<![CDATA[ Latest from Windows Central in Apple ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:11:59 +0000 en <![CDATA[ "The MacBook Air is no longer the best lightweight laptop": I compare the new ASUS Zenbook A16 to show how it dominates Apple's sleek notebook in key areas ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/asus/asus-zenbook-a16-2026-vs-macbook-air-15-m5 9QfXaFzjAke4yvdofjRXGG Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:11:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:24:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A computer should be yours" — Framework founder compares the MacBook Neo and its underlying philosophy to the most upgradeable Windows laptop on the market ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/framework-laptop-macbook-neo-teardown-comparison qeDKQD3sMxWmGwVm3V7ohY Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:16:45 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:27:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple's cheap MacBook runs basic Windows 11 apps with great single-core performance — but Parallels struggles where it matters ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/apples-cheap-macbook-runs-basic-windows-11-apps-with-great-single-core-performance 6th7HqHNTCWdZdRi7tTbBo Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:52:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Xbox 360 games can now run on iPhone, iPad, and Mac thanks to a new app ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-360-games-can-now-run-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac-thanks-to-a-new-app 4atTAjFkfMsqBCTpwouBGL Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:32:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yes, you can run Windows apps on the MacBook Neo — but Parallels Desktop warns of 8GB memory constraints ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/you-can-run-windows-apps-on-the-macbook-neo-parallels-warns-8gb-memory-constraints MrBJVsbsGD2Vcuf3ouPoWV Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:24:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ The MacBook Neo isn’t innovation. It’s Apple finally owning up to the iPad myth and hoping no one notices. ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/the-macbook-neo-isnt-innovation-its-apple-finally-owning-up-to-the-ipad-myth-and-hoping-no-one-notices VWvdEy3Cr5jVE7gZfiH2Vm Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:32:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASUS boss calls the MacBook Neo a "shock to the entire industry" — but still downplays it as a "content consumption" slab, like iPad ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/asus-boss-calls-the-macbook-neo-a-shock-to-the-entire-industry 4bg6eHQDeZcnyspnuVUNXo Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:07:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella praises Intel and even Apple as critical parts of its own huge success — "Without Mac, I wonder whether Office would have happened" ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/ceo-satya-nadella-praises-intel-and-apple hfDUjjumuu86biFNVKirwF Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:57:07 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:09:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Does Apple agree that Microsoft's apps are more popular than its own? I spotted the MacBook Neo's nod to Office (and Slack) ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/macbook-neo-demo-shows-microsoft-office-apps-over-iwork yana4gsyrkGykBoB234ZCK Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:26:44 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:39:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ My meager interest in testing macOS with Apple's $599 MacBook evaporated as soon as I saw the specs — and I'll keep suggesting Windows laptops to anyone who asks ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/my-interest-in-testing-macos-with-apple-macbook-neo-evaporated-when-i-saw-specs uswrhMgs5hAd76UHQbhsXo Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:35:18 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:38:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ I can't believe it: Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo just lit a monstrous fire under the Windows laptop market — Microsoft better be panicking ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/i-cant-believe-it-apples-usd599-macbook-neo-just-lit-a-monstrous-fire-under-the-windows-laptop-market-microsoft-better-be-panicking yBMetGoREH6eYNpQqQMgad Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:38:08 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:22:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ My new favorite app makes AirPods feel like they're at home on Windows 11 — I can't believe I put up with audio issues for so long ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/magicpods-app-airpods-windows-pcs hPrgCj4jykfAFqQNY6y7Ba Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:56:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft’s Copilot ambitions in mobile have been crushed as Google locks down AI dominance across Android and iPhone, and makes a deal with Apple ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/google-confirms-ai-dominance-on-android-and-iphone XzUNPopKkWMxzBhCN2DoWJ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:03:57 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:06:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tim Cook lost confidence in Apple's AI chief — can ex-Microsoft CVP push Apple Intelligence beyond trivial features? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/tim-cook-lost-confidence-in-apples-ai-chief-can-ex-microsoft-cvp-push-apple-intelligence-beyond-trivial-features CfGBFvchiq3xNwkVX58D4Z Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:46:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jensen Huang doesn't "believe we are in the AI bubble" — as NVIDIA briefly became the world's first $5 trillion company, with $500 billion in AI chip orders in the pipeline ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/jensen-huang-doesnt-believe-we-are-in-the-ai-bubble-as-nvidia-briefly-became-the-worlds-first-usd5-trillion-company-with-usd500-billion-in-ai-chip-orders-in-the-pipeline tGmg2rixWmJhSzTSDKiaXf Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:28:50 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 22:22:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows 10 is dying — and Apple’s Macs are cashing in — but one Windows PC maker remains in the lead ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/apple-mac-growth-windows-10-end-of-life QzjMzzBjVWvETXbviFmamK Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:52:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs. Apple M5 | ARM-based computing levels up, but how do these chips compare? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/qualcomm/snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-vs-apple-m5 ES7jHe9mGAM8pNRzbkeSab Wed, 22 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Macs are safe — PCs? Not so much, says Apple in a campaign that pulls no punches ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/apple/its-a-pc-problem-your-macs-are-secure-apple-takes-a-lethal-jab-at-microsoft 6tVcHohTnx7uUtbxRi25HZ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:22:41 +0000 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:01:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme vs. Apple M4: Does Qualcomm's next-gen chip give the M4 series proper competition? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/qualcomm/snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-vs-apple-m4-pro-max PyLceEzQe3CYS49mekdZr9 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Could Intel's latest moves signal a new chapter in its relationship with Apple? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/intel/intel-approach-apple-for-investment Cg6ZbCGBdbZVyXoLdBvGge Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:27:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple may finally admit it was wrong about Surface — rumors point to touchscreen MacBook Pro over a decade after Microsoft did it first ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/apple-may-finally-admit-it-was-wrong-about-surface-rumors-point-to-touchscreen-macbook-pro-over-a-decade-after-microsoft-did-it-first jLWNVW5GJ2b65owbdBuEdR Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:34:18 +0000 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:37:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Windows 11 widget shortage: why macOS users are laughing at Microsoft’s lack of features ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/apples-latest-macos-feature-taunts-windows-users-why-do-windows-11-widgets-feel-like-abandonware xdVTVmJET5RkuNRoyxmsYC Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:57:30 +0000 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:34:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ My father built our first Frankenstein computer with Apple parts before switching to Microsoft — and I can pinpoint the exact moment a 'walled garden' changed his mind ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/desktops/apple-used-to-have-open-pcs-when-that-changed-my-family-went-to-microsoft ANFCVdCGiUermf9DZvdhBk Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:02:00 +0000 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft’s nightmare — Apple’s cheap MacBook rumored to launch as Windows 10 users scramble ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/microsofts-nightmare-apples-cheap-macbook-rumored-to-launch-as-windows-10-users-scramble K5ba6kBhyFTAkpz3yg4gCg Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:41:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Google Takes Aim at Apple's AI Missteps in Hilarious New Pixel 10 Advertisement ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/google-takes-aim-at-apples-ai-missteps-in-new-hilarious-pixel-10-advertisement EysC6bcJTMhJuqyzCmZbgM Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:13:00 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:16:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fortnite fans left in limbo as Epic blasts CMA for delaying iOS launch in UK ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/epic-goes-ballistic-over-the-latest-cma-filing We9r88pynNpRALGXbVAGKf Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:03:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ The iPad Mini is $120 off — but this gaming tablet is BETTER, and it still costs $50 less (and actually includes a charger in the box) ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lenovo/the-ipad-mini-is-on-sale-right-now-but-i-love-this-gaming-tablet-more-and-its-still-usd50-cheaper Ht4vD3MPd9FWC9FgPdXzLe Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:05:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:05:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ 16 billion accounts suffer "the largest data breach" — Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more are susceptible to malicious attacks ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/16-billion-accounts-in-largest-data-breach AzW6L6qDFXQUReX2jYNPgV Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 17:34:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple Intelligence delay: A clash of two architectures and trivial AI features fell short of standards and expectations ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-intelligence-delay-a-clash-of-two-architectures vjKfGB5hxiHi8566d88svk Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple researchers claim OpenAI's o3 model is an "illusion of thinking", inconsistent with a human's thought process ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-researchers-openai-o3-an-illusion-of-thinking YTfbtFwn3ETVQM2N9yEJum Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:28:28 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:28:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple unveils Liquid Glass at WWDC, but all I see is a sorry version of Aero Glass ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/apple/apple-liquid-glass-wwdc-sorry-imitation-of-windows-vista-aero S3WG56WNgSMcKGUWPtLp6N Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:03:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why hasn't Microsoft launched its Xbox mobile store? The tech giant blames Apple. ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/why-hasnt-microsoft-launched-its-xbox-mobile-store-the-tech-giant-blames-apple tacgSqNZ9MQmk2DMbdFbb5 Wed, 21 May 2025 13:45:00 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 15:09:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Surface Pro 12-inch vs. iPad Air M3: Which should you choose? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/surface/surface-pro-12-inch-vs-ipad-air-m3 XmLQQBfkZyohmbRMmoSpLA Mon, 12 May 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:01:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple Intelligence page no longer reads "Available Now" — I wonder if Apple has lost faith in its AI strategy after so many delays? ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-intelligence-page-no-longer-available-now EoFhyRG6qbtL29LBzhS3VY Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:01:00 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:28:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple's gloves-on approach with AI is giving Siri a bad look — Former staffers say it's a "hot potato" being tossed around AIMLessly ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apples-gloves-on-approach-with-ai-is-giving-siri-a-bad-look-former-staffers-say-its-a-hot-potato-being-tossed-around-aimlessly mCsLqmFc7rwBwjSMHigvDn Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:58:58 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:32:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple may have bigger fish to fry with OpenAI's rumored ChatGPT Screenless phone — beyond President Trump's stringent tariffs on the iPhone ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/phones/apple-may-have-bigger-fish-to-fry-with-openais-rumored-chatgpt-screenless-phone-beyond-president-trumps-stringent-tariffs-on-the-iphone y34pCmrZ5axtA9TirE6nJW Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:59:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple sheds $700 billion as Microsoft regains the world's most valuable company title — amid President Trump's steep tariffs on Chinese imports ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/apple-sheds-usd700-billion-as-microsoft-regains-the-worlds-most-valuable-company-title-amid-president-trumps-steep-tariffs-on-chinese-imports ut8yMEXDpF9YMzREREUhkU Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:21:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple faces legal action for using "false" Apple Intelligence ads to drive iPhone 16 sales ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/apple/apple-faces-legal-action-for-using-false-apple-intelligence-ads-to-drive-iphone-16-sales 87karX9iu57HwSv8SXMQTb Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:30:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple Intelligence could be "vaporware" tangled in WWDC's 2024 deceitful concept videos — never to see the light of day ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-intelligence-could-be-vaporware Mem6fHAefquDHTWJ7JybHd Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:40:42 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:33:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Apple Intelligence 5 years behind Microsoft, even with OpenAI's ChatGPT baked into Siri? "The feature feels like an afterthought" with extremely low real-world usage and dismal iPhone sale conversions ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/report-apple-intelligence-5-years-behind-microsoft-even-with-openais-chatgpt-baked-into-siri vjg4jvA3dN8UGsKrCSHWG9 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:55:13 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:36:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple Intelligence will reportedly ship to the Vision Pro to boost its $3,500 value — as HoloLens marinates in the Microsoft Graveyard before its prime-time ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/virtual-reality/apple-intelligence-will-reportedly-ship-to-the-vision-pro CP2ZygymaV6t5Bn6QtaYFJ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft confirms it will change name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Bing Maps (Update) ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-is-either-a-gulf-of-mexico-purist-or-bing-maps-never-gets-updated UhB7HUJfgY9uXNqHw2qtmP Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:06:32 +0000 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:49:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Veteran PM Kim Vorrath reportedly joins Apple’s new AI division to whip “AI and Siri into shape” — amid claims Apple Intelligence is 2 years behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/veteran-project-manager-kim-vorrath-reportedly-joins-apples-new-ai-division-to-whip-ai-and-siri-into-shape-amid-claims-apple-intelligence-is-2-years-behind-openais-chatgpt FsrfsFTzXmccvUbB2Gm2uQ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:27:19 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:31:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft flags macOS bug — remotely bypassing Apple's sophisticated System Integrity Protection (SIP) security solution and allowing unauthorized third-party rootkit installs ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-flags-macos-bug-remotely-bypassing-apples-sophisticated-system-integrity-protection bQnoDDwq6nJ9pXk5uzgTfK Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:01:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple's ingenious AI strategy will let the iPhone maker have its cake and eat a cut of OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus subscription plan, too ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apples-ingenious-ai-strategy-will-let-the-iphone-maker-have-its-cake TTkqLcZ6zq96LfRew7KmiW Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:54:44 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:38:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft may rebrand its Windows AI features under "Windows Intelligence," following in Apple's footsteps ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-might-rebrand-its-ai-including-copilot-to-windows-intelligence-apples-strategy-fell-too-far-from-the-tree vkAj5FBL2tgH3AMuUSgWk7 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:19:27 +0000 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 11:49:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel could potentially be on Apple's acquisition portfolio amid financial struggles, emancipating itself from an overreliance on TSMC for chips — but Samsung could have better standing ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/cpu-gpu-components/intel-could-potentially-be-on-apples-acquisition-portfolio-amid-financial-struggles-emancipating-itself-from-an-overreliance-on-tsmc-for-chips-but-samsung-could-have-better-standing u3ASidELbJntQwEeuTA77i Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:03:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Can Apple catch up? Apple Intelligence just shipped, yet someone already made "a better version of the Apple Intelligence Writing Tools for Windows" for free ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/can-apple-catch-up-apple-intelligence-just-shipped-yet-free-apple-writing-tools-on-github-for-windows-and-linux-make-a-better-alternative drexEHpPTso3KARus69TbG Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:34:22 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:31:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ A leaked internal report claims Apple Intelligence could be two years behind OpenAI's ChatGPT but it’s hard to count the iPhone maker out of the AI race: “By 2026, nearly every Apple device with a screen will run it" ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-intelligence-could-already-be-behind-chatgpt pQhDEzaqH9TLsrdgZc7nV4 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:37:14 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:39:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ OpenAI's ChatGPT app for Windows is available for everyone, including free users — but PowerToys users might need to make a critical change ]]> https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/chatgpt-finally-coming-to-windows TpXDv78hVZ6iCABuok8XtA Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:48:52 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:38:37 +0000