Новости за 19.02.2021

Apple is investing in next-generation 6G technology development. Why? What for? And should we get excited yet?

Life can turn on a dime. For proof, consider everything we’ve experienced in the past year. At the end of 2019, it was business as usual. Then, with little to no warning, everything came to a crashing halt. Stores closed, schools shuttered, and many governments issued orders to shelter in place. In the span of just a few months, our lives were completely upended.

No one wants to sit in a crowded classroom in the middle of a pandemic. But that doesn’t mean we should resist opportunities to upgrade our skills. Want to transition your IT career to include cloud-based technologies and quickly? Then the 2021 Complete Microsoft Azure Certification Prep Bundle, which can be taken from the comfort of home right now, may be ideal.

Productivity app Trello announced a major redesign this week, adding features to help businesses better manage third-party integrations, new customizable cards and the ability to access workloads beyond the core whiteboard view.

Oh — hello there. So, you like uncovering awesome advanced powers for your Android phone browser, do ya? You've thoroughly explored all the carefully concealed settings for better browsing in the Chrome Android app from the other day, and you're back for even more already? My, you are a tenacious little monkey.

This week, the Washington Post had an interesting story about large companies turning to esports to strengthen teams and increase productivity. This approach can be better than than the physical sports often used for teambuilding, improving trust between employees, and boosting productivity. While this benefit is particularly pronounced during the pandemic, the benefits could extend to when we aren’t stuck at home. 

Apple's existing M1 Macs may not be the only Apple Silicon Macs for long. Rumors about the next generation of M1 chips have leaked, and they suggest the powerful new chip, the M1X, will possess more cores than the M1. On this episode of Today in Tech, Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis and Macworld executive editor Michael Simon join Juliet to discuss the predicted performance of M1X Macs and whether this next generation of Apple Silicon will widen Apple's enterprise share.

Apple has published its annual Apple Platform Security Guide, which includes updated details concerning the security of all its platforms, including the new M1 and A14 chips inside Apple Silicon Macs and current iPhones, respectively.