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This Free macOS App Will Tell You All About Your Nondescript USB-C Cable

A new Mac app can help you finally untangle the cable chaos happening in your desk drawer. It displays USB-C information on Apple silicon Macs in plain language, letting you know what each cable can actually do, including its data speed and power limits and whether it supports USB4 or Thunderbolt.

WhatCable looks at e‑marker chips inside each cable and displays its vendor ID, rated wattage, speed, and charging capabilities. It shows the charging power a Mac gets from a particular cable and highlights whether the port, charging brick, or device is limiting power transfer.

A tool like this one helps users understand issues like slow charging, unreliable external drives, or even monitors not reaching their full resolution and refresh rate. The one caveat is that a cable needs to be connected to some power source for WhatCable to work, but even your phone is sufficient.

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Microsoft Warns Old Windows PCs Face An Update Cutoff In 2027

If you haven't updated your Windows PC in a year or more, you'll need to apply an update in the near future to prevent another wave of certificate expirations from locking you out of future Windows updates. Devices that aren't updated before the May

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The Sihoo B100 is still my favorite cheap office chair — an affordable mesh ergonomic seat that beats most cheap…

The Sihoo B100 is one of the best budget ergonomic office chairs I've seen. It combines adaptive lumbar support, breathable mesh, and several adjustment options, and it's reduced in price right now. • Best for: Office and remote workers and students spending long hours at a computer

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Apple TV Refresh And HomeView AI Smart Hub Leak Ahead Of October Event

Just weeks after revealign its new slate of iPhones, Apple is preparing to drop more new products this month, focused on smart home products that leverage the improved Siri AI assistant. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman the centerpiece of this rollout will be a smart home hub, which will

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Muse Wonder Full (max) outperforms Fable 5.1 (max) on Artificial Analysis' Intelligence Index, matches Sonnet 5.5 (max), and is just shy of Opus 5.5 (max)

Microsoft Warns Old Windows PCs Face An Update Cutoff In 2027

The Sihoo B100 is still my favorite cheap office chair — an affordable mesh ergonomic seat that beats most cheap…

Apple TV Refresh And HomeView AI Smart Hub Leak Ahead Of October Event