Hands-on with the Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e

About this episode

The episode features hands-on reviews of the new Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo, and iPhone 17e, along with discussions on industry reactions and upcoming features in iOS.

This week: We go hands-on with the new Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e! Also: The Neo has everyone freaking out, bad news about the M6 MacBook Pro and new emoji coming in iOS 26.4. Watch this episode on YouTube Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac.com . Links: Hands-on with the Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e Another PC maker sounds alarm as MacBook Neo shakes up industry We recently wrote about how $599 MacBook Neo could shake up the PC industry. Now more laptop makers are freaking out. MacBook Ultra rumored as Apple’s most expensive laptop yet Apple’s next big MacBook Pro refresh could bring an OLED touchscreen, but it may also come with a higher price tag and an "Ultra" moniker. iOS 26.4 beta 4 gives us first look at Apple’s new emoji Apple continues testing iOS 26.4 with the release of beta 4, with…

People in this episode

Host: Cult of Mac

Topics covered

• technology
• product reviews
• Apple news
• new releases
• emoji updates

Keywords

• Studio Display XDR
• MacBook Neo
• iPhone 17e
• M6 MacBook Pro
• iOS 26.4
• new emoji
• Apple news

Sponsors

Cult of Mac Today, Weekender

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Products: Studio Display XDR, MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e

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