Category: Apple

Brydge unveils Surface keyboards and iPad trackpad

[ad_1] Don’t worry, Brydge hasn’t forgotten its iPad roots. It’s planning to ship an iPadOS Trackpad (below) that, as they name implies, is a Magic Trackpad-style device that takes advantage of iPadOS’ basic mouse support. It ships in the second quarter. And if you can’t wait that long, the previously hinted-at Brydge Pro+ trackpad-toting keyboard […]

Apple will license Imagination’s graphics tech once again after public spat

[ad_1] Apple and Imagination began working together way back in 2006, with the British company designing graphics processor chips for Apple and the company subsequently purchasing a stake in the chip maker. In 2017, though, trouble arose when Apple announced it would be building its own GPU and would no longer need Imagination’s chips. Over […]

EUV will use plasma and lasers to make next-gen chips

[ad_1] The specific mechanics of making a chip are already insanely complicated, requiring atom-scale accuracy and some of the most precise manufacturing tools ever created, but the current method has its limits. This process has been in use for nearly 15 years, and it’s running out of steam. Parts of the transistors on a chip […]

Tech that defined the decade

[ad_1] Apple iPad When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad to the world in January 2010, many were skeptical. “It’s just a big iPhone,” people said. The name was also mocked, especially in reference to feminine hygiene products. Turns out that people actually liked it because it was a big iPhone; a large touchscreen computer that […]

Smoke app brings the Steam store to your Apple Watch

[ad_1] Smoke advertises that it “brings parts of Steam” to the Apple Watch. The hardware is obviously pretty limited, so don’t expect to be purchasing or launching games from your wrist. You will be able to view your games and achievements, view store information and see if your friends are online and what they’ve been […]

The Pixel 3a was a turning point for affordable smartphones

[ad_1] When he reviewed it earlier this year, Chris Velazco wrote of Google and the 3a that “none of the compromises it made in producing this cheap Pixel actually feel like compromises.” You could buy a great budget phone before the Pixel 3a, but more affordable devices used to mean some kind of compromise. Take […]

New York doctor sues Apple over irregular heartbeat detection

[ad_1] The doctor hopes to block Apple from using the atrial fibrillation detection method without paying royalties. We’ve asked Apple for comment, although it doesn’t typically comment on lawsuits. Apple is no stranger to patent lawsuits, although those frequently come from trolls that either didn’t develop a given piece of technology or have no intention […]

The tech CEOs’ year of reckoning

[ad_1] We were blind, and our eyes were opened by zeros and ones. The tech utopia was at hand, and we should just sit back and not ask too many hard questions. Then things went sideways. Social networks that were the catalyst of the Arab Spring were suddenly being used by nation-states, shit posters and […]

Is the MacBook Pro a better buy than the Air?

[ad_1] This year, Apple made some moves to simplify its laptop lineup, including an upgrade to the MacBook Pro which included an eighth-gen Intel quad-core processor, better speakers and a True Tone display. At $1,299 (to start), the newest model of Pro is now only $200 more than the Air. Deputy Managing Editor Nathan Ingraham […]