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Mini-ITX Core i9-9900K Hackintosh Benchmarks Updated
Bill sent GeekBench Benchmark (CPU, OpenCL, Metal) and Unigine OpenGL (Heaven/Valley) results with macOS Mojave 10.14.6 on his Intel 8 Core i9-9900K Hackintosh with dual 1TB NVMe SSDs, 32GB RAM, and RX580 Nitro+ graphics card. (If you missed it earlier, there's NVMe SSD Benchmarks and GFXBench Metal benchmark results down the page, also linked in the Benchmarks Menu.)
 
Apple/Products related News, Tips, Updates, PR

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Developer Beta Updates
August 7th, 2019 Developer releases.
  • iOS 13 beta 6 (17A5556d)
  • iPadOS 13 beta 6 (17A5556d)
  • watchOS 6 beta 6 (17R5556d)
  • tvOS 13 beta 6 (17J5549c)
(Apple also has Public betas. See Beta FAQ for info on joining or unenrolling.)
 
Apple Support/How-To/Troubleshooting Article Updates (later first)
Page of How-To, Troubleshooting & Tips for Mac/OS X/iOS Users from Airplay to Thunderbolt.
 
Other News, Tips, Software Updates, and Reviews

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Recent Updates, Tips, DIY Upgrades and Repairs:
List of Updates, DIY Upgrades, Repair Articles, Tips and more you may have missed. (Topics range from OS/software and driver updates and troubleshooting, to hardware upgrades and repairs.)
Previous News Archive Summary:
    July 29th to August 2nd, 2019 News Archive
  • Download macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
  • Nvidia Graphics Driver Updates for macOS 10.13.6 and 10.12.6
  • Apple reissues Security Update 2019-004 for macOS 10.13.6 & 10.12.6 (July 29th)
  • 10 Non-Intrusive Security Changes in macOS Catalina
  • How to Upgrade/Replace the PCIe SSD in a 21.5-inch iMac (2019)
  • Apple halts practice of contractors listening in to users on Siri
  • How to Change Page Settings on iOS Using Web Inspector
  • Apple Reports Third Quarter Results
  • iCloud for Windows 10.6.1 released (security update)
  • Review of Apricorn Aegis Fortress L3 portable SSD
  • Apple Support/Troubleshooting/How-To Article Updates:
    - How to fix a split Fusion Drive.
    - Apple Web Server Notifications.
    - About AirPrint (with list of compatible printers, servers)
    - How to install Windows 10 on your Mac with Boot Camp
    - Repair disk permissions with Disk Utility (now archived)
    - Institutions that support health records on iPhone and iPod touch (beta)
    - About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra

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