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Pre-orders for Apple’s new Mac Pro desktop computer officially began yesterday. The Mac Pro which was initially announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June is priced at $5,999 for the desktop unit alone. Unlike many desktop computers especially with Windows, the Mac Pro’s 6k Pro Display XDR monitor is sold separately for an interesting $4,999, pushing the price of both units up to $11,000. However, this price seemingly only gets you the bare minimum and if you want...

General Motors has introduced the new versions of its best-selling models the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Suburban SUVs. Sources indicate that the new versions of the popular models are larger than previous ones with a whole lot of technology and new features that combine both safety and comfort. Industry pundits have indicated that the profits made from the sales of these two models will propel the automaker to complete the self-driving cars and electric vehicles which include the 20 planned to...

Google’s parent company Alphabet, has announced that it has added Nobel laureate Frances Arnold to its board of directors. Arnold who received 2018’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is now the third woman on the tech giant’s board.In a tweet posted yesterday by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Arnold will be bringing her “incredible academic and industry expertise with a career spanning chemistry, engineering, renewable energy and more,” to the company.I’m thrilled to welcome @francesarnold to the...

After much foot-dragging, software giant Microsoft has finally decided to shut down its Wunderlist App come 2020. Sources indicate that Microsoft prefers its To Do as it offers a better end-user experience and be able to compete favorably with other personal organization apps that are currently in vogue and trending in app stores.Wunderlist app users will no longer be able to sync their to-do lists starting from May 6, 2020, but rather will be able to import their data into Microsoft’s To Do...

There are several investment opportunities popular all over the world and as time goes on, trends seem to always change. For many years, the stock market has been the most popular and also one of the most lucrative especially in the U.S. as records show that the S&P 500 has gained more than 180% in the last ten years. However, another investment channel that doesn’t seem to be talked about much but pulls in mouth-watering rewards, is the art market.A recent Citi report which was put...

Apple’s iPhone 11 is just over 2 months old but has been so successful that there have been several reports that the company is struggling under the high volume of demands. It’s worth mentioning that it has a positive impact on the company’s stock. Along with the new iPhone, Apple also released other products such as the Airpods Pro, which has also caused quite a bit of competition among Apple’s manufacturers as they also are finding it hard to meet up. In the midst of all of the confusion...

As per its earlier schedule, the Ethereum network shall be releasing its Istanbul hard fork three days from now on December 8. However, the interesting thing is that a majority of the nodes on Ethereum are unprepared for this.Frankly, this news is a bit shocking to the Ethereum community. It is found that nearly 60% of the Ethereum clients have not been moved to the latest version that is compatible with the Istanbul Hard Fork. As per the Ethernodes analytical tool, just 40% of the active...

We all know how it is to forget someone’s birthday, holiday or, god forbid, anniversary. Before we used our little calendars with post-its all around saying: “your first kiss anniversary, he wore a brown jumper, buy beer”, etc. However, since we have Facebook, it was hard to forget, well, almost anything. With its ‘calendar’ and ‘memories’ it reminds us of all the things we’ve done in the past – yes, that includes your drunk uncle puking after New year’s brunch. Its “Year in Review” videos,...

Back in 2015, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin floated the Alphabet Inc. holding company to function as Google’s parent, allowing the duo more time and space to pursue other ventures. Sundar Pichai was made the chief of Google and has been running the tech giant since then. Now, the founders have announced their decision to step down from their position at Alphabet Inc., and have chosen Pichai to also lead Alphabet.The decision to create Alphabet in the first place was somewhat...

Qualcomm on Tuesday officially announced its next-generation flagship processor for phones. Dubbed the Snapdragon 865 the processor is still in need of a separate 5G modem to enable 5G instead of an integrated 5G modem built right into the chipset. Traditionally, that means more expensive, power-hungry phones than an integrated solution.However, at the Amazon’s event held in Las Vegas called AWS re:Invent, there were plenty of other solutions. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg went on to discuss the...