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Malibal Nine X7200
What can you say about a laptop that ships with a 300W power supply and weighs more than 14 pounds? The Malibal Nine X7200 is an exercise in extremes: it's big, heavy, and gets loud under heavy use, but it's very, very fast on games...
Security vendors push intrusion-detection, professional services
Established vendors and startups last week announced products and services for network intrusion-detection and outsourced security management.
140 Characters Twitter conference highlights
Intriguing nuggets from the conference that bills itself as "The State of Now."
Report: Google Ditches Windows Over Security Issues
Google employees are slamming Microsoft's Windows operating system, claiming security vulnerabilities in the OS left the company open to Chinese hackers in January 2010, a new report says. According to the Financial Times, Google will...
Developer finds major coding errors in Facebook, MySpace
Social-networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users' data and photos.
Cisco 'doubles down' on collaboration with 61 new products
Cisco Systems massively expanded its collaboration technologies portfolio on Monday with the announcement of 61 products, including a corporate-grade hosted e-mail system called Cisco WebEx Mail, a social networking application, and a...
Handy PowerPoint keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac
Whether you’re creating a presentation or giving one, you can do it more efficiently with the help of keyboard shortcuts in the Microsoft PowerPoint desktop app for Windows or macOS.
An Android shortcut secret
Tap into this treasure trove of time-savers and watch your efficiency soar.
Google Chrome gets memory- and power-saving modes
Over the next few weeks, Google will make available two new features for its popular Chrome browser — one that reduces memory use when multiple tabs are open and another uses an energy-saving mode when a laptop battery is low.
Kandji improves its Device Harmony Platform for Apple enterprise
Kandji has enhanced its existing MDM platform, so I reached out to Weldon Dodd, the company's senior vice president for product strategy, to learn more.
Salesforce deepens integration between Slack, Sales Cloud
At Salesforce’s World Tour NYC event, the cloud-based CRM software maker announced new tools to drive sales teams’ speed and efficiency.
Apple finally adds encryption to iCloud backups
Apple has rolled out a number of security features that will now offer end-to-end encryption to protect data, including backups, contacts, notes, photos, and wallet passes. The company also announced hardware Security Keys for Apple...
Apple accelerates plans to move more manufacturing out of China
In light of recent geopolitical unrest and COVID-19 lockdowns by the Chinese government, Apple appears to be ramping up plans to move more iPhone and MacBook production out of China to reduce risk. India, Taiwan and Vietnam are all...
Apple, iPhones, and China: Short-term problems need a long-term fix
But the company's current challenges will eventually become lessons learned as leadership reimagines Apple’s business for a changing age.
Windows 11 Insider Previews: What’s in the latest build?
Get the latest info on new preview builds of Windows 11 as they roll out to Windows Insiders. Now updated for Insider Preview Builds 22621.1028 and 22623.1028 for the Beta Channel, released on Dec. 6, 2022.
A compliance fight in Germany could hurt Microsoft customers
A compliance fight between Microsoft and German regulatory authorities has gotten white hot, though it looks as though any penalties might bypass the company and take aim at its customers.
A new Chromebook productivity feature worth finding
Give yourself the gift of efficiency with this 20-second ChromeOS upgrade.
Apple gives developers wider App Store price flexibility
Apple today gave developers 700 additional price points they can use when setting prices for their apps in the company's App Store.