AirPods vs AirPods Pro: Which is right for your ears?

Over the last two years, Apple has gone from selling one AirPods model to four. You can currently buy three earbuds—the 2nd-gen AirPods, 3rd-gen AirPods, and AirPods Pro—or the AirPods Max over-the-ear headphones. Let’s set that last aside for a moment. If you’re willing to spend $500 or more on a pair of cans, you’re making a whole different...

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Google may have built a better iPhone with the Pixel 6

Just hours after Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors at its “Unleashed” event, it was Google’s turn to grab the spotlight with the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. And while the events brought very different products, Google’s strategy with its newest phones seemed awfully familiar. It’s not like anyone will mistake...

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Macworld Podcast: First impressions of the new MacBook Pro, AirPods, and more

New MacBook Pros! New Apple processors! New AirPods! And even a new polishing cloth! It all happened at Apple’s Unleashed event, and we talk about it on this episode of the Macworld Podcast. This is episode 765 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola.  Podcast sponsor Thinking of getting an iPhone 13? What about your old...

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XDR everywhere: Apple reportedly eyes mini-LED iMac and monitor

After debuting in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro this spring, Apple has expanded its Liquid Retina XDR offerings to include the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, which delivers brightness, color, and contrast never before seen on a MacBook. Now a new rumor says Apple will be bringing its eye-popping screen tech to more products in 2022, including a standalone...

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How the M1 Pro and M1 Max open up a world of possibilities for the Mac

The other shoe has finally dropped. Eleven months after the release of the first M1 Macs ushered in the Apple silicon era for the Mac, Apple has addressed how it plans to serve the needs of users for whom iPad-level performance, impressive though it might be, just isn’t enough. With the announcement of the M1 Pro and M1 Max, Apple has...

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Sizing up the MacBook Pro: Go big, go small, or go Max?

With the introduction of all-new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple has officially moved every laptop it sells away from Intel processors. The two-year transition to Apple Silicon is moving along well. Apple now sells three MacBook Pro models: A 13-inch model with the M1 processor, a 14-inch model with either the M1 Pro or M1 Max, and a 16-inch...

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Keep your iPhone 13 charged for days with $20 off the MagSafe Battery Pack

The iPhone 13 and 13 Pro have incredible battery life, but we could always use a little more. That’s where Apple’s MagSafe Battery Pack comes in, adding an extra 1,460mAh to keep your iPhone powered on well into a second day and maybe even a third. And today, Amazon is selling the MagSafe Battery Pack for $80, nearly $20 off the MSRP. The MagSafe...

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Fast charging on the 16-inch MacBook Pro is limited to MagSafe

One of the underrated features of the new MacBook Pro is its charging capabilities. In addition to bringing back the magnetic MagSafe charger, Apple also introduced fast charging for the first time on a Mac. According to Apple, you’ll be able to fill up 50 percent of the battery in 30 minutes, which would theoretically deliver more than 10 hours of...

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Are we really getting mad at the iPhone 14 already?

You won’t believe this. The Macalope was in the mall yesterday and they already have the hating-on-the-iPhone-14 decorations up. Yes, from the guy who brought you such hits as “These rumors about the 2017 iPhone rumors will really anger you”, “These rumors about the 2018 iPhone will really anger you”, “These rumors about the 2019 iPhone will...

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M1 Pro and M1 Max: Apple’s about to embarrass Intel all over again

In a recent Axios interview, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said he wants to win back Apple’s business by making better products. “Apple decided they could do a better chip themselves than we could,” he said, following it with the understatement of the year: “And, you know, they did a pretty good job.” Apple’s M1 processor delivered performance that...

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