Hardware

Mac Pro 2019

Apple finally made the missing Mac that puts everything in its right place

The introduction of the Mac Studio this week got me thinking about how strange the final few years of the Intel-based 27-inch iMac were. When the 27-inch iMac was refreshed in 2020 we all knew it was the end of … Continue reading

iPhone SE (2022)

iPhone SE (2022) vs. iPhone 11: Can a two-year-old phone beat a new one?

Apple sells two iPhones that start below $500: The $499 iPhone 11 (now two generations old), and the just-released $429 third-generation iPhone SE. You might be temped to buy the new iPhone SE…after all, it’s newer, less expensive, and has … Continue reading

iPad Air 2022 colors

11-inch iPad Pro vs iPad Air: Which M1 tablet should you buy?

If you want an iPad, you have three basic choices: the basic 10.2-inch iPad, the more expensive iPad Air, or the even more expensive iPad Pro. The standard 10.2-inch iPad is the budget option, with an aging design (big bezels, … Continue reading

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Macworld Podcast: Reactions to the Mac Studio, iPhone SE, iPad Air, and more from ‘Peek Performance’

Apple held its spring event on Tuesday, and it was chock full of new goodies. We go over the new iPhone SE, iPad Air, the Mac Studio and the Apple Studio Display on this episode of the Macworld Podcast. This … Continue reading

27-inch iMac

10 small but meaningful Apple event details you might have missed

Apple’s “Peek Performance” event was loaded with new stuff—a new iPhone SE and iPad Air, the Mac Studio and Studio Display, even a new iPhone 13 color—but not everything can fit into a condensed keynote. As always, there were a … Continue reading

Linkypage is an essential social media management tool

Connect all your social media to one convenient hub that lets you reach a broader audience who will see more accessible content. Linkypage: Pro Lifetime Subscription is an intuitive way of managing all of your social media from one page, and … Continue reading

Studio Display

Hold off on those Studio Display orders–a mini-LED ‘Pro’ model could be coming

Whatever happened to that new 27-inch display with mini-LED backlighting that we heard about last year? Well, the same source (Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants) says it’s still on the way and could arrive in June. Still expecting … Continue reading

Studio Display

Yes Windows users can use Apple’s new Studio Display—mostly

Mac users aren’t the only one’s salivating over Apple’s Studio Display. There are plenty of PC users who are looking at it longingly too, but may be wondering if it even works. Th me answer is it does…kind of. The … Continue reading

Mac mini

Don’t worry Mac mini fans, the model you want is still coming

At the very end of the “Peek Performance” presentation Tuesday, John Ternus wrapped up the day’s announcements by declaring the Mac’s transition to Apple silicon was nearly complete, with just one more to go: the Mac Pro. That was quickly … Continue reading

Different Think

Apple’s $429 ‘value’ iPhone drops the ball and misses the mark

To paraphrase the fictional president Jed Bartlet, Apple journalists are the Charlie Brown of budget hardware. Again and again, Apple threatens to release a genuinely low-priced smartphone, and again and again, it whips away the football at the last moment. … Continue reading