Because professional workflows are slowly migrating to the cloud and mobile devices, many tech industry observers are noting that the line between personal and business lives is slowly blurring.

In just a few short weeks, millions of American students will be heading back to college for the fall semester, continuing their pursuit of academic excellence and better job prospects. What virtually every one of them will need is a new custom laptop that will help them research and produce better schoolwork.

A recent phenomenon in the business world, particularly in the tech industry, is Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policies, which encourage workers to use their smartphones, tablets and customized laptops to complete work tasks instead of a company-issued device.

Apple has announced that it will be spending $100 million to bring MacBook Pro production to the United States, rather than having them produced in China as had previously been the case.