A boarding school conducts a social experiment: a smartphone ban for all students and faculty. Buxton School, a 57-student high school in Williamstown in northwestern Massachusetts, had always prided itself on its close-knit community, where family-style meals are eaten at round tables and students and teachers share duties. But as smartphones became ubiquitous, faculty members … Read more
Cristiano Amon is the CEO of Qualcomm. The company on Wednesday became the latest chipmaker to see its numbers hit by a rapidly weakening smartphone market. Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg News Updated November 3, 2022 at 4:52 PM ET Qualcomm QCOM -7.66% will keep Apple‘s AAPL -4.24% lucrative iPhone business for a while yet – … Read more
Qualcomm Inc. again lowered its forecast for smartphone shipments and gave a gloomier-than-expected sales outlook, joining other chipmakers facing a sharp turnaround in consumer demand after a pandemic-fueled boom. The mobile phone chip designer cut its forecast to a low double-digit percentage decline from a previous forecast of a mid-single-digit decline, indicating that the downward … Read more
Qualcomm Inc. again lowered its forecast for smartphone shipments and gave a gloomier-than-expected sales outlook, joining other chipmakers facing a sharp turnaround in consumer demand after a pandemic-fueled boom. The mobile phone chip designer cut its forecast to a low double-digit percentage decline from a previous forecast of a mid-single-digit decline, indicating that the downward … Read more
If you’re an office worker, you’re probably no stranger to the following Slack message: “Sorry, I didn’t see that until now.” The group chat app owned by Salesforce Inc. CRM 0.17% has become essential for many in the era of hybrid work, allowing teams to stay connected whether they’re working from home, commuting or logging … Read more
Apple Inc. AAPL -1.64% is expected to report record revenue and iPhone sales for the September quarter, although investors are watching for signs that declining consumer demand for hardware products is affecting the technology company. The Cupertino, Calif., company is set to announce its full-year earnings on Thursday after markets close. To date, Apple’s business … Read more
With its futuristic HoloLens headset, Microsoft Corp. MSFT -5.04% grabbed an early lead in the race to the metaverse. Seven years later, its big push into augmented reality, which blends virtual imagery with views of the real world, has bumped up against the limits of the technology and the patience of company management. The device, … Read more
First Apple‘s AAPL 1.42% tablet was simply called iPad. The family grew to include the iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro, but there continued to be a model labeled only iPad. It became the affordable, low-frills model you got your kids. That’s why Apple’s reboot of it this year baffles me: The new iPad … Read more
First Apple‘s AAPL 1.44% tablet was simply called iPad. The family grew to include the iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro, but there continued to be a model labeled only iPad. It became the affordable, low-frills model you got your kids. That’s why Apple’s reboot of it this year baffles me: The new iPad … Read more
“Should I get an iPad or a Mac?” People often ask me this question, and with the latest iPad software update, the answer is a bit complicated. Apple AAPL 2.71% has added several laptop-like productivity features to the iPad over the past several years, such as mouse support and a file manager. There’s even more … Read more