It’s only natural that the geekerati are excited about Apple’s move to ARM-based Processors. The first MacBooks with the new technology are expected later this year. While there will be a marketing push (I expect something along the lines of “lighter machine, more power, and longer battery life”), the general …
Read More »No, really – These Republicans are serious about big tech anti-trust
Kelly Armstrong and Pramila Jayapal are not what you would call natural political allies. Armstrong, a first-term congressman representing North Dakota’s only congressional district, is a conservative Republican whose campaign priorities include restricting abortion and protecting the rights of gun owners. Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, represents the …
Read More »How to stack the top branch assistants
Smart assistants like Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, and Apple’s Siri are getting better and … [+] better. But they still have important challenges. Photo by Morning Brew on Unsplash Google’s smartest, Alexa is the most impulsive, and Siri is a bit of an ugly stepchild. At least, according to one …
Read More »Expensive iPhone 12 delay, iPad finds lockout, Google’s MacBook nightmare
Looking back on another week of Cupertino news and headlines this week’s Apple Loop includes the delay and price increase to the iPhone 12, the success of the iPhone SE, the new Intel iMac, the MacBooks taking over the Chromebooks, the MacOS 11 public beta, success of iPad sales, and …
Read More »Boston Marathon attacker Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence rejected by the appeals court
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court overturned the death sentence of Boston Marathon attacker Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260. FILE PHOTO: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is shown in this file photo presented as …
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