Apple only stated that the MacBook Neo ships with either a 256GB or 512GB SSD, because if the company had mentioned how fast its NAND flash storage is, potential customers might be discouraged from picking it up. According to the latest comparison, the most affordable portable Mac in the company’s lineup doesn’t even cross the PCIe NVMe Gen 3 bandwidth. In the latest Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, Apple’s M5 MacBook Air, the second most affordable portable Mac, has up to 316 percent faster SSD speeds than the MacBook Neo If there was one shocking compromise that we didn’t know about until […]

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Hope is the engine of optimism and the indomitable force behind a will to change for the better. But, when it comes to Google's Pixel lineup, that hope is in short supply and getting progressively scarce with each passing year, especially judging from the latest CAD renders of the Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which depict bezels the size of football fields, a bloated, chunky design, and nary a concerted effort to add additional camera sensors or tweak the device's aspect ratio. Google's Pixel 11 Pro Fold: A masterclass in ugly aesthetics Steve H. McFly has now revealed the CAD renders […]

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Some can't stop panning Apple over a myriad of compromises that it undertook to price the MacBook Neo at a base price of $599. Others can't stop gushing over the fact that Apple just launched a fairly decent, if somewhat spartan, budget MacBook, one that is near-perfect for browsing, social media consumption, and research. In our roundup of the Apple MacBook Neo's first impressions and initial reviews, we've tried to cover all of the bases, bringing you appreciative brownie points as well as merited criticism. Here is everything that is being said about Apple's MacBook Neo CNET's Matt Elliott is […]

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The A18 Pro running in the MacBook Neo is tailor-made for AAA titles on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, which only meant that it was a matter of time before someone tried something as ridiculous as attempting Cyberpunk 2077 on Apple’s most affordable portable Mac. It turns out that one YouTuber was daring enough to attempt this experiment and, according to the content creator, the experience wasn’t terrible at all. At the absolute lowest settings possible, the MacBook Neo can achieve around 50FPS, though the relevant metrics aren’t shown in the video Right off the bat, Dave2D […]

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The first batch of gaming benchmarks to test Apple’s latest and greatest M5 Max is here, and what better way to kick things off than to fire up Cyberpunk 2077, which is a title that has been ported to the macOS platform. Even though the technology giant has switched to a superior Fusion Architecture for both the M5 Pro and M5 Max, the maximum GPU core count is limited to 40. While we should still witness a slight framerate boost, what’s disappointing to see is that our laptop RTX 4090 ends up being 63 percent faster. Newest Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark comparison also […]

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Samsung has remained very conservative in its experimentation in the smartphone battery department ever since the Note 7 fiasco back in 2016. However, this reluctance is now costing the South Korean behemoth dearly as Chinese OEMs increasingly take the initiative with monster silicon-carbon (Si/C) batteries. Against this relatively challenging backdrop, we reported towards the end of 2025 that Samsung had commenced and then abandoned its testing of a mammoth 20,000mAh silicon-carbon battery. Well, now we know a lot more about those failed tests as well as Samsung's ongoing testing of a smaller 18,000mAh battery, courtesy of a few leaked documents. Samsung's […]

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Apple had originally intended to launch its new Smart Home Display as a part of last week's product launch marathon. However, in the face of the ongoing delays related to the rollout of the revamped Siri, Apple has been forced to substantially extend the launch timeline of the new device, as per the latest tidbit from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Apple was not able to launch the Smart Home Display last week, as the revamped Siri is not ready yet to power AI features For the benefit of those who might not be aware yet, Apple intends to launch a revamped […]

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Such is the relentless cadence of Apple's convoluted product launch cycles that the iPhone 17e has not even reached physical stores just yet, and already Apple has started beating the proverbial drums for the iPhone 18e, which is not expected to debut until the spring of 2027. Apple has broken ground on the preparatory work for the iPhone 18e The notable tipster, Fixed Focus Digital, has declared in a new Weibo post (translated below) that Apple has formally commenced development work on the iPhone 18e: "Confirmed. Although 17E has just been released, 18E has already been finalized." Do note that […]

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Now that Apple's product launch cadence has seemingly slowed down for the time being after the marathon that was last week, which saw the unveiling of the iPhone 17e, the M4 iPad Air, the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro, the Studio Display and the Studio Display XDR, and the all-important MacBook Neo, attention is predictably turning to Apple's next major product launch volley in the fall of 2026, which would likely entail the iPhone Fold along with the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. As such, a new report out of Taiwan has just demonstrated Apple's sunny optimism […]

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Apple didn’t change anything on the outside when comparing the iPhone 17e to the iPhone 16e, but the internals have been upgraded significantly, and that too, while charging the same $599 price. These are some of the advantages highlighted in the latest review roundup, but that doesn’t mean that some outlets aren’t calling the latest release overpriced. In fact, some are recommending buyers to get the iPhone 17 instead, and if you check out our detailed buying guide, we’ve also mentioned that spending $200 extra is the right move to make. CNET’s Abrar Al-Heeti says that the iPhone 17e is a solid […]

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The M4 iPad Air is one of the more underrated devices that Apple launched in the veritable marathon that was last week, culminating in the 'Apple Experience' event on March 04. Even though the MacBook Neo eventually stole the proverbial show and nearly all of the limelight, the new iPad Air continues to garner a healthy share of attention. And today, we bring you a roundup of first impressions and reviews from a diverse set of tech experts. Here is everything that is being said about the Apple M4 iPad Air Gizmodo's Kyle Barr highlights the new iPad Air's "more […]

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Qualcomm introduced its third-generation Oryon cores to its Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, bumping up the specifications to an impressive 18-core CPU, resulting in significantly increased single-core and multi-core performance. Unfortunately, these upgrades might give Windows laptops some bragging rights when compared as individual products, but as soon as you put the M5 Pro and M5 Max into the mix, the story changes immediately. In the latest single-core and multi-core benchmark comparison, the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme continues to lag behind its direct competition. Disappointingly, the M5 Pro and M5 Max are up to 26 percent faster than the Snapdragon X2 Elite […]

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A torrent of rumors and speculation that had been churning out for years eventually led to the materialization of the MacBook Neo, making it Apple’s most affordable product from this lineup. The launch allows the company to target an entirely new category, which should make Windows notebook manufacturers quite nervous right about now. With a decent assortment of specifications and a stellar build quality for the price, we expect this machine to be quite a popular pick amongst consumers, and if you want to learn more about it, check out our detailed roundup. Display and Design No expense was spared […]

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A design overhaul of the M6 MacBook Pro is expected either in late 2026 or early 2027, with Apple introducing a display transition from mini-LED to OLED for the first time in the portable Mac’s history. Typically, when the technology giant introduces a newer lineup, it ends up discontinuing the older-generation models, like it has done with the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max versions now that the M5 Pro and M5 Max family is here. However, according to the latest report, Apple isn’t going to phase out its newest SoCs or the MacBook Pro lineup that houses them because its M6 […]

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In addition to a chipset upgrade, the M5 MacBook Air has received a major boost in SSD performance, mimicking the gains obtained by the M5 MacBook Pro that launched last year. In fact, what’s remarkable about the latest comparison is that Apple’s latest portable Mac is faster than some premium M4 Pro models, not to mention that the machine runs circles around its immediate predecessors, the 13-inch and 15-inch M4 MacBook Air. Let us take a look at these SSD speeds in more detail. Faster SSD speeds will enable the M5 MacBook Air to become more responsive than previous-generation models, making everyday […]

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Apple Silicon is the gift that keeps on giving, entailing not only insane performance boosts for Apple's ever-expanding portfolio of products but also unlocking the kind of granular control that would have been impossible with off-the-shelve chips from Intel and AMD. And now, Apple's A18 Pro has just awarded huge bragging rights to the MacBook Neo, albeit with an equally huge catch. Apple's MacBook Neo gets huge bragging rights with a sizable catch Apple finally unveiled its much-anticipated MacBook Neo earlier this week, bringing a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with a 2,408 x 1,506 resolution and 500 nits brightness, uniform bezels, […]

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The new MacBook Neo will not mark a pivot in Apple's reigning product strategy, with a bucketload of high-end, Ultra-category products still in the pipeline, as per the tidbits gleaned from Mark Gurman's latest Power On newsletter. The MacBook Neo, despite expanding Apple's TAM, will not change the Cupertino giant's fixation on high-end products According to Gurman, a number of stars had to align for Apple to launch the MacBook Neo, including Apple's increasing reliance on its own silicon instead of Intel chips, a wide-ranging overhaul of the macOS to allow it to run on ARM processors, and the A18 […]

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The $599 starting price of the MacBook Neo with its aluminum chassis is something that can only be achieved by production magic, or at the very least, it’s Apple’s decision to employ a newer approach that allows it to save as much raw material as possible to make its latest portable Mac affordable to the masses. If you thought this was impressive, the technology is reportedly moving to an even more cost-effective way to manufacture aluminum, and that is by 3D printing it. The 3D printing process will initially be involved in manufacturing Apple Watch casings, and after that, larger products […]

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Samsung has not just made the Galaxy S26 Ultra a flagship that checks all the boxes of a premium smartphone without going overboard like its rivals, but it has also turned its focus on two areas that properly tackle user complaints; battery replacements and thermals. In the latest teardown, we take a look at how the Korean giant has implemented these changes, and how some competitors should take down valuable notes. Extensive use of graphite films and thermal paste on the chipset, storage, and DRAM allows for effective heat dissipation on the Galaxy S26 Ultra It was fairly easy to […]

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Apple has announced two notebooks that occupy entire entirely different pricing brackets, which is a first for the company, meaning that it can become confusing as you attempt to figure out if you should opt for increased savings and get the MacBook Neo or spend the premium to make the M5 MacBook Air your daily driver. This buying guide will highlight all the differences that you need to know so let us begin. Display The MacBook Neo and the M5 MacBook Air sport a unibody aluminum chassis, offering users a premium exterior regardless of how much they choose to spend. However, when […]

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With one fell swoop, Apple seems to have opened for itself a market opportunity of at least 50 million units by launching the MacBook Neo even as most sales projection argue for a healthy but modest take-up rate, hampered by the budget device's copious compromises. Apple's MacBook Neo sits within a market opportunity zone that is worth at least 50 million units per year That Apple's latest MacBook Neo was always expected to sell well was never in doubt. After all, TrendForce continues to expect Apple to sell between 4 million and 5 million units of the budget device. Even so, the […]

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Apple’s ambitious plan to cater to every price bracket has led the company to bring forth the MacBook Neo, and as soon as the announcement concluded, comparisons were immediately drawn with the technology giant’s first portable Mac to lead the in-house silicon revolution, the M1 MacBook Air, which launched in late 2020. Since a large percentage of individuals believe that Apple’s 5-year-old machine offers better value, the latest comparison should make them believe otherwise, as the MacBook Neo delivers up to a 43 percent performance increase in CPU tests. The only time the M1 MacBook Air gets the better of the […]

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Despite putting forth what is largely an iterative update with the new Galaxy S26 series, Samsung appears to be raking in higher sales relative to the last year's Galaxy S25 series, at least as per initial impressions. Should this trend continue, however, it risks rewarding complacency, one that might feasibly result in progressively less competitive offerings from Samsung further down the line. Samsung Galaxy S26 series has recorded a pre-order volume of 1.35 million units in South Korea so far Samsung has now revealed that its initial pre-order volume for the new Galaxy S26 series stands at 1.35 million units […]

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Apple’s M5 Max delivered some decent performance gains over the M4 Max in Geekbench 6’s single-core and multi-core results, with the most impressive feat for the 18-core CPU configuration being that it beat the top-end M3 Ultra in both tests. Now, it is time to look at the technology giant’s ‘middle of the pack’ SoC, the M5 Pro, and according to the latest single-threaded and multi-threaded benchmarks, it nearly matches its powerful brother while trading blows with Apple’s current-generation workstation-class SoC. In short, the company has made an M4 Pro on steroids. Thanks to Apple’s new Fusion Architecture, the M5 Pro packs as […]

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The A18 Pro found in the newly announced MacBook Neo is slightly different from the silicon powering the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, as Apple has resorted to chip-binning, giving a 5-core GPU to the portable Mac, while its older-generation flagship smartphones are treated to a 6-core GPU. Fortunately, a new benchmark leak shows there’s practically no difference between the two SoCs. The 6-core GPU belonging to the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s A18 Pro is only 5.6 percent faster compared to the 5-core GPU running in the MacBook Neo The $599 portable Mac with the unique identifier Mac17,5 […]

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The new Fusion Architecture allows Apple to cram in more CPU cores in the M5 Max, with its top-end configuration flaunting six super and 12 performance cores to deliver incredible multi-core performance. However, in the latest single-threaded and multi-threaded benchmark leak, the SoC secures an almost negligible improvement over the M4 Max. While this is disappointing to learn, there is a silver lining, as the M5 Max beats the workstation-class M3 Ultra in the same comparison, making it its most astounding feat ever. Despite a plethora of performance cores on the M3 Ultra, Apple’s newest M5 Max outperforms it by almost […]

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The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is now teaching a lesson to those willing to learn: a masterclass in how to debut new tech, replete with genuine innovation rather than gimmicks and outright falsehood à la what Samsung just did at its Galaxy Unpacked event for the new S26 series. Samsung's disastrous Galaxy Unpacked event: Pre-leaks and falsehoods For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Samsung experienced a particularly egregious bout of channel leaks in the run-up to its Galaxy Unpacked event, one that saw an unreleased Galaxy S26 Ultra fall into the hands of a tech YouTuber […]

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The record-breaking Q1 2026 quarter saw Apple bring in a mammoth $143.756 billion, but this impressive figure was also accompanied by a statement made by CEO Tim Cook, hinting at which silicon would be found in the newly announced MacBook Neo. The A18 Pro found in the latter is still an insanely powerful chip, but the A19 Pro is on another level, and had it not been for the supply situation, we’d be getting a different set of specifications for the latest low-cost portable Mac. Supply constraints from TSMC’s end meant that Apple couldn’t secure sufficient A19 Pro shipments to […]

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Apple has finally debuted its latest chronically hyped up budget offering, dubbed the MacBook Neo, replete with specs that barely qualify for 2016, let alone 2026. Of course, budget offerings almost always cut corners in some way or the other. But how do you justify two USB-C ports with wildly different characteristics and no way of knowing which is which until you actually plug in your peripheral? What about a heavily binned SoC, a hobbled trackpad, and pricing tiers that make an M3 MacBook Air appear like a godsend? Apple seems to have designed the MacBook Neo to specifically cater […]

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A company that prides itself on its stringent focus on detail can often make head-scratching blunders that you’d never expect it to. On this occasion, one eagle-eyed individual caught Apple comparing a 15-inch M1 MacBook Air, a product that has never existed in its lineup, to the M5, which currently powers the technology giant’s latest portable Mac. Fortunately, the technology giant rectified the mistake, but not before someone posted it on social media for millions to see. Larger 15-inch MacBook Air models were added to the lineup after the M2’s release To remind you, Apple’s M1, which launched back in […]

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Apple’s updated MacBook Pro lineup with M5 Pro and M5 Max options is available to pre-order, but not every customer wanting a portable Mac will keep track of the company’s announcements, as some of them had already placed an order for some M4 Max versions just days before the unveiling. While we can picture their shock when Apple announced its new chipsets, what’s an even bigger surprise is that the company outright canceled those M4 Max MacBook Pro orders, only to update them with M5 Max variants. Now that’s top-tier customer service. One lucky customer who placed an order for the M4 MacBook […]

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Apple’s low-cost iPhone launch strategy lived on with the arrival of the iPhone 16e, with the company making the required efforts to announce the iPhone 17e just a year later. Naturally, to save up on production costs as much as possible and in light of the DRAM shortage, there isn’t expected to be much of a cosmetic difference, but you might be interested in what’s underneath the hood. Here’s everything you need to know about the iPhone 17e’s launch, features, and specifications. Design and display Unfortunately, those looking forward to the Dynamic Island change on the iPhone 17e will be disappointed, […]

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Apple’s A18 Pro from 2024 utilizes TSMC’s InFO-POP (Integrated Fan-Out Package on Package) technology, meaning that the DRAM sits on top of the die as part of the silicon. The technology giant re-purposed the same SoC and incorporated it into the MacBook Neo, which is why the latter is limited to 8GB of RAM. For those genuinely interested in upgrading to the $599 portable Mac but are discouraged because of the inadequate memory, the way the A18 Pro has been designed prevents this upgrade. While it was still possible for Apple to introduce more memory, it would be at a […]

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Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney has come out on top once again in his dispute with how platform holders dictate the relationship that developers have with their users. After starting disputes with both Apple and Google years ago, which initially took popular Epic Games titles like Fortnite off Android and iOS mobile platforms, Epic and Sweeney's dispute with Google has finally come to a close. To be clear, Fortnite has already made its return to iOS and Android when Epic was finally able to launch a mobile version of the Epic Games Store worldwide back in 2024 (though Australians had […]

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Apple has finally unveiled its much-anticipated MacBook Neo, bringing a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with a 2,408 x 1,506 resolution and 500 nits brightness, uniform bezels, Touch ID, dual-firing speakers that support Spatial Audio, a 1080p front camera, a brightly colored aluminum frame, and color-matching keyboard to the proverbial table. However, to price the MacBook Neo at a very attractive $599, Apple has had to make a lot of compromises along the way, with some that were, frankly speaking, quite unavoidable. The litany of compromises that Apple has had to make to launch the MacBook Neo at a price point […]

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Apple didn’t add any kind of MagSafe charging on the MacBook Neo, meaning that the company’s affordable 13-inch notebook only ships with two USB-C ports for topping up the battery and data transfer. Unfortunately, the $599 starting price will bring some compromises, with one of them being that the two ports won’t deliver the same bandwidth. In short, if you want the fastest speeds when moving heaps of files, you’ll have to avoid one of these ports. Fortunately, the MacBook Neo can be charged with both USB-C ports, it’s just one of them that will operate at a slower bandwidth […]

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The rumors were consistent on the claims that the MacBook Neo would ship with the A18 Pro, and now that Apple is officially done announcing its most affordable portable Mac ever, our curiosity compelled us to find out what shortcuts the company took on the internal hardware side of things. Sure enough, we found one major difference between the SoC running in the latest release and the one powering the previous-generation iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. A18 Pro running in the MacBook Neo features a 5-core CPU, one less than the iPhone 16 Pro’s silicon Where the iPhone […]

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Now that Samsung has demonstrated its competence with the new Exynos 2600 chip, which has bested Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip in various benchmarks, especially the ones related to natural language understanding, object detection, and image classification, all the while maintaining an enviable thermal footprint, the South Korean behemoth is finally doubling down on its native silicon, with the sampling of the next-gen Exynos 2700 chip already underway. Samsung is already fabricating production samples for its next-gen Exynos 2700 chip, following the completion of the design process in late 2025 According to a South Korean publication, Samsung has […]

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The most affordable notebook has been added to Apple’s lineup today, and it is called the MacBook Neo. After years of rumors, the Cupertino firm is coming to chip away at the market share of its competitors with a highly affordable offering that comes in four attractive paint jobs and is fueled by the previous-generation A18 Pro chipset. Here are more details you'll love to check out. The $599 price of the MacBook Neo is expected to undercut the competition The affordable portable Mac sports a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with a 2,408 x 1,506 resolution and 500 nits brightness. […]

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Satellite-based communication and the internet are the next big tech frontier for smartphones, and MediaTek is trying to position itself as a tech leader by formalizing a high-stakes partnership with SpaceX to bring native Starlink compatibility for emergency messages to the M90 modem. MediaTek and SpaceX partner to bring native Starlink compatibility for emergency messages to the M90 modem MediaTek has now announced that it is collaborating with SpaceX's Starlink to "support wireless emergency alert messages via satellite communication," allowing global smartphone users "to receive alerts from the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) framework, and the […]

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Apple has supercharged its non-Pro tablet lineup by bringing the M4 to the iPad Air, but don’t assume that the chipset will perform similarly to the silicon found in the more expensive iPad Pro. In fact, the differences are quite pronounced, and according to the latest single-core and multi-core benchmark comparison, the M4 iPad Air can lose more than 20 percent performance because Apple decided to equip it with a binned SoC. Unsurprisingly, the M4 iPad Air’s 8-core CPU shows less of a performance difference with the 9-core M4 iPad Pro Before Apple’s newest slates go up for pre-order, Geekbench […]

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The M5 Pro and M5 Max announcement was accompanied by some changes in the way Apple categorizes its CPU cores. With the company introducing the term ‘super’ to the lineup, perhaps it was a hint that its Fusion Architecture allowed it to develop even more capable custom cores without compromising on efficiency. Sadly, this isn’t the case, because the M5’s performance cores have also been renamed to ‘super cores,’ concluding that the M5 Pro and M5 Max won’t be clocked any higher, removing any advantage that we thought was present because we fell victim to Apple’s clever marketing. The super cores […]

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Planned obsolescence is the game in town, especially in the tech world, and no one appears as savvy at this game as Apple, which has elevated the periodic adjustments of its product portfolio into an art form. Today, Apple has discontinued its 32-inch 6K display, called the Pro Display XDR, and replaced it with a 27-inch 5K one, aptly dubbed the Studio Display XDR. Apple replaces the pricey Pro Display XDR with the cheaper Studio Display XDR, entailing some compromises Apple has officially retired the Pro Display XDR in favor of the new 27-inch Studio Display XDR, which, while a […]

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The introduction of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro lineup was accompanied by a pleasant surprise, as Apple has raised the minimum storage for all M5 and M5 Pro models. With these portable Macs now shipping with a 1TB SSD, buyers who were previously running into low internal memory warnings and had to resort to clever workarounds, such as using cloud storage, can finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, this upgrade isn't free, but the price is less aggressive compared to Apple's previous business practices. The base storage upgrade won't come free for M5 and M5 MacBook Pro models, as Apple […]

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After unveiling a slew of new products over the past few hours, including the iPhone 17e, the M4 iPad Air, the M5 Pro and M5 Max chipsets, the all-new MacBook Pro devices, the M5 MacBook Air, the Studio Display and the Studio Display XDR, Apple is gearing up to reveal its much-anticipated low-cost MacBook tomorrow, when it will also hold a hands-on 'Apple Experience' event simultaneously in various choice locations around the globe. Even so, a brief website glitch has revealed an important tidbit ahead of tomorrow's grand unveiling: the new device will be called MacBook Neo. Apple's upcoming budget MacBook will be called MacBook […]

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As expected, Apple has been on a veritable frenzy when it comes to launching new products. On Monday, the Cupertino giant unveiled the iPhone 17e and the M4 iPad Air. Today, we've got the densest volley so far, with the M5 Pro and M5 Max chipsets, the all-new MacBook Pro devices, and the new M5 MacBook Air getting their respective spots on the stage. Even so, Apple has just announced the all-new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR, replete with a 27-inch 5K Retina XDR display that features an advanced mini-LED backlight, up to 2000 nits of peak HDR brightness, […]

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The M5 Pro and M5 Max announcements wouldn’t have been complete without the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, and Apple has proudly announced the updated family, with the lineup now starting with 1TB of storage as standard. The latest portable Macs also come with Apple’s in-house N1 wireless chip that debuted in the iPhone 17 series, and despite sticking with the same design, there are a ton of upgrades added to these machines, which we’ve discussed below. Apple retains the same design for the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models, with the majority of upgrades happening on the […]

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The long-awaited M5 Pro and M5 Max are finally here, powering Apple’s 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. For the first time, Apple has incorporated a new and improved Fusion Architecture, combining two dies onto a single chipset, bringing a host of improvements to the table. The components forming the multiple dies include the CPU, scalable GPU, Media Engine, unified memory controller, Neural Engine, and Thunderbolt 5. The M5 Pro and M5 Max also utilize TSMC’s latest and greatest 3nm ‘N3P’ architecture, so let us dive into the details immediately. New chip design enables Apple to increase the total number […]

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Apple is steadily building up the hype ahead of its hands-on 'Apple Experience' event on Wednesday, and it is doing so primarily by unveiling a slew of new products in the intervening days. On Monday, we got the iPhone 17e and the M4 iPad Air. And today, it's the turn of the all-new MacBook Air, replete with the M5 chipset, 512GB of base storage, a faster SSD that goes all the way up to 4TB, the N1 wireless networking chip, a Liquid Retina display, and up to 18 hours of battery life. Behold the stunning M5 MacBook Air Apple has […]

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The successor to the iPhone 16e was announced yesterday, with Apple introducing several changes to the iPhone 17e compared to last year’s model while retaining the same design. For $599, there are plenty of things to like about the Cupertino giant’s newest release, but does it offer more value compared to the base iPhone 17, which retails for $799? We have discussed some key differences below, allowing you to make a better decision on whether you should save $200 or spend it. Display and other features The iPhone 17e sticks with the same 6.1-inch notched display as the iPhone 16e, with […]

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Apple made the iPhone 16e a highly attractive proposition for the masses wanting to step into the company’s hardware and software ecosystem by offering a $599 package that boasted the best battery life for any 6.1-inch iPhone launched at the time. Just comparing the iPhone 17e in pure endurance, the latest comparison shows that Apple might have ignored this bit about its latest release, making it the worst-performing model from the current-generation lineup. Even the iPhone Air, which wasn’t known for its battery prowess, ends up with better statistics than the iPhone 17e Unless the specifications bump for the same $599 price as […]

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With the hardware side of Apple's AI strategy reportedly in an equal, if not greater, disarray than the software side, it is hardly a surprise that the Cupertino giant has been forced to rely on Google's servers, along with its very capable Gemini model, to ship the revamped Siri and the AI features that come with it. Against this backdrop, the bespoke Baltra ASIC might be Apple's only viable avenue of escaping Google's ensnaring clutches. Apple's internal disarray is leading to a situation where a large proportion of its AI servers simply sit idle on warehouse shelves The Information is […]

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On the first day of its ongoing product launch window in the run-up to Wednesday's hands-on 'Apple Experience' event, the Cupertino giant has unveiled its all-new M4 iPad Air along with the iPhone 17e, bringing substantially more unified system memory, the N1 wireless networking chip, and the C1X modem to the proverbial table, all for a starting price of $599. Behold the substantially more powerful M4 iPad Air Upgraded silicon Apple's new M4 iPad Air, both the 11-inch and 13-inch variants, sport the M4 chip that renders the new devices up to 30 percent faster than their M3 chip counterparts. […]

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