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Mac Studio (M4 Max) and iPad (A16, 11th gen) reviews. M3 Ultra: Inside Apple’s hybrid chip. Apple Intelligence’s biggest problem. I’m done with Apple’s USB-C charging cables. $20 AirPods Pro upgrade.

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M3 Ultra exposed: Inside Apple’s hybrid chip powerful enough to take on Nvidia • Apple’s newest powerhouse processor is a cross between an M3 and an M4—and is made for the most demanding users.

New Mac phishing attack causes fake freezes to nab your Apple ID password • The attack attempts to get a user to enter their username and password by making them think their Mac is compromised.

Forget the M4 Air—I want Apple to bring back the plain ol’ MacBook • Thanks to Apple silicon, a 12-inch MacBook would be a game changer.

This year’s WWDC keynote will be must-see Apple TV • When Tim Cook greets the in-person crowd and fires up the keynote video, what exactly are we going to see, and how’s it going to play?

From the vault: These are the best products Apple never released • Apple’s unreleased products are just as legendary as the ones we got.

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PLUGABLE 10-PORT PS-10CC USB-C CHARGER: SMARTS AND PORTS APLENTY

SAMSUNG T5 EVO: TIME TO UPDATE YOUR HARD DRIVE

HARBER LONDON TOTEPACK BACKPACK: SPACE MIRACLE FOR EVERYDAY LIFE WITH SMALL FLAWS

Hot Stuff • What we’re raving about this month

Apple Intelligence’s biggest problem isn’t the Intelligence–it’s Apple • The key to AI success is to make the features a pleasure to use. That’s not happening right now.

Report: Apple is prepping a giant folding iPad for release next year • Analyst predicts Apple’s 19-inch folding tablet will arrive sooner than later.

How to avoid CC’ing the Atlantic editor-in-chief in your messages • Autocompleting addresses and address suggestions are powerful shortcuts that can easily come back to bite you.

How to stop dust, dirt, and lint from getting into your iPhone charging port • Never have to remove fluff from your phone’s port again with this simple solution.

4 visionOS 3 features that can turn Vision Pro into an everyday device • Since Apple isn’t making a cheaper headset anytime soon, it has to renew interest in the Vision Pro with software.

ESR 3-IN-1 WIRELESS CHARGING SET WITH CRYOBOOST: FASTEST 15W WIRELESS MULTI-CHARGER WE’VE TESTED

CLICKS FOR iPHONE 16: CLEVER iPHONE KEYBOARD CASE (NOT) FOR EVERYONE

ECOFLOW RAPID MAGNETIC POWER BANK: RAPID BY NAME, RAPID BY NATURE

MAC STUDIO (M4 MAX) REVIEW: HEIR TO THE MAC PRO THRONE • APPLE’S FASTEST MAC IS THE MAC STUDIO, HANDS DOWN.

iPAD (A16, 11th GEN): WHO NEEDS APPLE INTELLIGENCE? • IT CAN’T RUN APPLE INTELLIGENCE, BUT THE NEW CHEAP iPAD IS EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN ITS POPULAR PREDECESSOR.

I’m done with Apple’s USB-C charging cables. Here’s what I’m buying instead • The new Beats USB-C cables are the same price but longer, sturdier, and more colorful.

Sync: No-nonsense file sync across your devices • Sync is a solid backup option with a focus on security, but it doesn’t really do anything you can’t find elsewhere.

Mac Backup Guru: A backup utility that’s worth looking into • A Mac backup utility worth looking into if you want more control over snapshot archives.

Ugreen CM850 USB4 Enclosure: Fast 40Gbps with any NVMe SSD • 3GBps transfers for far less than Thunderbolt.

Glyph Blackbox Pro RAID: Rugged and speedy Thunderbolt 3 storage • The 550MBps transfer rate (striped) this dual-hard drive RAID box delivers is nothing to sneeze at.

This $20 upgrade saved my AirPods Pro from the junk drawer • Comply foam tips make a huge difference, and are worth every penny.

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