Report: MediaTek Working on Arm-Based Processor for Windows PCs

As Qualcomm's exclusivity for Arm-powered processors for Windows PCs is reportedly coming to its end, other chipmakers are getting ready to offer their Arm-based system-on-chips for Windows computers. And, according to a new report from Reuters, MediaTek will be among the companies jumping into the Windows-on-Arm field, with plans to launch their first PC processor…

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VisionOS could be the sleeper hit of WWDC (but probably won’t)

Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch…

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Apple Watch, AirPods dominate wearables market

Apple Watch Series 9 Apple continues to top the wearables market, but it has lost some ground with Apple Watch and AirPods shipments declining year-on-year. The Apple Watch and AirPods lines are hugely popular in the wearables category of products. Thanks to continued demand, Apple is still top of the food chain in the market,…

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Apple’s App Store beats Google Play in Q1 2024 revenue

App Store icon on an iPhone Apple is continuing to thrash Google in customer app spending, with iPhone owners outspending Android counterparts. Over the years, Apple has continued to enjoy a lead on Google when it comes to consumer spending on apps. In Sensor Tower's Digital Market Index Report for the first quarter of 2024,…

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Apple’s been hiding Thread in its iPads, MacBooks, and iMacs

New iPad Air Apple seems to be on the cusp of incorporating Thread in many of its new products without having officially listing it in the product specs yet. In 2020, Apple released its first Thread-enabled device, the HomePod mini, and similarly has been introduced in both the HomePod 2 and new Apple TV models.…

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Bartender app’s new owner has burnt years of good-will with a lack of transparency

Bartender on Setapp Popular app Bartender was quietly bought, and a shady certificate replacement, insertion of invasive telemetry, and a lack of transparent responses by the new owners has shaken confidence in the Mac community Menu bar organization tool Bartender has been around for a long time. For most of its life, it had an…

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