Gartner, Inc. recently announced that since 2012, PC shipments have steadily decreased annually. In the year 2016, a total of 269.7 million PC units were shipped, a 6.2 percent decrease from the previous year, 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2016, a decrease of 72.6 million PC units were shipped worldwide, which is a 3.7 percent decline in…
Z2 Mini Workstation, Image/HP With the amount of office space shrinking to an average 151 square feet per worker by 2017, HP’s new Z2 Mini Workstation, available for purchase in December, offers workers more space merely by its compact size. In fact, it is “90 percent smaller than most traditional business-class desktop towers,” and is just over…
Recently, Acer announced it was investing 10 million in the IMAX VR Content Fund, “which will support the development of high-quality and immersive VR content.” Acer, along with media and entertainment businesses and organizations, seeks to invest in VR technology and help to improve its quality even more. Along with investor Imax and partners such…
Apple MacBook Pro, Image/Apple Twenty-five years ago Apple introduced its first notebook. This year Apple introduced what is touted as its most advanced notebook ever: “With the groundbreaking new Touch Bar, the convenience of Touch ID, the best Mac display ever, powerful performance, improved audio, blazing fast storage and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity in our thinnest…
Google Home “allows you to bring the Google Assistant into your kitchen, living room or anywhere else around the house.” The size of a small speaker, it is a type of computer with only a few hidden LED lights to identify it. Available in November, it will cost $129 at the Google Store, Best Buy, Target…
With the push of a button, the owners of HP EliteBook 1040 and HP EliteBook 840 can now activate HP Sure View technology (with 3M optical films technology ): “Users simply press the f2 key to immediately transition the PC to privacy mode, which reduces up to 95 percent of visible light when viewed at an angle,…
This week Microsoft and Lenovo announced a move to “deepen strategic ties.” Microsoft has reached an agreement for providing productivity apps on Lenovo’s devices. Microsoft’s apps Microsoft Office, OneDrive and Skype will soon run on Lenovo’s Android driven devices allowing “customers around the world to be more productive, more connected and achieve even more.” The apps will…