Macworld

Top 5 macOS Ventura features. 13 hidden iOS 16 beta features. M2 MacBook Air cuts too many corners. Next iPhone SE needs these five Google Pixel 6a features. Review: Focusrite Vocaster Two Studio.

Macworld

Why John Ternus is the right pick at the right time • Apple’s incoming CEO has an eye for hardware and a passion for smart design.

Tim Cook’s reward for exemplary service? The worst job in the world • Forget those boring products. Apple is freeing up its CEO’s time to work as a full-time presidential liaison.

The Mac Pro died so Apple silicon could live • Once the ultimate Mac for professionals, the Mac Pro has now been quietly retired as Apple doubles down on smaller, more efficient machines.

If you think the MacBook Neo is a bad deal, it’s not for you • Is $599 too much? Is 8GB of RAM a problem? Does it measure up to other products? Or does it not matter?

APPLE STUDIO DISPLAY (2026): A GREAT MONITOR IF YOU CAN GET IT FOR HALF-PRICE

UPERFECT UCOLOR O2 16-INCH 3K OLED PORTABLE MONITOR: GAMER SPECS ON LIGHTWEIGHT SCREEN

CHERRY KW 300 MX: MECHANICAL YET QUIET KEYBOARD

LEXAR TOUCHLOCK PORTABLE SSD: SECURE NFC STORAGE FOR iPHONE, MAC, AND MORE

Hot Stuff • What we’re raving about this month

iPhone 18 Pro exclusive color reveals: Dark Cherry is the new Cosmic Orange • Dark Cherry leads the lineup with a classy, bold look.

How ‘binned’ chips help Apple deliver its most affordable products ever • This common process helps Apple reach more customers with fewer chip designs.

What’s the point of the App Store if it can’t protect users? • The Ledger Live and Freecash incidents remind us that whatever Apple’s app-vetting procedure is, it’s not working.

Amazon just took over iPhone satellite service • Acquisition of Globalstar includes the continuation of iPhone and Apple Watch service.

I switched from an Apple Watch to a Whoop band. Here’s what I learned • The popular fitness tracker does a lot of things right that the Apple Watch gets wrong.

SATECHI 3-IN-1 FOLDABLE WIRELESS CHARGING STAND: 25W UPDATE TO A WIRELESS FAVE

MOUS 3-IN-1 WIRELESS PORTABLE CHARGER: ALMOST UNBELIEVABLY SMALL

BASEUS PICOGO AM52 25W 10K MAGNETIC POWER BANK: SLIM HIGH-CAPACITY, HIGH-SPEED BATTERY PACK

iPHONE 17e AN IMPRESSIVE BALANCING ACT • FEATURING MAGSAFE AND AN UPGRADED STORAGE ALLOCATION, THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD FOR APPLE’S CHEAPEST PHONE.            

13-INCH MACBOOK AIR (M5): FAST AND STEADY WINS THE RACE • ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER CHIP UPDATE. THERE ISN’T MUCH NEW THIS YEAR, BUT IT’S STILL A GREAT LAPTOP FOR MOST USERS.

I built a Flappy Bird clone in minutes with Apple’s AI agent • The latest Xcode update integrates AI-assisted coding tools directly into Apple’s development workflow—and it’s remarkably easy.

Apple’s Swift can be used to create Android apps • This is not clickbait. We swear.

Apple removes old Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps from Mac App Store • You don’t have to subscribe to Creator Studio, but you’ll be nagged to.

Baseus Nomos Mac Air NU1 Spacemate 12-in-1 Docking Station: Portable DisplayLink dock • This portable DisplayLink dock offers all the basics but misses the true high-end ports.

iVanky FusionDock Max 2: 23port, 3× display pro warship of a Thunderbolt 5 dock • More ports, more native displays than ever before.

How my first iPod touch made me love Apple forever • We all remember the first time an Apple product felt different. This was my turning point.

The retro iPod that never was • Former Apple designer reveals what a special edition “iPod retro” would...