It (of course) hasn’t | Top stories of 2021, No. 5 | Local News
Though everyone likely hoped the pandemic would be over in the new year, COVID-19 remains prominent and is even surging. Especially in Racine County, where most areas were listed under a “high risk” of transmission category by the Centers for the Disease…
‘Problematic’ smartphone use during pandemic linked to lost sense of control, negative thinking
Time spent using digital devices like smartphones has increased exponentially since the start of the pandemic, negatively impacting the physical and mental health of those who engage in “excessive” use, new research has found. A study by researchers in…
Exploring problematic smartphone use during COVID-19 pandemic
Someone using a smartphone. Credit: Malte Helmhold, Unsplash, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A new survey study has identified links between problematic smartphone use and low sense of control, repetitive thinking, and fear of missing…
Budget notebook PC demand crashes after riding the pandemic wave
Source: Daniel Rubino / Windows Central Just about everything that goes up has to come down at some point, especially when it comes to supply and demand economics. Such is the case with budget notebook PCs, which have seen demand reportedly plummet back…
PitchBook Report on Women in VC Finds Growing Number of Female Checkwriters Could Bolster Female-Founded Startups Disproportionately Impacted by Pandemic
PitchBook Report on Women in VC Finds Growing Number of Female Checkwriters Could Bolster Female-Founded Startups Disproportionately Impacted by Pandemic SEATTLE, Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PitchBook, the premier data provider for the private and…
Breakfast radio shows lost listeners during pandemic
BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball still has the UK’s most popular breakfast show Many breakfast radio shows now have smaller audiences than before the pandemic, according to new figures. Zoe Ball, Greg James, Roman Kemp, Chris Evans and the Today…