Peak performance: The Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2018) review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple has finally delivered new MacBook Pros which are truly for pro-users. Retaining the previous and somewhat contentious form factor, the new range of 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros are built for the peak of portable performance. HIt jump for our review.

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Apple becomes first tech company to be valued at $1 trillion

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Today is a momentous day for Apple as it becomes the first publicly traded company to be valued at $ 1 Trillion dollars. Apple Inc., was founded 42 years ago by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and saw a string of successes that made it a lynchpin of Silicon Valley.

Apple also suffered various years of gross mismanagement and was 90 days away from bankruptcy at one point before the return of Steve Jobs and the resurgence of Apple as a brand in the late 1990's up to the launch of the iPod, the iPhone and various other groundbreaking technologies.

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Hands-on with the Microsoft Surface Go

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft’s Surface Go is their smallest, most aggressively priced Surface 2-in-1 device geared towards consumers but also aims to be a secondary device for front-line workers, CEO’s or office workers needing a small yet capable Windows tablet.

The device itself is impeccably designed and shares the solid fit and finish of larger Surface devices. It is definitely smaller at 10-inches, but it is also thinner and lighter at under a pound. It’s very easy to make comparisons to the latest Apple iPad and although the Surface Go is priced higher at $529, it is running Windows 10 S for consumers, which  means it can run desktop apps (it can be upgraded to Windows 10 Home).

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Samsung flagship Galaxy Tab S4 tablet brings more desktop-like performance and improved design

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

There's a surge in interest for productivity-focused 10-inch tablets. We have the Apple iPad Pro, Microsoft's upcoming Surface Go 2-in-1 and now Samsung has released the Galaxy Tab S4 which features a 10.5-inch display with Super AMOLED technology, as well as a 16:10 screen ratio with 2560x1600, 287 pixels per inch (PPI).

This tablet, which will cost around CAD $800 with the SPen, runs Android with the TouchWiz overlay but can be used with an optional keyboard cover which brings for the DeX interface which better approximates a desktop PC. You can even add a mouse via Bluetooth for a more complete desktop experience. Hit jump for some first impressions.

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