Suggesting the company may have planned on announcing a new MacBook but changed its mind last minute. A few weeks back,Bloomberg reportedit was coming, too. Stating that we could potentially see a redesigned 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro this summer. Plus, deliver tons of power thanks to the M1X chip. We’ve even heard reports of an upgraded GPU inside, using NVIDIA’s latestRTX 3070or a similar variant. Afew reportsfloating around online suggest November, but we’ll have to wait and see....

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Maybe you got a hand-me-down mouse or something basic from akeyboard combo.You might even be using a laptop trackpad! It might even be a detriment! There are also wired and wireless mice. Wireless mice work great for many people without noticeable lag or connectivity issues. Wireless mice come with the caveat that you’ll eventually need to charge or swap out the batteries. With all of that said, here are our picks for the best mice currently available....

The first update Apple is calling conversation boost, and it’s essentially a quality-of-life feature. This boosts the sound of other people talking when you’re in a busy environment. Siri can tell you when a delivery shows up or when your rideshare is ready via notifications. So if you separate from your buds, you’ll get a notification. Additionally, AirPods will also support the newspatial audioin FaceTime, which Apple announced earlier today.

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Related Quick Links The powerful GNU Debugger GDB returns to the front stage. Join us for an all-new, more advanced introduction to GDB. What IsGDB? This article will continue to build further on the information presented there. It sounds likeapples, pie, and pancakes! (And to some extent, it is.) If this sounds a little complicated, have a look atDebugging with GDB: Getting Startedfirst. Single-threaded or Multithreaded? The program was single-threaded: No other execution threads wereforkedfrom within the code....

Any Linux user can trace an executable with strace. What Isstrace? strace is a Linux utility that lets you trace the system calls that a given app makes. It will also pick up on signals and produce a detailed output of all the information that it observes. A person new to strace and tracing, in general, might ask why this is helpful. There’s good news in both cases! Comparing this with GDB, which is also a wrapper process, things are substantially different....

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Unfortunately, this method only works when you’re using X on your desktop. In the Advanced Search window, scroll all the way down until you see the “Dates” section. There, you’ll find two parameters “From” and “To.” Select your desired month, day, and year for each parameter. Here’s what they do: While this sounds simple, using the parameters can be a little confusing. This will return tweets posted between midnight on September 1 and midnight on September 2....

Related After weeks of speculation andteasers, Ford just officiallyannouncedits new F-150 Lightning all-electric pickup truck. However, Ford will still offer gas and hybrid options, at least for now. Ford ditched the powerful SVT V8 engine from the old Lightning, but this new truck is no slouch. Then, the extended-range model delivers 563HP (est.) and 300 miles per charge for around $54,000. For those wondering, the Ford F-150 Lightning can go from 0-60 in around 4....

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