Microsoft fights with Apple for the title of most valuable company
Apple's value dropped during the recent period. That brings the company's value more in line with Microsoft, which even has a chance to take over the title of most valuable company soon.
Apple's shares have dipped because of concerns surrounding the decreased popularity of the iPhone. Only a sm... Read more
Apple sells far fewer Macs than before
Apple is suffering from disappointing sales of its Mac laptops and desktops. This is evident from recent quarterly figures recently presented by the tech giant. iPhone sales, however, are on the rise.
Figures for the fourth fiscal quarter of this year show that sales of Mac laptops and desktops ... Read more
Microsoft discontinues Visual Studio for Mac
Microsoft has decided to discontinue Visual Studio for Mac. Support for the latest IDE version is guaranteed only through August 2024.
According to Microsoft, the decision to discontinue this Visual Studio version was prompted by its shifted focus to developing cross-platform solutions. The avai... Read more
Apple phases out macOS support for Intel Macs faster and faster
Apple is phasing out support for its macOS operating system for Intel-based Macs faster and faster.
According to Ars Technica, depending on the model and time of purchase, Apple Mac computers receive an average of 6.6 years of macOS support for new functionality. To this are added another two ye... Read more
Apple’s Mac sales decline due to supply chain issues
Apple marginally beat Wall Street estimates with its third-quarter earnings announcement on Thursday afternoon, showing a modest year-over-year gain in iPhone revenue and a 12 percent growth in its services segment. However, the company's numbers suffered in other segments
Mac revenue was down 1... Read more
Jamf extends Apple experience to Microsoft and Google environments
There's no doubt about the importance of security in business environments. Often, this comes at the expense of privacy and user-friendliness. That's why many people still have two phones. Jamf wants to put an end to this, in a way you would expect from a player specialized in managing Apple produc... Read more
Macs with Apple’s own chips expected to debut at November 10 event
The new computers will feature "Apple silicon" for the first time.
Apple announced Monday it will hold a digital event November 10. There, the company is expected to announce its first Mac computers using Apple silicon chips. The company has been using Intel processors since 2005.
Apple unve... Read more
New Mac ransomware contains an additional spyware component
ThiefQuest, a recently found ransomware specifically for Macs, appears to contain an additional component that actively searches for credentials on a device.
These findings were the result of intensive research into the new ransomware. At the end of June, cybersecurity company K7 Lab published t... Read more
Apple iWork updated with new features
iWork is being updated with a number of features for iPad, Mac and operating systems that should greatly enhance its ease of use. Updates have also been added for Pages, Numbers and Keynote.
For iPad, for example, use of the Trackpad has been improved by a higher level of precision, which should... Read more
‘Apple is working on Macs with ARM processors and USB4’
Apple is working on a new line of Macs with ARM processors, sources report to Macrumors. The new line is expected to appear in 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Though he also holds the last quarter of 2020 as a possible release moment for the new series.
The ARM processors could be a maj... Read more