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Best of PCWorld Apr 22, 2016 Actors up close and personal, streaming this week Famous and not-so-famous faces are ready for their close-ups in this week's batch of new and notable streaming movies. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Here's how Apple's updated MacBook stacks up against current PCs • Apple's iBooks Store and iTunes Movies shut down by Chinese government • Uber settles with drivers without compromising on their contractor status • MIT uses 4D maps to help robot teams navigate moving obstacles • Google's CEO just called the next wave in computing, and it's not VR • PCWorld Show Episode 13: Intel lays off thousands, Apple blows off QuickTime, and a smart mattress tells all • Microsoft's weak phone sales drag down its Surface and cloud wins • AMD strikes chip licensing deal, which could create more x86 rivals for Intel • Sears' latest lawnmower sends maintenance reminders to your smartphone • VR hardware sales are about to skyrocket • Pennsylvania slapped Uber with an $11.4 million fine for operating without a license Here's how Apple's updated MacBook stacks up against current PCs Apple's new 12-inch MacBook is a minor refresh to a popular product. We match it spec by spec to the current crop of laptops. Read More ▶ Apple's iBooks Store and iTunes Movies shut down by Chinese government A Chinese regulator is said to have ordered Apple to shut down its iBooks Store and iTunes Movies only six months after the services were launched in the country. Read More ▶ Uber settles with drivers without compromising on their contractor status Uber Technologies has arrived at a settlement with drivers in two lawsuits that could see the company paying up to US$100 million, but without a change in the classification of its drivers from independent contractors to employees. Read More ▶ MIT uses 4D maps to help robot teams navigate moving obstacles It's one thing to keep robots from crashing into fixed obstacles like walls or furniture, but preventing collisions with other moving things is a much tougher challenge. Read More ▶ Google's CEO just called the next wave in computing, and it's not VR "In the long run we will evolve in computing from a mobile-first to an AI-first world," said Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Read More ▶ PCWorld Show Episode 13: Intel lays off thousands, Apple blows off QuickTime, and a smart mattress tells all PCWorld's Jon Phillips, Melissa Riofrio, and Gordon Mah Ung take on the hottest tech news and hues--if Apple's rose-gold MacBook is any indication. This week, we discuss what Intel's layoffs mean for the PC market, why Apple abandoned QuickTime for Windows, and whether only a dumb person would buy a smart mattress. Read More ▶ Microsoft's weak phone sales drag down its Surface and cloud wins Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia is proving to be quite the albatross around the company's neck. The company has stepped away from focusing on phones, and its handset sales revenue fell by almost half in the first quarter. Read More ▶ AMD strikes chip licensing deal, which could create more x86 rivals for Intel AMD is licensing its x86 chip architecture to a new joint venture it has formed with a consortium of Chinese companies. Read More ▶ Sears' latest lawnmower sends maintenance reminders to your smartphone The big-box retailer announced several other connected-home appliances and tools, too, including a programmable room air conditioner. Read More ▶ VR hardware sales are about to skyrocket Shipments of virtual reality hardware will "skyrocket" this year and keep climbing through 2020, market analyst IDC said. Read More ▶ Pennsylvania slapped Uber with an $11.4 million fine for operating without a license The Pennsylvania Public Service Utility Commission has voted to fine Uber US $11.4 million for operating without its authority and failing to comply with data requests for an investigation. Read More ▶

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