Make PDFs more productive with $60 off this easy Mac editor

PDFs are an incredibly common filetype, but for far too many of us they’re a necessary evil. PDF Expert is the tool that lets Mac users not only sidestep the most common PDF headaches but add new features that turn them into a real workhorse document — and now new users can get a lifetime…

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AMD Launching New CPUs for AM4: Ryzen 5000XT Series Coming in July

During their opening keynote at Computex 2024, AMD announced their intention to launch a pair of new Ryzen 5000 processors for their legacy AM4 platform. The new chips, both getting the XT suffix, will be the Ryzen 9 5900XT, a 16 core Zen 3 part, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT will be an 8 core…

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How to avoid force ejecting mounted volumes in macOS

When using macOS, you certainly know if you’ve opened a Pages file or are editing an email. But, below the surface are files that macOS uses that you don’t see–all the activity required for background processes, Time Machine backups, Spotlight indexing, and other system needs. When you want to eject a mounted volume, like a…

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AMD Slims Down Compute With Radeon Pro W7900 Dual Slot For AI Inference

While the bulk of AMD’s Computex presentation was on CPUs and their Instinct lineup of dedicated AI accelerators, the company also has a small product refresh for the professional graphics and workstation AI crowd. AMD is releasing a dual-slot version of their high-end Radeon Pro W7900 card – aptly named the W7900 Dual Slot –…

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iOS 18, macOS 15 and everything else coming from Apple in June

June is a big month for Apple. It all starts with the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where Apple talks about all the great features and improvements coming to its platforms later in the year. That’s followed immediately by the first round of developer betas, so devs can start testing their apps and making updates using…

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The Qualcomm Computex 2024 Keynote Live Blog (10:30pm PT/05:30 UTC)

For our second keynote of the day for Computex, we have the 4th Musketeer of the great PC powers, Qualcomm. Slated to be the most PC-focused of the four keynotes, company CEO Cristiano Amon will be presenting a keynote entitled “The PC Reborn.” And while Amon is no stranger to giving keynotes, this is slated…

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Podcast #775 – Lots of Arm News, OLED Burn-In, DirectSR, Stop Chrome AI Search Results, iFixIt & Samsung, Leaving Steam and MORE

It's been a busy weekend - trying to catch up!So our new Josh OLED wipe is now included at no extra charge for this one show only.  Also find so much… Source

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First alternative to Apple Wallet is ready to launch in EU

Apple could have to make additional changes to its NFC APIs The UK firm Curve claims it will be the first complete Apple Wallet alternative once Apple fully complies with the EU's requirement to allow rivals use of its iPhone NFC technology. Alongside the law changes that meant Apple had to allow rival iPhone App…

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