Benjamin and Chance recap the newly announced lineup of iPads and Macs. The new iPad Air and base iPad offer even better value for money, while Apple pushes the performance edge with the surprising launch of the M3 Ultra in the Mac Studio, and makes the best MacBook yet with the new M4 MacBook Air. Also, iOS 18.4 beta 2 brings even more new features to discuss.

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Apple challenging legality of UK’s secret demand to globally compromise iCloud encryption
iOS 18.4 beta 2: Here's everything new
iOS 18.4 adds tons of new Shortcuts actions, hints at Siri’s future upgrades
iOS 18.4 beta 2 includes seven new emoji
iOS 18.4 brings RCS messaging to some of the last big carrier holdouts
iOS 18.4 will address a frustrating CarPlay limitation
iOS 18.4 upgrades the App Store with these two new features
Apple unveils new iPad Air, here's what you need to know
New Magic Keyboard launches for iPad Air with lower price, feature upgrades
Apple updates base iPad with A16 chip and twice the storage
Apple unveils M4 MacBook Air in new color and cheaper starting price
Apple launches M3 Ultra chip with support for up to 512GB memory
Apple launches new Mac Studio, here's everything new
With M4 chips, Apple hints at making a key change for the first time

New MacBook Air, iPad Air, and Mac Studio launches

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