Yesterday
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12 is what Apple’s iPad Pro should be
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro might not be as fast or as fancy as an Apple iPad Pro, but you can actually use it for real work.
May
What’s in a name? A lot, according to Apple, as it rebrands iOS
The next operating systems for the iPhone maker will be identified by year, rather than with a version number, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
March
Apple’s new MacBook Air comes with a perfect excuse to buy it
There might never be a better time to purchase an aluminium laptop from an American company.
Apple prepares dramatic software overhaul for iPhone, iPad and Mac
The revamp – due this year – will fundamentally change the look of the operating systems, updating the style of icons, menus, apps, windows and system buttons.
Beware, this laptop battery life will leave you stranded
Acer’s new Copilot+ laptop shows Intel is taking strides to catch up to Apple’s chips, but it gives you far less time than advertised to use it.
Apple debuts new MacBook Air, Mac Studio with AI-ready chips
The tech titan has rolled out updated laptops and desktops, seeking to maintain a sales resurgence for the company’s computer line.
November 2024
Meet our new favourite laptop
Apple’s new M4 MacBook Pro has some advantages over the Air that make it worth considering, even for mere mortals like you and me.
Ignore the AI ‘bloatware’. This HP laptop is flipping good
HP’s latest ultraportable laptop has a lot of things going for it. AI isn’t yet one of them.
Apple draws a line under its pre-AI era
Apple finally released the artificial intelligence updates to its software this week, but not for everyone and not in time to assuage nervous investors.
October 2024
Apple starts to roll out AI to iPhones, iPads and Macs
The US tech giant is also releasing an upgrade to its desktop iMacs as it attempts to catch up with rivals who have embraced artificial intelligence.
September 2024
Intel receives offer from Apollo worth as much as $US5 billion
The investment into the embattled computer chipmaker represents an alternative to a potential takeover by larger rival Qualcomm.
This new $3499 notebook falls short of great expectations
Asus’ Zenbook S 16 Windows device promises a multi-day battery life, without having to move off Intel/AMD architecture. But does it deliver?
August 2024
Did Bayesian’s 72m mast cause it to sink?
The superyacht was one of the 50 largest sailing yachts in the world, and her mammoth mast supported a total sail area of almost 3000 square metres.
Apple Vision Pro means the future of work is upon us
The headset lets you do your work in virtual reality. It works surprisingly well, but ideally, you will have the neck strength of a rugby forward.
Apple plans its smallest computer ever
As part of an overhaul of the Mac line with AI-focused M4 chips, the Mac Mini will get its first big redesign since it was revamped under Steve Jobs in 2010.
It’s the battery life, stupid: Why we love Lenovo’s new laptop
Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs are supposed to be all about the new AI features. But until Recall arrives, all we care about is their fabulous battery life.
June 2024
Back from the dead, the Windows laptop is better than ever
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 11 marks the beginning of a new era in portable computers, where Windows computers are at least as good as their MacBook rivals, and in many ways better.
With the new Surface Laptop, Microsoft catches the MacBook
Microsoft has finally done it. It has broken free from Intel and produced a laptop right up there with Apple’s hitherto incomparable MacBook Air.
UK tech tycoon Lynch cleared of HP fraud charges in $16.5b deal
Entrepreneur Mike Lynch had been extradited to the United States to face a criminal trial over the sale to HP in 2011, ending a mammoth legal saga.
May 2024
Alex Pollak is already investing in ‘the very next’ Nvidia
A shift in where AI queries are being handled has opened up the investment field to more chipmakers, and to apps we haven’t even dreamed of yet.