How to bring Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold multitasking magic to any Android device

How to bring Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold multitasking magic to any Android device

After spending the past couple weeks living with Google’s new Pixel 9 Pro Fold — a.k.a. the second-gen Pixel Fold — I’ve got two big thoughts swimming around my murky man-noggin: Multitasking really is a whole new game on a device like this, and that opens the door to some incredibly interesting ways to get…

Intel won’t sell off its programmable chip business: Altera CEO

Intel won’t sell off its programmable chip business: Altera CEO

Intel’s plan to spin off its Altera programmable chip business and pursue an initial public offering (IPO) by 2026 remains unchanged, despite recent speculation about the company potentially selling the unit outright. Sandra Rivera, CEO of Altera, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the IPO during an interview with CRN, addressing rumors reported by Reuters. “There’s…

How iOS 18 can help you at work

How iOS 18 can help you at work

Beyond the Writing Tools coming in Apple Intelligence, significantly faster processors, and the luxurious look of the iPhone 16 Pro models, there was little of explicit interest for enterprise users at Apple’s Monday product launch. Sure, the new iPhones are better in a multitude of ways, but it’s the platform — in this case, iOS 18 —…

The dueling realities of Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold

The dueling realities of Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold

For the past several days, I’ve been living in The Futureâ„¢. Well, okay — I guess it depends which version of The Futureâ„¢ you want to use: There’s the hardware-centric definition we here in the land o’ Android have been eyeing for a while now, in which unusual phone forms (allegedly) guide us to staggering…

Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps

Microsoft cheat sheets: Dive into Windows and Office apps

Need to get up to speed on the latest features in Excel? Wrestling with an old version of Word? Finding your way around Windows 11 or looking to get more out of Windows 10? Computerworld’s cheat sheets are easy-to-use guides to help you navigate Microsoft’s core productivity software. Here’s a one-stop resource where you can…

Apple loses $14B as Europe claws back tax

Apple loses $14B as Europe claws back tax

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch on Monday generated plenty of attention, but it didn’t quite blunt the edge of the $14.4 billion European Commission (EC) tax hammer that finally fell against the company and can no longer be appealed. This concerns an EC decision in 2016 when the courts found Ireland had unlawfully provided Apple with state aid in…

Is Google a monopoly? US DoJ begins second antitrust trial, this time targeting ad tech

Is Google a monopoly? US DoJ begins second antitrust trial, this time targeting ad tech

The second-largest antitrust case of the century headed to trial Monday, with Google defending itself against claims that it has engaged in illegal behavior to maintain control of the ad tech market. The US government is accusing Google of purposefully manipulating that market, snuffing out competitors and gobbling up key technologies through acquisitions. It is…

UK watchdog finds Google provisionally guilty of restricting online ad competition

UK watchdog finds Google provisionally guilty of restricting online ad competition

As the second of two antitrust trials against Google begins in the US, a UK competition oversight group has provisionally found that the search giant is guilty of using its online platform dominance to restrict advertising competition for other UK publishers and advertisers. The finding by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a non-ministerial department…

Will genAI kill the help desk and other IT jobs?

Will genAI kill the help desk and other IT jobs?

As AI adoption continues to soar, corporate executives are being forced to make hard decisions on what IT jobs can be automated by the fast-evolving technology and which ones can’t. It’s a conundrum — especially because experts believe as many as a quarter of IT jobs could be eliminated and replaced by generative artificial intelligence…

How to manage Chrome automatic browser updates

How to manage Chrome automatic browser updates

Google Chrome continues to evolve with regular updates that bring new features, performance improvements and enhanced security. If you don’t like having to worry about updates, you’re in luck.  Chrome updates are automatically downloaded and installed in the background, ensuring you’re always using the latest version. While other browsers have followed suit, Chrome was an…