Microsoft must follow Apple into ARM chips claims Gassée
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Apple leads PC development so everyone must drop x86 and copy it

Apple’s former head of Mac development, Jean-Louis Gassée, has said that Apple’s decision to switch to ARM processors for Macs will make it inevitable that higher-end Windows PCs will have to do the same.

Analysts note PC shipments back to growth
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Recoving from Coronvirus

Two leading analysts are saying that PC shipments saw growth in 2019, only to have the coronavirus pandemic cut the celebration short in Q1 2020.

Apple didn't ditch Intel for Skylake
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It always planned a discrete CPU

This article might serve as a short history class about how Apple operates, especially in hardware design. Apple created its first phone SoC the famous A4 in 2010, and it created its first iPad specific A6X chip in 2012.

Acer posts record revenues
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Corona Virus was good for some

Acer seems to have done well out of the corona virus and announced its consolidated revenues for June at $2.22 billion up 27.2 percent month on month (MoM) and by 4.9 percent on last year.

AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su reconfirms that Zen 3 is on track
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Launching later this year

In a message on her Twitter account, AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed once again that Zen 3 is on track and coming later this year.