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Apple Vision Pro review. Ten hidden iPhone 15 and iOS 17 features. Review: 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro. Apple's new Sports app. Optimized Battery Charging. SharePlay music control coming to HomePods, TV.

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14-inch M3 MacBook Pro: So close, yet so far • The base model MacBook Pro is an odd fit in Apple’s laptop lineup.

Jony Ive apparently led a ‘big war’ at Apple to kill the MacBook Air • According to Walt Mossberg, Jony Ive had more product power under Tim Cook, and had this risky idea.

The last MacBook Pro with an optical drive is officially dead in Apple’s eyes • The 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro is no longer supported by the company.

How to sell a Mac or MacBook • Want to sell a MacBook, iMac, or other Mac? We explain the best place to sell a Mac, how to find out much your Mac is worth, and how to get the best price.

ALOGIC CLARITY MAX TOUCH AND CLARITY MAX 32-INCH 4K MONITOR: WORLD’S FIRST 32-INCH MAC TOUCHSCREEN

PACSAFE X ANTI-THEFT 16-INCH COMMUTER BACKPACK: SAFE AND SECURE

Hot Stuff • What we’re raving about this month

Apple unveils new Sports app with a focus on scores • Free app covers NBA, NHL, and numerous soccer leagues, but doesn’t acknowledge the existence of cup matches.

Sorry EU iPhone users, Home Screen web apps are going away • Apple blames the ‘enormous amount of engineering’ it took to comply with the Digital Markets Act.

Putting your wet iPhone in rice to dry is a bad move, Apple warns • But we know you’re going to do it anyway.

Is the Apple Watch suffering an existential crisis? • Now Covid-19 fears have largely disipated, the Apple Watch is struggling to find a purpose.

Even if Vision Pro fails, these three features need to live on in Apple’s other devices • It’s chock-full of complex technology that needs to make its way to other Apple products.

TWELVE SOUTH BUTTERFLY 2-IN-1 MAGSAFE CHARGER: CHARGE iPHONE AND APPLE WATCH AT TOP SPEEDS

BELKIN BOOSTCHARGE PRO: A QUICK CHARGE IN YOUR POCKET

APPLE VISION PRO REVIEW: INCREDIBLE UNREALIZED POTENTIAL • APPLE TAKES AN AWKWARD BUT VERY EXCITING FIRST STEP INTO THE WORLD OF SPATIAL COMPUTING.

10 HIDDEN iPHONE 15 AND iOS 17 FEATURES NEW (AND OLD) USERS NEED TO KNOW • DID YOU JUST GET A NEW iPHONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS (MAYBE YOUR FIRST EVER)? YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THESE SETTINGS AND FEATURES EXIST.

The best macOS feature you don’t know you’re using: Optimized Battery Charging • System setting helps your MacBook’s battery last longer.

Macs can’t use as many displays as they have USB-C ports • Each model of Mac has peculiarities that require examining technical specs to figure out how many displays you can attach and of which kind.

Troubleshoot your printer with logs, jobs, and a printer page in macOS • Some less-obvious printing features could save a lot of head scratching.

Avira Prime for Mac • Avira Prime does a great job of detecting unwanted and potentially risky software on macOS without impacting performance.

SharePlay music control coming to Apple HomePods, Apple TV • Soon you’ll be able to allow others to take charge of music playback on your HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV.

iOS 17.4 includes new CarPlay and Apple Maps ‘instrument cluster experience’ • The new feature will work in vehicles that support dual-screen CarPlay.

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e: Steak, evolved • The maker says its latest noise-cancelling set of headphones is an evolution, but that’s really just the Brits being characteristically modest.

Mac 911 • Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.