B&H’s back-to-school Apple sale offers staggering discounts

Save up to $500 on Apple gear at B&H this week. B&H's back-to-school Apple sale offers extensive discounts of up to $500 off across the Mac and iPad lines. Apple deals are heating up at B&H Photo, with the Apple Authorized Reseller discounting dozens of products by up to $500. Save on 2024 iPads, current…

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Podcast #786 – Ryzen 9900X and 9950X Performance, Intel Microcode Update, New RTX 4070 Variant, AMD Vulnerability + MORE!

This was a short show. Be warned! This episode is just over an hour, and probably a lot more exciting than the Ryzen 9000 launch, itself. Plus Josh had a really messy… Source

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Geekbench launches new AI benchmarking tool for macOS and iOS

Geekbench AI Following months of beta testing, the newly-renamed Geekbench AI 1.0 is now available with the aim of giving users the ability to make comparable measurements of Artificial Intelligence performance across iOS, macOS, and more. Originally released in beta form under the name Geekbench ML — for Machine Learning — in December 2023, the…

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Supply chain starts shipping displays for the fall M4 MacBook Pro update

MacBook Pro Rumors haven't been able to nail down when an M4 MacBook Pro refresh would occur, but display shipments from the supply chain could indicate an impending announcement in the fall. The rumor mill believes that Apple will be bringing out a bunch of M4 updates to its Mac lineup this fall. While there's…

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Fadu’s FC5161 SSD Controller Breaks Cover in Western Digital’s PCIe Gen5 Enterprise Drives

When Western Digital introduced its Ultrastar DC SN861 SSDs earlier this year, the company did not disclose which controller it used for these drives, which made many observers presume that WD was using an in-house controller. But a recent teardown of the drive shows that is not the case; instead, the company is using a…

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Report: Display panel shipments may lead to new M4 MacBook Pros this fall

We first heard that Apple may be releasing new M4 Macs starting this fall in a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Another report released on Thursday lends credence to the shipment of new Macs, specifically new MacBook Pros. According to a X post (subscription required) by analyst Ross Young, display panel shipments for the MacBook…

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Digital IDs in Apple Wallet now confirmed for California residents

Digital IDs in Apple Wallet now confirmed for California residents Apple has confirmed that Californians can soon carry their driver's licenses and state IDs digitally on their iPhone and Apple Watch. The new feature, set to be rolled out as part of California's mobile driver's license (mDL) pilot program, marks a significant step in the…

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Macworld Podcast: Your hot takes on App Store fees, Mac RAM, M4 Macs, and more

This episode is all about social media hot takes. You have thoughts and we share and respond to what you wrote. This is episode 897 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola.  Listen to episode 897 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode 897 on Spotify Watch episode 897 on the Macworld Podcast YoutTube channel…

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Google Pixel affected by long-time vulnerability from 2017

Google Pixel 9 A vulnerability included in every version of Android for previous Google Pixel models will soon be patched, but Pixel 9 buyers don't need to worry. The majority of Google Pixel smartphones sold from September 2017 onward have included a potentially dangerous bit of code in a hidden app. One that could be…

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