Macworld Trying to watch a YouTube video? Good luck — you’ll probably get hit with an unskippable ad first. Browsing a website? Hope you like pop-ups. The internet is a mess, and that’s probably why everyone’s getting AdGuard’s ad blocker. This Mac and iOS app blocks all types of ads from reaching your eyeballs (you can…
If your devices aren’t charging fast enough, it might be due to the wall plug (also known as a power adapter) you’re using. Getting ultra-fast charge times could be as simple as upgrading yours to this 100W Anker Prime wall plug that’s now on sale for $55 on Amazon. This Anker Prime GaN charger features…
Windows 11 appears to be experiencing problems with Nvidia GPUs, according to Neowin. Windows Insiders on the Canary channel are reporting issues launching apps, apparently due to an incompatibility with DirectX 9 and crashing D3D9 DLL files. Anything that relies on or utilizes DirectX 9 is affected, including apps, games, PowerPoint presentations, browsers, and even…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Integrated display shows you who’s on the other side of the door Robust build quality, with mostly solid operation Scads of features No subscriptions needed (unless 16GB of local storage is insufficient) Cons Enormous and very heavy Palm vein reader can be a quirky Long feature list contributes to…
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips have helped lead the market for laptops with epically long battery life, but they’ve had a key weakness: games. To help address this, Qualcomm said Thursday that it will enable the hit multiplayer game Fortnite to run on Snapdragon, as well as Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat software. The latter service is probably the…
Macworld According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who has a great track record for this sort of information, Apple is planning to update AirPods to offer live translation later this year. The feature will come as part of iOS 19 and necessitate a firmware update for the AirPods, too. It’s unclear which AirPods models will work…
Recently, several state and federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service, have warned against the rise of smishing, the SMS version of phishing. Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information. It happens via email. Now, some experts say, cyber-criminals have also been able…
Macworld Many workplaces and educational institutions have completely switched from paper documents to digital ones. Consequently, Mac users are increasingly dealing with PDFs and other e-document file formats. We’re here to help you find the best PDF editor for your Mac from the multitude of options. There are various PDF editing apps that cater to…
Macworld It took the iPhone an eternity to strike Lightning in favor of the universal USB-C port. Now that it’s here on all models, including the low-end 16e, many users still limit its use to charging, overlooking the slew of other advantages it offers over Lightning. If you’ve got an iPhone 15 or 16 model,…
Macworld If you’re thinking of moving to a new network, and want to keep hold of the same iPhone, you may hit a snag: the device is locked to your current carrier and can’t be used with any other company. Fortunately, you should be able to get your network provider to unlock the iPhone for…