David Pierce

What do we expect our phones to be able to do for us? And what does it mean to be a good steward of the open web? Apple, Google, and the rest of us all have to answer those questions for ourselves — but on the internet, nothing’s ever quite as simple as it seems. (I almost just compared backlighting and SEO, but this metaphor is getting away from me.)

Okay, so “space black” isn’t the Black MacBook return we were hoping for, but Apple’s new Pros sound pretty nice. Which one should you buy, though? It’s complicated. Plus, that Scary Fast event was shot on an iPhone — so where does that mean we are in the evolution of smartphone cameras? All that, and some AR glasses, and you don’t even have to listen at 8PM on a Monday night.

Boy, that was brisk. And we were left with a fun fact: the whole thing was shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max! Other than one moment where it looked like Johny Srouji was walking in front of a green screen, it really did look good. Especially in the dark.

Apple just took the old one, changed nothing, kept it at $1,299, added the M3 chip, and called it a day? At least it’s replacing the Intel models for good, but still.

22 hours of battery life sounds great, “11x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro” is a truly hilarious comparison, and I have high hopes for the performance on this thing.

Apple’s super-noticeable white cables have forever driven me crazy. I am... very into the new space black charger for the new space black MacBook Pro. I want it. I need it.

The MacBook Pro is starting to catch up to the Mac Pro! It used to max out at 96GB of unified memory, but the new Pro can go up to 128GB. That’s not quite as high as the 192GB in the latest Mac Pro, but you know, it’s a laptop. Can’t have everything.

The story is all about performance, it seems — not seeing any big design changes here. Kate Bergeron is guiding us through the ways it’s better for creators and a much better gaming machine.

Coming soon to a MacBook Pro (and I’m betting some other stuff) near you.