Apple just sent out invitations to an event on March 27, to be held at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago.The invitation says very little, in typical Apple fashion, but the image that accompanies it (above) says, “Let’s take a field trip.” In the text of the invitation itself, Apple says, “Join us to hear creative new ideas for teachers and students.”Clearly, this event is going to focus on Apple products aimed at education. What could those be?A cheaper 9.7-inch iPad: Rumors of a cheaper 9.7-inch iPad have been circulating for a few months, and a couple new iPad models were approved by the EEC in February.A cheaper MacBook or MacBook Air: We’ve heard rumors of a less-expensive Macbook Air, and a less expensive MacBook. Apple could have two different products coming up, or this could be one product that is being confused for two because of the similar product names and errors in translation from foreign sources. Either way, Apple … [Read more...] about Apple is holding an education event on March 27 in Chicago
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Apple’s next event kicks off on March 27 at a high school in Chicago
On the heels of opening up registration for its annual WWDC event, Apple will hold an education-focused event on March 27 that will highlight "creative new ideas for teachers and students," multiple reports indicate. Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago will host the event at 10am CDT on March 27. Apple's last education event took place all the way back in 2012 in New York City. In typical Apple fashion, the event's invitation doesn't offer any details about the impending announcements. Apple has hosted hardware events during springtime before, and there are a number of rumored devices that could come out of this event. Gossip says Apple might be about to reveal a new 9.7-inch iPad for a special education price of $259. New iPads have been rumored for later this year as well, but it's unlikely that an education-focused iPad would include the new and expensive FaceID camera. A new iPad with Apple's high-end camera, which enables FaceID, Animoji, and ARKit features, may debut … [Read more...] about Apple’s next event kicks off on March 27 at a high school in Chicago
Apple: nuevos iPad en evento de marzo en Chicago
Apple envió el viernes invitaciones a los medios, incluyendo a CNET y CNET en Español, a un evento a celebrarse el 27 de marzo en Chicago y que, al parecer, tiene un foco en la educación.La invitación, donde se ve el logo de Apple dibujado con lo que parece ser un Apple Pencil, solo dice Let's take a field trip, una frase muy utilizada para referirse a una excursión escolar. Algo que resulta inusual es que el evento se celebrará en la escuela Lane Tech College Prep High School en Chicago. Apple no da más detalles sobre el evento de marzo, aunque es claro que se trata de una presentación bastante inusual. Primero porque se trata de un evento celebrado en una escuela y uno que no se celebra en San Francisco o San José, sino en Chicago. Al estar enfocado en la educación, es muy probable que el evento tenga que ver con el iPad, iMac y MacBook, tres productos que son muy utilizados en las escuelas y sobre los cuales Apple ha … [Read more...] about Apple: nuevos iPad en evento de marzo en Chicago
Motorola lays off up to half of Chicago engineering team, says Moto Z line will ‘continue’
Motorola has confirmed that it is laying people in its Chicago office off, though it also says "our Moto Z family will continue." Prior to this announcement, multiple people close to the company have stated that a significant portion of Moto's engineering staff in Chicago has been laid off, with a Moto Mod owner going as far as saying the "Z team in Moto was irreversibly impacted." However, Motorola says that the Moto Z line will "continue." An initial source came from user "Ex-Motorolan," who states that he/she is losing a dream job, on TheLayoff.com: Motorola Mobility (Lenovo) just tapped 50% of their Chicago workforce on the shoulder to let them know they are being laid off. Their expected last day of work is April 6, 2018. Sad… and to think this was my dream job getting out of college. This was compounded by Liangchen Chen, the owner of the Keyboard Mod for Moto Z devices. He responded to an Indiegogo backer who asked if the Moto Z line was being killed off with, "To be … [Read more...] about Motorola lays off up to half of Chicago engineering team, says Moto Z line will ‘continue’
Rumors abound that Motorola is laying off half its Chicago workforce (Update: layoffs confirmed)
UPDATE 03/09/2018, 12:55 P.M. EST: Android Authority received a statement from a Motorola/Lenovo representative about these layoff allegations:In late 2017, Lenovo announced a worldwide resource action that would occur over the next several quarters, and impacting less than two percent of its global workforce. This week’s employment reductions are a continuation of that process. We are reducing our Motorola operations in Chicago however this did not impact half of our workforce there and our Moto Z family will continue. It appears that yes, a layoff at the Chicago Motorola Mobility office occurred. The statement’s wording of “this did not impact half of our workforce there” is a bit confusing. Does this mean Motorola is refuting the claim it laid off 50 percent of its workforce, or is it saying 50 percent of the workforce was unaffected and it did layoff half its workforce? It’s a confusing way to word a statement in either case. We’ve … [Read more...] about Rumors abound that Motorola is laying off half its Chicago workforce (Update: layoffs confirmed)