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Windows 10 is used on over 900 million devices

September 24, 2019
Windows 10 is now being used on over 900 million devices. Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi tweeted about the milestone today, saying that Microsoft added more new Windows 10 devices in the last 12 months than ever before. #Windows10 is on more than 900M devices! Thanks to our customers, we added more new Windows 10 devices in the last 12 months than ever before. From PCs to HoloLens to Xbox to…
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Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro in Texas

September 23, 2019
Apple hinted that it wanted to manufacture the redesigned Mac Pro in Texas, and now it’s official. The company has confirmed that it’ll assemble the workstation at the same Austin, Texas plant that has produced the cylindrical Mac Pro since 2013. The company…
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Apple gets US approval for Mac Pro tariff exemptions

September 21, 2019
President Trump may have claimed in July that Apple wouldn’t get tariff exemptions for the redesigned Mac Pro, but the reality is very different. The US Trade Representative’s office has confirmed that regulators approved 10 out of 15 of the company’s…
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Windows 10 Insider build simplifies Bluetooth pairing

September 20, 2019
Microsoft has rolled out its latest Windows 10 preview build for Insiders in the Fast Ring, and it comes with an enhanced Swift Pair feature for Bluetooth accessories. The tech giant first introduced Swift Pair back in early 2018 as a quick way to connect Bluetooth devices to your PC. When the feature is active and an accessory is within the PC’s range, a prompt will pop up asking if you…
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Is the Dell XPS 13 the best Windows laptop around?

September 16, 2019
Very little sums up Devindra Hardawar’s feelings about the Dell XPS 13 better than the first sentence of his review: It’s “pretty much the best Windows ultraportable around, and you should buy it.” That’s a bold statement. However, the combination of thin bezels, a compact design and speedy performance helped to earn the laptop a phenomenal score of 93. The only…
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Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro review (2019): This is the one

September 16, 2019
Last fall, Apple finally updated the MacBook Air. In doing so, it made choosing the best entry-level Mac laptop far more complicated than necessary. The Air was directly pitted against the 12-inch MacBook and the cheapest 13-inch MacBook Pro (sans Touch Bar). There was no clear-cut best option: There was too much feature overlap, and no one machine was a winner in all regards. Fortunately, Apple…
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