The Redmond company already has Windows 10 running on ARM silicon developed by Qualcomm. Despite an update this year, th

My advice is, enjoy your Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday shopping but don’t get sucked in by amazing deals on sub-par technology. If you find the right gadget at the right price, make sure it has the features your gift recipient wants and that they don’t wonder why you got them an EyePhone instead of an iPhone.,Apple Silicon, in its first incarnation as the M1 System-on-a Chip, combined with a new macOS version, is about to expand Apple’s share of the PC market — at Intel’s expense.,For some some confidential business meetings, he made sure to set the settings to not display the title of the meeting and/or the attendees. But again, you can never be 100% transparent, especially as the company keeps growing and you’re looking at a potential acquisition. Information can’t leak.,Cheers to Apple for making good on its promise and asserting itself in the PC world, but does it matter to Intel? Conventional wisdom tells that while the new Apple Silicon Macs will intrude on the edge of the PC market, the Santa Clara company’s x86 architecture, which commands more than 90% of desktops and laptops, and even more of the high-margin server market, will continue to dominate.,I do not recommend any computer, even a Chromebook, with a Celeron or Intel Core i3 CPU and less than 64 GB of storage. This HP 11.6 in model looks enticing, but the screen size alone (I don’t even think it’s a touch screen) is barely larger than a tablet.,This Dell tower (for those who think an awesome gift is a tower PC)is a bit more attractive thanks to the 1 TB of storage space, but marrying an Intel Core i3 to just 4GB of RAM is a recipe for pokey performance. If your aim is teaching someone patience while they wait for the computer to open web sites and complete tasks, then well done.,(The graph would be even more persuasive with power requirements figured in. All reviewers have noted that the M1 chips use significantly less power, thus extending battery life.),If you plan on gifting someone with one of these brand-name inkjets, also give them a double supply of ink cartridges, which will cost your three-times as much as the printers themselves.,The results are in. Apple Silicon Macs met the lofty promises made at Apple’s June WWDC and repledged at the November 10th introduction of three new Macs powered by the new M1 chip. According to the reviews that have emerged since the embargo was lifted on November 17th, the new Macs do provide the promised combination of better performance and longer battery life. As Dieter Bohn noted in his review [as always, edits and emphasis mine]:,This $199.99 55-inch Hisense 4K TV is a reminder that you shouldn’t pay more than $400 for any sub-60-inch 4K TV. Just remember that sub $500 big screen 4K TVs are probably thicker and heavier than their pricier counterparts.,My advice is, enjoy your Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday shopping but don’t get sucked in by amazing deals on sub-par technology. If you find the right gadget at the right price, make sure it has the features your gift recipient wants and that they don’t wonder why you got them an EyePhone instead of an iPhone.,2020… how do we even begin to describe this year? It’s safe to say we haven’t experienced anything like it before. The world was shaken by a global pandemic that significantly changed everyday life for billions of people; we saw incredible solidarity as people came together to support the Black Lives Matter movement and speak out against police brutality; we witnessed a historic presidential election… in short, it was a year. And let’s be real, it was by no means an easy one.,Indeed, the following graph from an AnandTech article shows us that in the past few years, Apple chips made more rapid progress than Intel’s and have now taken the lead. [the line and arrows are mine]:,Until now, that is, when it’s clear they’ve lost. Apple’s two previous Mac architecture transitions were made from positions of desperation — they were jumping the Mac from sinking ships. This transition from Intel to Apple Silicon has clearly been made from a position of overwhelming strength.”,Entry-level computers with a minimum of an Intel Core i5 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and integrated graphics can handle web sites, work, and productivity tasks (but not high-end gaming and pro-level work). Or look for an entry-level tablet (iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, a 10-inch Amazon Fire) with a keyboard accessory