This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Griffin goes deep on the M3 iPad Air and the M4 MacBook Air, which he recently reviewed from his unique perspective as a Mac mini fanatic. He loved them both, but which one rules the day? And can either of them come close to his desktop dynamo?
Also on The CultCast:
- Erfon digs into the M3 Ultra benchmarks.
- There’s a shakeup in Siri land! Can the new boss fix Apple’s virtual assistant and/or deliver Siri’s promised AI upgrade?
- Surprise, surprise — Apple is working on a new monitor.
- iOS 19 might turn AirPods into real-time translators, which sounds like a killer feature for travelers.
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The CultCast live stream: iPad Air and MacBook Air reviews
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This week’s top Apple news
On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- M3 iPad Air: Can it convert a stubborn Mac user? [Review]
- M4 MacBook Air: Perfect for practically everybody [Review]
- M3 Ultra boosts Mac Studio performance by 30%
- New Siri boss tasked with turning around floundering AI upgrade
- Apple working on mystery new display (MacRumors)
- iOS 19 could transform your AirPods into real-time translator
