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Apple has discontinued seven products this week, with one more likely

9to5mac | March 3, 2026, 4:50 p.m. | Original

Apple has launched a lot of new products this week , but as often happens, those introductions also mean discontinuations of existing products. Here are seven Apple products that have been discontinued this week.

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Apple Renames M5’s Performance Cores To ‘Super Cores,’ Hinting That The M5 Pro And M5 Max Won’t Have Any Clock Speed Advantages; Here’s Why It Matters

wccftech | March 3, 2026, 4:25 p.m. | Original

The M5 Pro and M5 Max announcement was accompanied by some changes in the way Apple categorizes its CPU cores. With the company introducing the term ‘super’ to the lineup, perhaps it was a hint that its Fusion Architecture allowed it to develop even more capable custom cores without compromising on efficiency. Sadly, this isn’t the case, because the M5’s performance cores have also been renamed to ‘super cores,’ concluding that the M5 Pro and M5 Max won’t be

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Apple Cues In Nostalgia By Discontinuing The Pro Display XDR In Favor Of The New Studio Display XDR

wccftech | March 3, 2026, 2:11 p.m. | Original

Planned obsolescence is the game in town, especially in the tech world, and no one appears as savvy at this game as Apple, which has elevated the periodic adjustments of its product portfolio into an art form. Today, Apple has discontinued its 32-inch 6K display, called the Pro Display XDR, and replaced it with a 27-inch 5K one, aptly dubbed the Studio Display XDR .

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Your Mac might not support the Studio Display XDR’s best feature

9to5mac | March 3, 2026, 1:59 p.m. | Original

Apple announced the all-new Studio Display XDR today, and it has several key upgrades over the basic Studio Display, including a 120Hz refresh rate.

However, you’ll need a newer Mac to take advantage of that higher refresh rate. Here’s everything you need to know.

Apple that the Studio Display XDR is compatible with the following Macs powered by Apple Silicon:

  • 16-inch MacBook Pro (2021 and later)
  • 14-inch MacBook Pro (202
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Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max Debut New "M-Core" Tier and SoIC 2.5D Packaging

TechPowerUp News | March 3, 2026, 1:25 p.m. | Original
Apple today launched its most advanced silicon design yet with the introduction of the M5 Pro and M5 Max processors for MacBook Pro laptops. In these new SoCs, Apple is offering an 18-core CPU featuring six new "super cores" and 12 performance cores. The main difference between the M5 Pro and M5 Max is the size of the integrated GPU and the maximum memory capacity that Apple can equip these SoCs with. Starting with these two SoCs, Apple has added another core tier to its
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More ‘MacBook Neo’ details leak ahead of official announcement

9to5mac | March 3, 2026, 12:06 p.m. | Original

In addition to announcing six new products over the last two days, Apple has seemingly leaked the name of at least one more product we still expect to see revealed this week. Now it appears more than just the expected name has surfaced.

Per , additional details about the new low-power “MacBook Neo” have leaked ahead of tomorrow’s expected announcement.

Details include I/O, which is said to consist of two USB-C ports as well as a MagSafe charging port.

Apple already features two USB

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Apple has announced 6 new products so far this week

9to5mac | March 3, 2026, 11:02 a.m. | Original

Apple launch week is in full swing with six new products announced so far, and at least one major announcement still to come.

On Monday, Apple started off the week with two product announcements.

The $599 iPhone 17e replaces the iPhone 16e with 2x the storage, faster performance, and the magic of MagSafe. There’s also a new “soft pink” color in addition to black and white options.

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Apple Announces "Fusion Architecture" With M5 Pro & M5 Max

Phoronix | March 3, 2026, 10:19 a.m. | Original
Apple announced today the new Fusion Architecture with the M5 Pro and M5 Max SoCs that also feature a next-generation GPU.

Apple announced the M5 Pro and M5 Max for powering the new MacBook Pro laptops. The Apple Fusion Architecture combines two dies into a single SoC. This includes the CPU, GPU, Media Engine, Unified Memory Controller, Neural Engine, and Thunderbolt 5.

The M5 Pro and M5 Max feature a new 18-core CPU architecture, "super cores" as
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M5 MacBook Air vs M4 MacBook Air: What’s actually changed?

9to5mac | March 3, 2026, 10:17 a.m. | Original

Today Apple launched a new MacBook Air powered by the M5 chip. Here’s everything new in the M5 MacBook Air vs last year’s M4 model.

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New 14-Inch & 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With M5 Pro, M5 Max Options Have Gone Official; Up To A 24-Hour Battery Life, New N1 Wireless Chip, Unworldly SSD Speeds & More

wccftech | March 3, 2026, 10:15 a.m. | Original

The M5 Pro and M5 Max announcements wouldn’t have been complete without the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, and Apple has proudly announced the updated family, with the lineup now starting with 1TB of storage as standard. The latest portable Macs also come with Apple’s in-house N1 wireless chip that debuted in the iPhone 17 series, and despite sticking with the same design, there are a ton of upgrades added to these machines, which we’

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