Apple Devices Flow Into Corporate World
As technology shifts from personal computers to smartphones and tablets, Apple Inc. is expanding its reach into a lucrative customer base: companies. The popularity of the iPhone and iPad among employees is prompting corporate tech managers to rewrite policies and change traditional buying patterns. The iPhone has replaced the BlackBerry as the mobile phone of choice, as the iPad assumes tasks once reserved for PCs. Apple won…...
Laptop deals of the week: 2.26.14
If that aging laptop is giving you problems, you might just want to take a peek at the collection of discounted machines that we’ve compiled after the break. There are Windows, Mac and Chromebook options at a range of prices, so there’s surely something to satisfy those OS preferences. Heck, most of the group consists of current-gen offerings too, so you can upgrade without having to settle. If there are other laptops you...
Microsoft urges customers to ditch XP, Office 2003
Microsoft has again painted a grim picture for customers who remain on Windows XP and Office 2003 after it ends support for the old OS and suite in early April, but it’s unclear if the company is succeeding in its campaign to convince holdouts to upgrade. Go here to read the rest: Microsoft urges customers to ditch XP, Office 2003
Apple Expands Worldwide Access to Educational Content
CUPERTINO, California—January 21, 2014—Apple® today announced iBooks® Textbooks and iTunes U® Course Manager are expanding into new markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe and elsewhere around the world. iBooks Textbooks bring Multi-Touch™ textbooks with dynamic, current and interactive content to teachers and students in 51 countries now including Brazil, Italy and Japan; and iTunes U Course Manager, available in 70 countries now...
Sony to shutter two-thirds of its US stores
Sony Electronics is closing 20 of its 31 US-based store locations, the Japanese consumer electronics giant announced this afternoon. The news follows layoffs at Sony affecting approximately 5,000 employees worldwide; it’s unclear if European or Asian Sony stores are affected by today’s news (we’ve asked). The announcement release cites Sony’s need, “to maintain its competitiveness in an evolving consumer...
