New benchmarks reveal just how powerful the new Apple M4 chip is

New benchmarks reveal just how powerful the new Apple M4 chip is

Recently posted benchmarks have revealed how capable the brand-new Apple M4 chip is in terms of single-core performance, outpacing even the best processors on the market.  As spotted by Tom’s Hardware, there’s a new champion in the Geekbench 6 CPU benchmarks as the iPad Pro line featuring the M4 chip actually beat out the previously … Read more

Apple scraps iPad Pro ‘Crushed’ ad and issues rare apology – and it was the right thing to do

Apple scraps iPad Pro ‘Crushed’ ad and issues rare apology – and it was the right thing to do

Destruction may not be the best way to illustrate creativity. It’s the hard lesson Apple learned after significant backlash over its new “Crushed” TV ad promoting the all-new iPad Pro and its revolutionary Tandem OLED screen technology. Now, the company has issued an apology and scrapped plans to run the ad on TV. In the … Read more

Quordle today – hints and answers for Friday, May 10 (game #837)

NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Friday, May 10 (game #68)

The last Quordle puzzle of the week is another fairly tough one, though that isn’t exactly uncommon for this game, which continues to challenge people who sail through Wordle. I count myself among them, having never lost a game of Wordle since I started playing in 2022 (I did lose once in the Wordle Archive), … Read more

‘These team conversations have been tough’ – Sonos power-users really don’t like its new app, and the company responds, including asking for feedback

‘These team conversations have been tough’ – Sonos power-users really don’t like its new app, and the company responds, including asking for feedback

Sonos, maker of quality audio kit and some of the best wireless speakers out there, has released a new mobile app for connecting and controlling Sonos devices – but not everyone is happy with the change. A large number of users are complaining about the new companion app, which was substantially redesigned after years of … Read more

Adobe Takes 40% Off Creative Cloud All Apps for Your First Year

Adobe Takes 40% Off Creative Cloud All Apps for Your First Year

Adobe this week is offering first-time subscribers of the Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps plan a 40 percent discount on the service. With this sale, you’ll pay $35.99 per month for the plan, down from $59.99 per month, and this price will last through your first year. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Adobe. … Read more

Ember’s Travel Mug 2+ with Find My support drops to a record-low price

Ember’s Travel Mug 2+ with Find My support drops to a record-low price

Ember’s highly-esteemed Travel Mug 2+ has of $128, which is a discount of $72. The actual sale price is $160, but there’s a clippable coupon for the remaining $32. This is a pretty great deal for those in the market for a tech-heavy travel mug. Ember Make sure to clip the coupon for that extra … Read more

Nearly a million victims hit by massive BogusBazaar campaign — credit card details stolen, but here’s how to stay safe

Nearly a million victims hit by massive BogusBazaar campaign — credit card details stolen, but here’s how to stay safe

Almost a million people around the world have fallen victim to a highly organized fraud campaign, which scammed them out of some $50 million in the past couple of years. According to a report from SRLabs, a group of cyber-criminals, supported by a wider network of affiliates, were organized into a crime ring dubbed BogusBazaar. … Read more

The US Congress is taking on AI —this computer scientist is helping

The US Congress is taking on AI —this computer scientist is helping

Half a dozen AI scientists have moved to Washington DC to advise the US Congress.Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) is booming in the United States. Since 2016, federal lawmakers have passed 23 AI-related bills into law1, many more than any other country. Now AI scientists are joining the action, trading … Read more