MacBook Neo proves that it would be great if Apple let an iPhone or iPad be your Mac

The MacBook Neo proves that macOS can run on an iPhone processor. More than that, it shows how Apple now has all of the elements to make a device that's transformative in every sense.

Mike Wuerthele 3 months ago 39

Two indie greats and a legendary children's book app arrive on Apple Arcade in April

Apple is expanding its collection of Apple Arcade games with "Dredge+," "Unpacking+," and "My Very Hungry Caterpillar+" in April — two of which are App Store Award winners.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 0

OLED MacBook Air may not come until 2029

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple's rollout of higher-quality OLED displays will include the MacBook Air, but may be later than expected.

William Gallagher 3 months ago 1

Fourth iOS 26.4, macOS 26.4 developer betas arrive for testing

Apple's fourth round of developer betas has arrived, with builds of iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 now available for testing.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 0

Apple iPad Air review roundup: Faster as expected, but iterative

Early reviews say the Apple iPad Air delivers impressive performance gains with the M4 chip, but that doesn't mean existing users should rush to upgrade.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 0

Crime blotter: AirTag helps police catch car thief

Arrests are made from mobile phone thefts in Mobile and an AirPods thief is caught in the act, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.

Stephen Silver 3 months ago 1

Apple thinks it can lure in the 'Apple curious' for $599

Apple has made it pretty clear that it wants to siphon off Android and Windows users, and it's doing it by adopting an aggressive, "budget-friendlier" model across nearly its entire ecosystem.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 10

Sydney Opera House to be lit up by art created on iPad

Apple and the Sydney Opera House are collaborating on a series of creativity projects for young people, including the chance to have iPad-created art projected on the famous building.

William Gallagher 3 months ago 1

Grading Apple's release week - MacBook Pro, Air, Neo, and more!

Apple's week of launches has seen it update its iPhones, MacBooks, iPads, and displays, but only some updates are stand-outs while the rest are trivial.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 3 months ago 28

CPU benchmarks for M4 iPad Air show comparable scores to M4 iPad Pro

The iPad Air with M4 isn't going to have identical performance to the iPad Pro, and Geekbench scores have confirmed how that shows up in the spec sheet.

Wesley Hilliard 3 months ago 0

Apple outlines game dev strategy with three GDC sessions

Apple set to show at GDC 2026 with a coordinated push across hardware, flagship game ports, and App Store strategy.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 3

Studio Display XDR doesn't work on Intel Macs at all, big limitations on early Apple Silicon

The new Studio Display XDR has its limitations, as it won't work at 120Hz with some Macs, and it won't run on Intel Macs at all. Here's what the limits are.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 10

Performance anxiety: iPad Air M4 chip is binned, has only three performance cores

The M4 chip used in the new iPad Air does not have the same performance as the iPad Pro version, thanks to core count changes.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 6

macOS Tahoe 26.4 absent from third round of developer betas

Apple's developer beta program has reached the third round, with fresh builds of iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, and visionOS 26.4 testable, but not macOS Tahoe 26.4.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 3

There's not much in the new M4 iPad Air update other than speed

Apple has started its week of launches by debuting a new iPad Air, which is mostly just an upgrade to M4.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 8

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