Jan 12
Touchscreen Mac Reportedly In Works As Apple Rethinks Steve Jobs' Controversial Stance
Posted in: Today's ChiliOngoing discussions among Apple staff are targeting a tentative 2025 release for touch-screen Mac hardware.
Jan 12
'SweepWizard' Policing App May Have Exposed Personal Data on Hundreds of Officers and Thousands of Suspects
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A little-known policing app credited with helping more than 60 law enforcement departments conduct multi-agency raids may have leaked confidential data about those raids, suspects not yet convicted of crimes, and, in some cases, the very officers involved in the operations, to the open internet.
Jan 12
It’s no secret that the conditions were ripe for a steep drop in PC demand this holiday, but now it’s clear just how bad that plunge really was. Gartner and IDC estimate PC shipments fell by more than 28 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2022. That’s the steepest quarterly decline Gartner has ever recorded — no mean feat when it began tracking the computer market in the 1990s. Both analyst groups also saw yearly shipments fall by more than 16 percent in 2022 compared to the year earlier.
Some manufacturers suffered more of a blow than others. The top three brands, Lenovo, HP and Dell, saw their shipments tumble between 29 percent and 37 percent in late 2022 compared to a year earlier. Acer took a staggering 41 percent hit, according to Gartner. Fourth-place Apple took a relatively light blow, although that still meant its shipments dropped by as much as 10 percent.
Gartner and IDC share the same explanation. PC sales soared in 2021 as people continued to work from home during the pandemic, but that interest tanked as people gradually returned to the office. Moreover, a worsening global economy left people with less money to spend on upgrades. Would-be customers either had a recent PC or had trouble affording a new one, to put it simply.
IDC is quick to put the seeming freefall into context. While the quarterly and yearly drops were sharp, shipments in 2022 were still “well above” pre-pandemic figures, according to researchers. While demand still looks grim, the market was still stronger than before.
Just don’t expect the PC’s heyday to return for a while. Neither analyst group expects the market to recover in earnest until 2024, and IDC only sees “pockets of opportunity” in 2023. Whether they like it or not, PC makers may have to brace themselves and hope that a combination of new designs and price cuts will sustain interest for the next year.
Jan 11
The “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” star went rogue while accepting an award for Kevin Costner, and it was glorious.
Jan 11
SpaceX is yet again teasing the possibility of a Starship orbital launch test, stacking the huge rocket on top of its launchpad at the company’s Starbase site in Texas.
Jan 11
Today Hasbro lifted the lid on its latest swath of Indiana Jones toys, our second major look at the line after Lucasfilm revealed it was partnering with its Star Wars ally to really get some use out of those Harrison Ford headsculpts. And while there wasn’t much from the new movie shown off, there were a few treasures…
Jan 11
The Guardian Confirms Reporters' Personal Info was Compromised in Ransomware Attack
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Hackers who targeted The Guardian in a December ransomware attack accessed the personal information of journalists and other staff, the U.K.-based news outlet confirmed on Wednesday.
Jan 11
Apple Maps Is Getting Some Great New Features, Connecting You To Local Restaurants, Hotels, And More
Posted in: Today's ChiliApple Maps’ navigation may have caught up to Google long ago, but informationally speaking, there is work to be done. That’s where Business Connect comes in.
Jan 11
Jan 11
Microsoft Outlook is an essential tool for many and it can be critical when it doesn’t open properly. We have steps to try to fix it if it fails.
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