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Slack’s iPad app gets a desktop-like makeover
Slack is updating its iPad app, with a refreshed layout which more closely resembles its desktop experience. The updates to the iPad app include a refreshed sidebar that keeps channels organized and easy to navigate. Sections are now collapsible, allowing users to hide groups of channels and focus on just the most relevant conversations, while […]
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Slack hails Apple’s new iPad Air with collaboration boost
In what may be a small tribute to the recent introduction of the M1-powered iPad Air, Slack has introduced a major update to its iPad app with a better layout and more functionality. What’s new in Slack for iPad? Slack has improved the layout and added new features for the iPad version of the app. […]
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Slack suspends access for Russia-based customers
Slack has suspended access to accounts for customers based in Russia, citing compliance with policies set out by its parent company, Salesforce. Several Russia-based customers have been locked out of their Slack accounts, Axios reported Tuesday, preventing them from downloading data from the popular collaboration app. The data in suspended accounts is not deleted, and […]
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Intel’s European expansion will solidify future chip supply chain
Intel’s announcement of plans to open two leading-edge semiconductor fabrication sites near Magdeburg, Germany, is a signal that the chipmaking giant plans to focus on safeguarding its supply chain against future geopolitical shocks. The company said on Tuesday that it plans to break ground on the Magdeburg facilities in the first half of 2023, with […]
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Four-day workweek’s popularity grew during the pandemic — survey
More businesses adopted a four-day week during the COVID-19 pandemic as the shift to remote working spurred a major rethinking of work practices, according to a poll of senior leaders at 500 UK businesses by the University of Reading’s Henley Business School. The survey, an update to research from 2019, showed that 21% of respondents […]
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Are we destined to work in the metaverse?
In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described a future in which our workplace would exist in the so-called “metaverse.” Our commute would involve little more than slipping on a pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles. Once jacked in, we’ll interact with colleagues via avatars, attend meetings, give presentations and do […]
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How Lenovo IT boosts diversity and inclusion
As a global technology company with more than 63,000 employees, Lenovo aims to advance diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the workplace. Part of the company’s mission is to ensure that its leaders reflect the various cultures and ethnicities of its internal talent. Maintaining a diverse culture and achieving its full potential is fundamental to its […]
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Disaster recovery: Hitting the data protection home run
It’s not a question of if your business will experience data loss — it’s a matter of when. Backup is widely employed as the last line of defense to protect against threats like human error, hardware and software failure, or natural disaster. A single data loss incident, whether malicious, environmental, or accidental, can cripple a […]
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Apple leads the 5G transition, reports claim
Perhaps more than any company, Apple is translating the 5G upgrade cycle into a license to print money. But the truth is that at this stage of deployment, the real significance of faster mobile broadband hasn’t really been felt yet. Apple takes the largest slice of the 5G cake Device deployment, at least, appears to […]
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Podcast: Foxconn’s factory shutdown, Mac Studio review and iOS 15.4
Hosts Juliet Beauchamp and Ken Mingis talk with guests about the latest tech trends and news. Audio Foxconn partially shut down some of its factories in manufacturing powerhouse Shenzhen as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak. Foxconn, which is the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer and Apple’s largest iPhone supplier, said it “adjusted the production […]