The OLED MacBook Pro is finally here. But the OLED touchscreen is not the main highlight of the new machine despite all the hullabaloo around it.

Apple’s newest MacBook Pro packs several other key upgrades, many of which make it a better everyday machine. These improvements come with a higher starting price, though. So, what exactly does the new touchscreen MacBook Pro bring over the regular MacBook Pro?

Apple just added a long-overdue feature to the HomePod: You can finally set it to be the default speaker for your Mac.

Previously, you could send audio from a Mac to the smart speaker over AirPlay, but the connection was temporary. No longer — the HomePod can be the computer’s default speaker with a persistent connection.

Here’s how to set it up.

AI checker Clearafi lets you vet answers across multiple AI models so you can weed out bogus facts as well as total AI hallucinations. It’s a great, time-saving backstop for making sure your AI results don’t prove embarrassing or worse.

It doesn’t cost a mint, even though it could save you from career-ending mistakes. Right now, you can grab a lifetime subscription to Clearafi’s Tier 1 service for just $49.99 (regularly $299).

You can now configure the Mac Studio with up to 512 GB of memory from Apple. But it will cost you, with the final price reaching a whopping $22,299. And that’s before you bump the storage to 16TB, which pushes the price to almost $30,000.

The jump from 256GB to 512GB of memory alone adds a whopping $11,500 to the price.

The latest MacBook Pro comes with an incredible screen that’s bright, easy to see outdoors, and just happens to work as a touchscreen.

Apple’s promo video for the new laptop shows people typing, tapping and swiping in some very outdoorsy settings, like deep in the woods and high atop a mountain. It’s a great way to hammer home the point: The new MacBook Pro’s screen will deliver studio-quality results virtually anywhere.

It’s back! Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro also brings back an iconic design feature of the past: the glowing Apple logo.

The new OLED touchscreen might grab the headlines, but the light on the lid will take longtime Mac users straight back to their first MacBook.

The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display just announced by Apple will be remembered for many years… for good or ill. Users will undoubtedly love the beautiful OLED display and the lighter weight, but only time will tell whether its touchscreen will catch on — there’s a great deal of pre-launch resistance to a touch-enabled Mac.

The device is thinner and lighter, and includes a Dynamic Island in place of the screen notch and even a glowing Apple logo. But the eye-watering price is also likely to draw criticism. 

Apple is very upbeat about the device, of course.

“The new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is a monumental step forward for the Mac,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s chief hardware officer, in a statement. “PROLED XDR is the world’s best laptop display. It pairs state-of-the-art tandem OLED technology with advanced algorithms in our display engine to deliver the kind of visual fidelity pros have been dreaming of. And with the magic of Touch coming to MacBook Pro, combined with the game-changing performance of M5 Pro and M5 Max, we’ve created a whole new way for pros to interact with their content, taking their workflows to a completely new level. The new MacBook Pro is the result of the deep integration between Apple silicon, hardware, and software, and there’s simply nothing else like it.”

October 28, 2012: More than a year after Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ death, the luxury yacht he commissioned launches from a shipyard in North Holland. It’s the world’s first look at Venus, the distinctive-looking yacht that was one of Jobs’ big personal projects during his final years.

As Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson, “I have to keep going on it. If I don’t, it’s an admission that I’m about to die.”

Sadly, Jobs never lived to see the finished vessel.

Apple’s wallet-friendly MacBook is said to be getting a sequel in the next few months. The MacBook Neo 2 release date is reportedly set for the first half of 2027, and is expected as early as spring.

That would put the successor a year after the original arrived in March. It’s drawing attention because the sophomore version will almost certainly address one of Neo’s biggest compromises: 8GB of RAM.

Sony LinkBuds Open earbuds feature an open-ring design that doesn’t cut you off from the outside world. It’s great for people who hate the way AirPods cut them off from ambient noise from the real world.

With this deal, you can snag a pair of new, open-box Sony LinkBuds Open for just $89.99 (regularly $229.99).

You can now connect ChatGPT to your iCloud Mail and calendar to read and send emails, create calendar events and more.

This should make managing your emails and schedule easier, especially if you heavily rely on ChatGPT for tasks. It also means you can handle more of these tasks without switching between apps.

Twelve South introduced AirFly View on Tuesday, a new version of its popular wireless audio adapter that adds a built-in screen to make connecting AirPods easier.

With it, travelers can use their AirPods (or other Bluetooth headphones) with airplane entertainment systems that still rely on traditional headphone jacks.

iOS 27.2 now stamps AI-generated iPhone images with an invisible watermark called SynthID.

Every Image Playground creation carries the mark, as do some AI-edited photos. This should prove really helpful for spotting fakes — but only if you know how to check.

Apple released watchOS 27.2 on Monday, making Siri AI faster and more capable. The upgrades mirror the new Siri capabilities added in iOS 27.2.

The first major update to watchOS 27, it also brings changes to the Apple Music app and extends Siri AI beyond U.S. English.

October 27, 1999: Dell Computer overtakes Apple in the educational market, stealing Cupertino’s crown as the top company selling computers to U.S. schools. Dell’s cheap Windows PCs make sense for schools looking to buy computers without breaking the bank.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, still struggling to rebuild Apple after its near-collapse in the mid-1990s, faces heavy criticism for ignoring one of the company’s strongest markets.

Not a fan of monthly fees for software like Microsoft 365? This deal lands you a lifetime license to Microsoft Office for Mac or PC at a big discount. You can choose from two versions: the Home version comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. The upgraded Home & Business bundle includes all that and adds Outlook.

Both are on sale for a limited time, so you can choose whichever works best for you. Grab Microsoft Office Home 2024 for $114.97 (a 23% discount off the regular price of $149.99) or Microsoft Office Home & Business 2024 for $219.99 (a 12% discount off the $249.99 list price).

The Jsaux VoidJoy SkyLark S1 Pro game controller packs an impressive assortment of features into a portable and lightweight design.

A highlight is extreme flexibility. It connects to Mac, iPad and iPhone, as well as a Nintendo Switch 2, Android or PC. And connections can use Bluetooth, 2.4GHz wireless or USB.

I put the very affordable gamepad to the test and came away generally pleased. Here’s what I like and what I don’t.

Apple just dropped the basic version of its new M6 processor into the entry-level version of the MacBook Pro. This is a traditional “chip-and-ship” upgrade, not a redesign, so the faster processor is the major change to the notebook.

“The 14-inch MacBook Pro is the pro laptop of choice for a wide range of users — from college students, to business professionals across every industry, to multidisciplinary creators doing it all on one device,” said Shelly Goldberg, Apple’s vice president of hardware engineering, in a statement on Tuesday. “With the powerful M6 chip, we’re taking performance to the next level, with a boost in CPU speed and graphics and even more powerful capabilities for on-device AI. With its amazing battery life, remarkable Liquid Retina XDR display, and even faster connectivity, the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 delivers a fantastic combination of performance, capability, and value.”

Apple just gave the iMac a “chip and ship” upgrade, adding a faster M6 processor to the standalone desktop computer. The new iMac looks just like its M4 predecessor — and, surprisingly, so does its price tag.

“iMac is the world’s best all-in-one, and today it raises the bar yet again,” said Shelly Goldberg, Apple’s vice president of hardware engineering, in a press release Tuesday.

With the iPad mini 8, Apple is giving its smallest iPad its biggest upgrade ever. It not only gets a new display technology, but also a faster chip, a thinner chassis and updated connectivity options. 

But all these upgrades also come with a $100 higher starting price. So, does the OLED iPad Mini 8 come with enough changes to justify this price hike?

Apple confirmed that there’s a problem with a small number of iPhone Duo units that causes the inner screen to spontaneously break just days after the launch of the foldable, 

Replacement is covered by the handset’s own warranty.

iOS 27.2 is here as the first major update for iOS 27. Released Monday, iOS 27.2 addresses a few annoying bugs while also adding several new features and improvements to the iPhone experience.

Here’s everything you can try after updating to iOS 27.2.

Apple is reportedly working on an iPhone Duo Reachability mode that shifts the outer screen’s content to the left or right.

The movie is an (overdue) response to the criticism from left-handed iPhone users levied toward Apple’s first foldable ever since its September announcement. The outer screen’s Dock and other controls sit along the right edge, and this upcoming mode will make that arrangement easier on lefties.

October 26, 2004: Apple debuts the iPod Photo, a device capable of putting not just 15,000 songs in your pocket, but also 25,000 photographs. The new device “lets you take your entire music and photo library with you wherever you go,” Apple says.

It is the first iPod to offer a color screen and the ability to display digital images and album cover art. The iPod Photo represents a big step forward in the functionality of Apple’s iconic music player.

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