Lenovo’s innovation in the metaverse, a study on the impact of hybrid work on women, and tips for migrating to a new iPhone led TechRepublic’s news last week.
Too busy to keep up with this week’s news? Here’s the TL;DR on TechRepublic’s top stories for October 13 – 20.
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Lenovo Tech World 2022: The Next Stage of Digital Transformation in
Lenovo’s October 18, 2022 technical conference featured innovations in metaverse, AR and VR solutions, and edge technologies that it says will drive digital transformation for individuals and industry organizations. Ray Fernandez covers the tech company’s investments in the metaverse, and in particular how digital twins and edge hardware, including robots, cellphones and AR glasses, will build a metaverse where industries can interact with the physical world.
TL; DR: Unlike some of its competitors in the metaverse, Lenovo has built a culture of collaborating with other tech companies such as Google, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to accelerate the innovation speed of its products.
TO SEE: Metaverse Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need to Know (Free PDF) (TechRepublic)
Read the full coverage of the conference here.
Hybrid work may not work for women
Only ⅓ of women in tech, media and telecoms with hybrid work schedules say they are satisfied with their work-life balance, says a new Deloitte report. Unsurprisingly, 86% of women with children report that they bear most of the childcare responsibilities, which could be complicated by varied work schedules that require the same changing childcare needs.
TL;DR: Esther Shein reports that remote, hybrid, and office-based plans must consider the diversity of home life needs and build flexibility into work hours and locations if they want to attract and retain top talent who also have children.
Top 2022 Data Quality Tools
Data quality software is an important tool in building and maintaining the data stores that keep businesses running and drive innovation in an organization. The right data quality tool will help you monitor and improve the quality of the existing data and improve the quality of the data you collect.
TL;DR: Ali Azharic lists the best data quality tools on the market for 2022 and provides context for the key features and effectiveness of the products.
First impressions of the Pixel 7 Pro
Jack Wallen upgraded from the Pixel 6 Pro to the Pixel 7 Pro, and is impressed with the improvements to the features for everyday use. He discusses the fingerprint scanner, camera and other upgrades that Google has made to its Pro smartphone.
TL;DR: Jack Wallen thinks this is the best version of the Pixel yet as Google fixed some clunky features and improved the user experience of the Android 13 OS.
4 tips to prepare for the migration to a new iPhone
You’ve saved up your pennies, dug the couch cushions, and rented out the spare room on Airbnb, and you’re finally ready to buy the iPhone 14. Eric Eckel help you do a little bit of cleaning up on your apps and data before going to the store to upgrade to your new phone.
TL;DR: From uninstalling old apps to managing location services, these tips will make switching to a new iPhone faster in the store, and they also include many great ways to make your current phone more secure.
