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Apple’s new iPad Pro M4 and 2024 M2 iPad Air. iPad Pro’s M4 chip changes everything about Apple silicon. Are we in Apple’s post-iPad era? OpenAI announces new Mac app and improved ChatGPT-4o.

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The iPad Pro’s M4 chip breaks the rules and changes everything about Apple silicon • Now that the M4 iPad Pro is here, what will this mean for the chips coming to the iPhone and Mac?

Apple’s M3 chip lineup is a victim of the times • The chip that was supposed to be the next generation of Apple silicon has suddenly become a footnote in Apple history.

Don’t expect the Mac Studio and Mac Pro to be updated at WWDC—or in 2024 • Updates to the high-end desktop Macs won’t happen until 2025.

Apple needs to become a software company again • The AI features baked into iOS 18 and macOS 15 need to be compelling enough to convince people to upgrade.

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Hot Stuff • What we’re raving about this month

Are we in Apple’s post-iPad era? • The new Pro and Air raise more questions about where the tablet fits in Apple’s lineup.

With the fourth model, the Apple Pencil strategy finally makes sense • The changes to Apple’s iPad lineup will soon simplify the needlessly confusing Apple Pencil fiasco.

New sleeker aluminum Magic Keyboard makes iPad Pro even more Mac-like • With a slimmer design, a function row, and an aluminum palm rest, your new iPad Pro will feel even more like a MacBook.

Apple has tragically killed off its last device that still had a headphone jack • The oldest and cheapest 9th-gen iPad is no more.

iPhone owners get free access to Google’s AI photo-editing tools • As of May 15, you’ll be able to play with Magic Editor, Photo Unblur, and Magic Eraser on non-Google hardware, without a subscription.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT APPLE’S NEW iPAD PRO M4 • HERE’S ALL THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE iPAD PRO REFRESH.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 2024 M2 iPAD AIR • HERE’S THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE NEW iPAD AIR, INCLUDING PRICING, SPECS, AND NEW FEATURES.

OpenAI announces new Mac app and improved ChatGPT-4o model for all • The new model is much faster and available even to free users, but the Mac app will be for subscribers first.

How to make noncontiguous selections in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote • Apple added a feature that’s decades old to its suite of ‘office’ applications.

1Password: Keep your passwords safe and secure • Tired of dealing with so many passwords? There’s an app for that—1Password.

PureVPN for Mac • PureVPN has a sleek Mac VPN client, is easy to use, and offered reliable geo-unlocking in our tests.

Beats Solo 4: A long overdue upgrade that goes just far enough • Beats’ more affordable on-ear headphones finally get an upgrade, but it’s just enough to keep them competitive.

The Sonos Ace marks Sonos’ expansion into ANC headphones • Does the multi-room audio trendsetter have an Ace up its sleeve, or are we about to see a rare royal flush?

How to connect your iPhone or iPad to your big-screen TV • Try these options when you want to view iPhone or iPad content on a bigger screen.

Mac 911 • Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.