This week, Griffin’s reviews of the new iPad Air and MacBook Air, Erfon pores over Mac Studio benchmarks… and Lewis is here, too. Also: Siri’s NEW new management, Apple’s two new displays in the works, and the next mind-blowing AirPods Pro feature — and your listener voicemails!
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This week’s stories:
Reviews and benchmarks:
- M3 iPad Air review on Cult of Mac and YouTube
- M4 MacBook Air review on Cult of Mac and YouTube
- M3 Ultra boosts Mac Studio performance by 30%
New Siri boss tasked with turning around floundering AI upgrade
- Development of the AI-enhanced Siri is now under the management of an Apple executive who already launched a major product for the company.
MacRumors: Apple working on mystery new display
- Apple is rumored to be planning a second-generation Studio Display with mini-LED backlighting — and an additional mystery monitor.
iOS 19 could transform your AirPods into real-time translator
- iOS 19 could add a handy new feature to the AirPods, enabling live translation of conversations in real time.
And finally, listener voicemails!
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