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IT admins want one, and only one, Windows 10 upgrade annually
Though they question how Microsoft has cut the number of yearly Windows 10 refreshes, for admins it's clearly a case of less is more.
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What is the Nvidia-Arm merger? Here's how it affects the tech industry
Just about a week ago, Nvidia announced its $40 billion deal to acquire Arm from its current owner SoftBank. This deal would be the biggest by dollar value in the semiconductor industry, but it’s not without regulatory challenges....
iOS 14: What’s new for enterprise IT?
Apple has introduced numerous enhancements for IT, including new tools MDM vendors can exploit.
The Nvidia-Arm merger could change how we work
With Arm dominant in mobile devices and IoT, and Nvidia dominant in both graphics and AI training, the deal could re-shape everything from mobile security to video collaboration.
Foldable smartphones are important, even if you never get one
With smartphone sales soft this year in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovation matters more than ever.
Why you need Apple support to secure the C-suite
Even in enterprises that don't officially support Apple, you'll probably find a few Macs and iPads in the C-suite.
Windows 10 upgrades are rarely useful, say IT admins
A majority of admins surveyed this summer say Microsoft's oft ballyhooed twice-a-year upgrades for Windows 10 aren't really worth the hassle.
There’s something in the iPad Air for enterprise IT
Will the new A14 Bionic chip appear in future Macs? And how much more performance can Apple tweak from the 5nm design?
Apple and the future of work
We’ve learned a lot during the pandemic: remote working can be productive and multi-cloud, multi-platform environments are mandatory.
Nvidia's $40B deal for Arm could affect Apple
Nvidia agreed to pay Arm's current owner, SoftBank Group, $12 billion in cash and $21.5 billion in stock, along with other payments for the chip design firm.
A fat Windows Update for September's Patch Tuesday
Microsoft released 129 updates to its Windows ecosystem this month. The good news: we are not dealing with any zero-days or publicly reported vulnerabilities.
Pro tip: Sock away a clean copy of Windows 10 (2004)
It looks like Microsoft will release the next version of Windows 10 – version 20H2 – sometime in the next couple of weeks. Now would be a good time to squirrel away an official, clean copy of Win10 version 2004, even if you don't ever...
How Jamf plans to let Microsoft Endpoint manage enterprise iPhones
A new solution due out soon will allow IT to use Microsoft Endpoint Manager to manage iOS devices as well as Macs.
Beaucoup bugs beset this month’s Windows patches
July and August had relatively stable Patch Tuesdays. Not so, this month. Here’s the tip of the iceberg – the bugs that cropped up within a day of release.
