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When people ask me why I prefer Android over that (cough, cough) other mobile platform, the answer is a little complicated. Sure, I like the diversity and different options Android affords me i...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2092059/android-app-drawer.html

We live and work in browsers. It’s where we spend most of our time — and it’s where we waste most of our time as well. Web browsing is slow, inefficient, and full of time-sapping annoyances...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/1613111/microsoft-edge-productivity-tips.html

While Apple didn’t rush to embrace sideloading , developers can get ready for it in the EU, as support for this is now live in the latest iOS 17.5 beta. This is the first big improvement  ...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2092396/apple-sidles-into-sideloading-in-the-eu.html

Is someone watching your PC’s webcam? Modern laptops are packed with webcam LEDs, privacy shutters, and even switches that physically disconnect the webcam to ensure you have control. Windows h...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091712/windows-pc-webcam-privacy.html

Let’s get real for a minute: Much as the companies that create productivity apps would like to think otherwise, most of us don’t work and live entirely within any single software ecosystem. ...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091680/how-workona-can-transform-your-team-collaboration.html

The most up-to-date version of Anthropic’s Claude AI, Claude 3 Opus, is now available on Amazon’s Bedrock managed AI service, bringing higher performance on more open-ended tasks to enterpris...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2092122/anthropics-latest-version-of-claude-comes-to-amazon-bedrock.html

Microsoft never sleeps. In addition to its steady releases of major and minor updates to the current version of Windows 10 , the company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of i...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/1687044/windows-10-insider-previews-a-guide-to-the-builds.html

The Windows 11 2023 Update has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview buil...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/1614352/windows-11-insider-previews-whats-in-latest-build.html

Most iPhone users know that to delete the last number you typed in Calculator you must swipe a finger right or left in the number display. (And I hope it’s understood that you can easily share ...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2092019/20-iphone-tips-you-might-not-have-seen.html

AMD’s latest desktop and laptop processors put the company squarely in the emerging AI PC market with the integration of generative-AI (genAI) technology into some of its most popular chip line...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091706/amds-new-mobile-and-desktop-chips-push-hard-into-ai.html

Adobe will bring its Firefly generative AI (genAI) video model to its Premiere Pro video editing app later this year, and plans to provide access to third-party AI video creation tools such as Op...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091699/adobe-premiere-pro-to-get-firefly-genai-video-features.html

I don’t know whether to be amazed or horrified at how much out-of-date technology we’re still using. Maybe both. Both is good. It’s been 10 years since Windows XP support expired. That’...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091600/youre-not-really-still-using-windows-xp-are-you.html

The US has committed $6.4 billion in grants to help Samsung expand its semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Texas in a bid to strengthen America’s position in chip production. The fundin...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091898/us-grants-samsung-6-4-billion-to-boost-local-chip-production.html

IDC’s latest preliminary data on the smartphone market  suggests Apple’s traditionally weakest smartphone quarter might be a little weaker than usual this year as political tension gnaws aw...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2091646/apples-iphone-slumps-as-consumers-wait-for-ai.html

While generative artificial intelligence (genAI) models are expected to shrink down in size to fit more defined needs and corporate budgets, a large number of service providers are still plottin...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089619/do-cloud-based-genai-services-have-an-enterprise-future.html

Microsoft released 149 updates in this month’s Patch Tuesday release, though there were no reports of public disclosures or other zero-days for the Microsoft ecosystem (Windows, Office, .NET). ...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089602/this-months-patch-tuesday-release-is-a-big-one.html

The UK’s antitrust regulator has put tech giants on notice after expressing concern that developments in the AI market could stifle innovation. Sarah Cardell, CEO of the UK’s Competition an...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089546/after-cloud-providers-uk-anti-trust-regulator-takes-aim-at-ai.html

Consider this: Apple has been working with artificial intelligence (AI) in specific domains for many years. Then OpenAI’s ChatGPT emerged and made Apple look bad. Today as WWDC approaches , th...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2089535/will-ai-end-apples-existential-crisis.html

The desktop/laptop market has been pretty quiet for several years. Windows carved out its dominant space, and despite repeated claims that it would happen, Linux never really emerged as a challen...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2086948/desktop-processor-market-suddenly-hot-again.html

Now that you’re used to seeing co-workers, family, and strangers at coffee shops, offices, and planes using the oblong USB-C connector, it’s time to see just what this promising standard can ...

https://www.computerworld.com/article/1523678/usb-c-explained-how-to-get-the-most-from-it-and-why-it-keeps-getting-better.html