Macworld Podcast

We have the new MacBook Neo, and we put it through its paces. Is Apple’s new laptop worth your money? Tune in and find out!

00:00:00 Intro00:01:30 Apple Studio Display first look00:05:38 MacBook Neo review00:55:34 This Week in Apple History01:01:56 Comment Corner01:04:21 Wrap up and how to contact us

Show Notes for episode 974: https://www.macworld.com/article/3083157MacBook Neo review: https://www.macworld.com/article/3081612Everything to know about the new budget Mac: https://www.macworld.com/article/2854313I met MacBook Neo. Everything I know is a lie: https://www.macworld.com/article/3078150If you think MacBook Neo is a bad deal, it's not for you: https://www.macworld.com/article/3079878Steve Jobs would have loved MacBook Neo: https://www.macworld.com/article/3082469Apple's adorable Finder guy has broken the internet: https://www.macworld.com/article/3082576Apple-hating tech bros are lying to you: https://www.macworld.com/article/3081039There's an Easter egg hiding in the MacBook Neo's wallpaper: https://www.macworld.com/article/3079526Apple's long, strange trip to the MacBook Neo: https://www.macworld.com/article/3078623The toughest MacBook Neo decision? Whether to spend $100 on a button: https://www.macworld.com/article/3078489Learn more about Macworld Expo: https://www.macworld.com/article/224350

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Are you experienced? This past week, Apple released the new iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Pro, new MacBooks, and more, and held its Apple Experience event. We’re covering it all on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.

00:00:00 Start/Intro00:02:33 Apple's new products00:53:33 This Week in Apple History00:54:52 Comment Corner01:10:05 Wrap up and how to contact us

Show notes for episode 973: https://www.macworld.com/article/3077229Apple March event live blog: https://www.macworld.com/article/3073997I met MacBook Neo. Everything I know is a lie: https://www.macworld.com/article/3078150MacBook Neo’s missing features ranked, from meh to ehhh: https://www.macworld.com/article/3078635Apple's MacBook Neo is $599? Whoa: https://www.macworld.com/article/3077864Apple's iPhone 17e gets MagSafe and A19, but it's not all good news: https://www.macworld.com/article/3075231The MacBook Air has a new chip and a lower price (sort of): https://www.macworld.com/article/3076654The M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros are a bigger upgrade than we thought: https://www.macworld.com/article/3075724Apple's MacBook pricing explained: https://www.macworld.com/article/3076520Apple's first mini-LED ProMotion monitor has a nice price: https://www.macworld.com/article/3076633Your Mac might not work with the new Studio Displays: https://www.macworld.com/article/3077141The new iPad Air is basically the old iPad Air: https://www.macworld.com/article/3075309OS 26.3.1 is here: https://www.macworld.com/article/3078537Apple March event live blog: https://www.macworld.com/article/3073997Blur Busters: https://blurbusters.com

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The Apple Experience event is next week, on March 4. On this week’s episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about what we expect: new MacBooks, new iPads, a new iPhone 17e, and a lot more. 

00:00 Start 01:44 It’s snowing!07:07 What to expect next week and at the Apple Experience event on March 442:42 This Week in Apple History49:44 Comment Corner57:10 Wrap up and how to contact us

Show notes for episode 972: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/3068914⁠Apple set to launch ‘at least five new products’ by March 4: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/3068255/⁠ M5 Pro & M5 Max rumors, specs and pricing explained: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/2942089⁠ Apple’s budget MacBook coming soon: What to expect: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/2854313⁠ Apple iPhone 17e: Release date, specs, features & price: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/2881175⁠ 2026 iPad Air: Everything you need to know: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/3055278⁠ 2026 iPad: Everything we know about Apple’s next entry-level tablet: ⁠https://www.macworld.com/article/3030272⁠ 

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Apple has something cooking for March 4, and the signs indicate that we are getting the laptop we’ve been waiting for. We’re talking about the upcoming event and new developments in Apple AI hardware on this episode of the Macworld Podcast. 

Time codes below may shift because of ad inserts.00:00 Introduction01:23 Apple AI hardware news11:52 Apple's March 4 event announcement (Cheap MacBooks)32:13 iOS 26.4 beta and no new Siri43:30 This Week in Apple History49:43 Comment Corner55:55 Wrap up and how to contact us

Low-cost MacBook in ‘fun colors’ leads flurry of upcoming Mac releases: https://www.macworld.com/article/3061517Apple invites press to global ‘experiences’ on March 4: https://www.macworld.com/article/3062338Apple smart glasses (and other AI hardware) are coming: https://www.macworld.com/article/3063779Review of the original iPod mini: https://www.macworld.com/article/169901

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Apple is expected to release several products over the next few weeks. We talk about them on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:26 Ferrari Luce, Jony, Ive, and Apple Car
00:07:39 Apple's upcoming new products
00:38:23 Rumor Reality Check
00:45:51 This Week in Apple History
00:54:14 Comment Corner
01:00:24 Wrap up and how to contact us

Apple Car lives through the Ferrari Luce: https://www.macworld.com/article/3056424
New Macs are coming soon (for real this time): https://www.macworld.com/article/3056261
The iPhone 17e might launch in mere weeks: https://www.macworld.com/article/3052191
Who is Steve Wozniak: Apple’s engineering genius: https://www.macworld.com/article/670935
Steve Wozniak trivia: 10 surprising facts about Woz: https://www.macworld.com/article/670929
Apple Co-Founder Leaving Company (New York Times): https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/07/business/business-people-apple-co-founder-leaving-company.html
Steve Wozniak, Ask Me Anything (Reddit): https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4apj5f/im_apple_cofounder_steve_wozniak_ask_me_anything/

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