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The waiting game is over. 5G is coming to the edge.
Canonical and Omdia’s report reveals that 96% of CSPs will launch commercial 5G edge computing within 2 years. In this blog, we examine the drivers behind this optimism.
2024-09-30 16:00
Save up to 21% on Kingston's fast and affordable NV3 SSDs
If you are looking for a fast and affordable PCIe Gen 4 SSD, the Kingston NV3 is here with discounts of up to 21% on 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB models. Read more...
2024-09-30 15:00
Amazon's discounted Fire TV stick is now the cheapest way to instantly access hundreds of Xbox games through Game Pass
Amazon Fire TV Sticks support Xbox Cloud Gaming, and you can save money on one right now in order to play hundreds of Xbox games.
2024-09-30 15:00
Stolen Ferrari worth $575,000 was found by tracking the owner’s AirPods
Time and again, Apple’s Find My technology turns out responsible for tracking stolen goods. In the case of a recent Connecticut theft, a very expensive Ferrari was tracked down thanks to the millionaire owner accidentally leaving AirPods in the vehic...
2024-09-30 15:00
Verizon experiencing widespread outage across the US
Verizon is experiencing a massive outage, according to subscribers across the United States. Several of us here at 9to5Mac are also affected by the outage and are unable to an access any sort of cellular connectivity. This includes cellular data, phone...
2024-09-30 15:00
Major AI bill vetoed by California governor, despite increased calls for regulation
California is home to many of the country’s largest AI innovators, including Apple. Today, they’re all breathing a sigh of relief. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a major AI regulatory bill that came to his desk, while nonetheless highlighting the...
2024-09-30 15:00
Linux Mint 22.1 Slated for Release in December with Revamped Cinnamon Theme
The Linux Mint 22.1 distribution was slated for release in December 2024 with a revamped Cinnamon theme and better package management. Here's a sneak peek! The post Linux Mint 22.1 Slated for Release in December with Revamped Cinnamon Theme appeared fi...
2024-09-30 15:00
Tumbleweed Monthly Update - September 2024
Welcome to the monthly update for Tumbleweed for September 2024! This month, the rolling-release model has kept pace with numerous important updates and bug fixes. PostgreSQL received a major update moving to 17 and text shaping engine harfbuzz had a m...
2024-09-30 15:00
California’s new law forces digital stores to admit you’re just licensing content, not buying it
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks. The legislation will force digital storefronts to tell customers they’re just getting a license to use the...
2024-09-30 14:00
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Vodafone and Three outline two more merger concessions to ease fears
The merger between Vodafone and Three is under the CMA's microscope as the companies promise an £11 billion investment in the UK mobile network and low-cost tariffs. Read more...
2024-09-30 14:00
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 to cost roughly 20% more than its predecessor
A tipster has revealed the alleged pricing of the next-gen flagship processors from Qualcomm and MediaTek and it is bad news. Read more...
2024-09-30 14:00
MSI X870E Carbon WIFI Motherboard Review: USB 4.0 has arrived
MSI’s X870E Carbon is a premium motherboard with robust power delivery, several “EZ” features, solid performance, and four USB Type-C ports on the rear IO.
2024-09-30 14:00
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AMD boosts Zen 5 official warrantied TDP to 105W, fixes Ryzen 9000 latency issue, launches 800-series chipsets
AMD made a slew of announcements about its latest progress with its Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 processors, with the most important announcement being that the company will now fully support a 105W TDP mode with its Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X models.
2024-09-30 14:00
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AMD unlocks over 60% Ryzen CPU power boosts for two of my top-rated desktop processors with a new TDP firmware update
AMD Ryzen 600 Series motherboards can push the TDP of its 9600X and 9700X desktop processors by over 60%, but it comes with an important trade-off.
2024-09-30 14:00
Microsoft announces new HD voices with improved expressiveness in Azure AI Speech
Microsoft has launched a new HD version of its neural text-to-speech service. The new voices offer improved expressiveness, conversational tone, and natural variations. Read more...
2024-09-30 14:00
Mozilla Firefox 131 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Mozilla Firefox 131 open-source web browser is now available for download with supports for text fragments, improved translations, temporarily site permissions, and more. The post Mozilla Firefox 131 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What&#82...
2024-09-30 14:00
Audacious 4.4.1 Open-Source Audio Player Brings New Features and Improvements
Audacious 4.4.1 open-source media player is now availablewith titlebar dimming for Winamp skins, improved control responsiveness, Qt 6 support for the Qt Multimedia output plugin, and more. The post Audacious 4.4.1 Open-Source Audio Player Brings New F...
2024-09-30 14:00
Dating app burnout seeing major apps partially pivot to friend-finding
The growing phenomenon of dating app burnout is leading major players to do at least a partial pivot into friend-finding, according to a new report … more…
2024-09-30 14:00
Monthly News – September 2024
Many thanks for your donations and for your support. Visual improvements in Cinnamon Within the team Joseph continues to work his magic. Bit by bit he’s improving the look and feel of the Cinnamon desktop. The new default theme landed on the mast...
2024-09-30 14:00
Mission Center (Linux System Monitor) Now Reports Fan Info
A major new release of Mission Center, a modern system monitor app for Linux desktops, has been released. Fans of this Rust-based GTK4/libadwaita system monitoring tool (which to address the recurring elephant in the room does indeed have a user interf...
2024-09-30 14:00