Apple’s MacBook Air has always had an Intel CPU inside since it first rolled out in 2008. That ended Tuesday with Apple’s announcement that the MacBook Air would be one of the first laptops to run on the company’s homegrown system-on-a-chip, the M1. The M1 will give the new 13.3-inch Air more than three times …

Apple’s long breakup with Intel is official. The tech giant on Tuesday unveiled its first Mac computers that use Apple’s own silicon — the MacBook Air, Mac Mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro. The devices all sport improved battery life and either cost the same or less than their Intel-powered older siblings.  The computers’ designs are essentially the same but feature …

Apple’s next-generation Macs will use a new chip called the M1, a big brother to the A14 chips in its iPhone 12, that Apple says will bring new power and battery life to its personal computers. The same M1 chip now powers new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini models. The company’s goal with the chip is to achieve …

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HP’s going all out to attract the big work-from-home and remote learning crowds with its latest printer launch, HP Plus. As opposed to the retronymmed “HP Standard,” which is what you’d call today’s printers, Plus adds a bunch of cloud-related services and one-shot benefits at a cheaper price in exchange for requiring an internet connection for the printer, an HP …

Nielsen, the television ratings giant, is making a change to its rules that may mean the commercials you watch on TV start to feel like the ones in your Facebook feed: better targeted to you and your interests. But advancements in ad targeting bring questions about the privacy of your data, and TV’s data practices are still developing.  “Typically, when …

Next year, 5G won’t just be for pricey handsets, thanks to a push by the companies making chips for the devices.  MediaTek on Tuesday joined Qualcomm in introducing 5G processors for less expensive smartphones. The Taiwanese company’s Dimensity 700 will enable 5G phones that cost less than $250. And it likely will address an important market: prepaid smartphones in the …

Uber is now letting riders book a trip in advance with a new feature called Uber Reserve. The ride-hailing company says the idea is to make it as easy as possible for people to manage their schedules. Uber Reserve is different from the company’s scheduling feature in that it now has a dedicated place on the app’s home screen and …

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro joins the new MacBook Air laptop and Mac Mini desktop as the first Macs to make the move from Intel processors to the company’s own M1 system-on-a-chip. The M1 will give the new 13.3-inch Pro nearly three times the CPU performance than the latest Intel version, Apple said. Its integrated graphics will be five times faster as well. …

During Apple’s third online-only virtual event since September, the tech giant announced three more new products: the MacBook Air, the Mac Mini and the MacBook Pro. Available in stores Nov. 17 with preorders open now, the computers mark a new era in Apple hardware, because they’re all equipped with the company’s new proprietary M1 processor. Developed after Apple’s long partnership …

Update, Nov. 10: Read our reviews of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. The day has come: The Xbox Series X and the smaller, cheaper Series S have officially launched. This is exciting news, particularly if you’re one of the lucky ones who actually snagged a preorder.  The new Xbox was meant to launch alongside a new Halo, but the delay of Halo …

Uber and Lyft have seen their rides businesses plummet over the last several months, largely because of the coronavirus pandemic. And based on the companies’ third-quarter earnings, it doesn’t look like that’s changing. But with Uber and Lyft maintaining an optimistic tone and promising profitability in the not-so-distant future, stock prices have shown only modest drops, ranging from decreases of …

The Leica Q and its successor, the Q2, has long been one of my favorite fixed-lens cameras. Since Sony seems to have forgotten its own RX1R II from 2015, the Q2 is the only full-frame compact still current. And now the Q2’s new sibling, the $5,995 Leica Q2 Monochrom, joins it as the only dedicated black-and-white compact camera around.  Priced at …

With its “One More Thing” Mac event Tuesday, Apple moved its MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Mini onto its new M1 chip, but its higher-end computers are keeping the old Intel chips for the time being. The 16-inch MacBook Pro, the iMac, the iMac Pro and the Mac Pro are available only with Intel chips, which Apple has used for …

The Apple Store went offline Tuesday, just hours before the “One More Thing” Mac launch event is set to kick off. This is the third Apple event in three months, following September’s iPad event and October’s iPhone launch. Like the others, this event will be fully online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Apple is expected to announce its next generation …