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New 13-inch MacBook Pro, Windows 10X puts Surface Neo/Duo on hold, plus more
June 14, 2025
1. Apple refreshes the 13-inch MBP, Windows 10X halts dual-screen PCs
First, Apple announced arefresh of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The main change is that Apple did away with the controversial butterfly keyboard, putting back the old/new Magic Keyboard with scissor switches. But it didn’t launch a new 14-inch MBP, either, making this a tweak/polish refresh.
The $1300 model is not what it seems:
Meanwhile,Microsoft’s promised Surface Neo dual screen Windows tablet (above) is on hold, as Windows 10X grows in importance:
What does it mean?
2.Google, Apple lay out strict rules for Exposure Notification API: no location tracking/GPS data(Android Authority).
- Following a “we’re back” announcement from POCO yesterday, a leaked/unintentionalPOCO F2 Pro GearBest listing shows a copycat Redmi K30 Prowith 865 SoC, ‘most affordable’ tagline (Android Authority).
New patent:This could be what Xiaomi’s first phone with an in-display camera looks like(Android Authority).
Thenew Samsung Galaxy A51 is now available unlocked in the US, and comes with a free set of Samsung Galaxy Buds ($110), all for $400 (Android Authority).
6.Intel’s 10th-gen desktop CPUs are here but still on 14nm(desktop, not laptops, to be clear) (Ars Technica).
7.UK will begin testing its COVID-19 tracking app this week(Engadget).
8.Fan releases Super Mario 64 port for PC, no emulator required(Polygon).
9.Oscar winner Taika Waititi will co-write and direct a Star Wars movie. That franchise, celebrated widely yesterday, is in considerable flux but the next movie is scheduled for a December 2022 release (starwars.com). Speaking of:watch nearly all the Star Wars movies for free via Sling TV this week.
10.NASA says its next Mars rover is getting its most advanced cameras ever: the Mastcam-Z camera rig features: zoom, infrared and ultraviolet sensing, and should send back the best panoramas ever seen to get people excited about Mars and space (Input Mag).
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