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Never did I think a downgrade would be a welcome thing: gone is the super-tall 4K display, and a more conventional 1080p screen is in its place. It's not as brag-worthy, but let's be honest: hardly anything used 4K, the tall screen ratio hurt app compatibility, and using native 4K all the time...

The reviews are out, and they're pretty much what you'd expect: the iPad Pro hardware is great, but unless you have specific needs (audiovisual editing, mainly) or just want the absolute best, the iPad Air is the better value. I don't want to assume that Apple will fill in the software piece of...

I'm digging the look if accurate (and there's reason to believe it is). Now let's just hope the Tensor G4 and other updates make these worthy upgrades.

I wouldn't call the Quest 3 uniformly better. It's better at a few things (games most notably), and of course the value for money is definitely there. But I'd much rather have a Vision Pro if I'm either pairing with a computer or can get my work done using the available apps. The resolution is...

Sounds about right. It's not that the Vision Pro is a terrible product; it's that it was only going to be an instant hit if it was so mindblowing that people couldn't put it down. And the likelihood of that happening was slim no matter how well Apple executed. If I were running the product...

Google really needs to rethink its launch timing for the A-series. It's always releasing the budget phone at the same time as the higher-end Pixels are on sale, so it doesn't become a viable option until the new flagships arrive or it goes on sale itself.

Oof, but not surprising. Either the headset experience just doesn't fly (and might be true for any headset) or they realize they aren't using it as much as they thought they would. There are certain people for whom the Vision Pro is a real treat, but it's not universally appealing like a...

Some early Geekbench 6 results for the iPad Pro M4, have apparently slipped out, and if they're reflective of real-world performance... we're in for a treat. They're not dramatic gains over M3-based Macs, but they're significant... and apparently the higher-spec M4 outruns the base M3 Pro...

It's really one of those features that you get if you know you need it. Photo and video editors in the field; DJs who don't want the stage lights obscuring the screen; you get the idea.

I'm more than a little envious. If I knew I could handle my workflow on an iPad, I'd seriously consider a similar setup... well, maybe without nano-textured glass. I love the thought of a cellular model that I could use to stay connected on vacation.

What Lakados said — it's fairly easy to tone things down if the regular chip gets too hot, and I'd add that M4 is supposed to be more efficient than M3 (and thus cooler). There are some uses for M-series chips in iPads, but I'll agree that the software needs to do more to justify it. This is...

I've heard a better explanation: the M3 is based on a stopgap TSMC 3nm node, and both Apple and TSMC want to get off of it as soon as possible. Now that the 'real' 3nm node is here, Apple is transitioning devices to M4 as production volume and roadmaps allow. M4 Macs come later in the year as...

Can we merge threads? The announcements were pretty much what we expected. I'd say the real sweet spot is the 13-inch iPad Air. Yeah, it's using an M2 rather than an M4, but you can finally do the pseudo-laptop trick without splurging on a Pro (or getting a tiny 11-inch tablet). Speaking of...

Windows 11 isn't that terrible, but Microsoft is definitely keeping up its tradition of swinging between great and mediocre OS releases since Windows 98. By that token I suspect Windows 12 will be amazing.

Rumor goes that the switch to OLED will help slim things down. It's supposed to be the first big redesign since 2018, so there's also opportunities to improve the overall profile. I'd say M1 might come to the base iPad, but no more than that. Apple's done engineering that chip and no doubt...