MBW 985: Debasement Meter - Lower-Cost MacBooks Coming?

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Iphone, Apple, Ipad, Macintosh, Ios, Twit, Mac, Imac, Technology, Mac Os X

3.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 148 minutes

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Summary

Low-cost MacBooks could begin production soon, with a release period for early 2026. The developer beta for iOS 26 Beta 6 is out now. Could the iPhone 17 be introduced with a higher price point? And Alex Lindsay is excited to play with a new camera to record Vision Pro content.

Low-cost MacBook production starting soon, possible $599 or $699 pricing.
Apple's MacBook Pro overhaul with OLED might not launch until 2027.
Apple's bid to close the AI gap could be hampered by AI brain drain.
Apple will bring GPT-5 to Apple Intelligence in iOS, iPad OS and macOS 26.
Everything New in iOS 26 [dev] Beta 6.
AirPods could soon get Live Translation, iOS 26 beta code suggests.
iPhone 17 models 'likely' to have higher prices, another analyst says.
Gold, Frankincense, and Silicon.
Japan law is forcing more browser choice on iPhone in December.
Tech giants Apple and Google lose landmark court case as federal judge rules they engaged in anti-competitive conduct.

Picks of the Week:

Andy's Pick: DockLite Board
Alex's Pick: The BlackMagic Immersive Camera
Jason's Pick: Instapaper

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly. Andy, Alex, and Jason are here. We'll talk about the rumors.
0:05.7	There are lots of them, including one for a low-cost MacBook. Now how much would you pay?
0:12.1	There may be a delay in the MacBook Pro I'm waiting for, the one with the OLED screen,
0:16.9	and some new features in iOS 26. H hint to add a translation feature for AirPods.
0:22.4	That and more coming up next on Mac Break Weekly.
0:27.7	Podcasts you love.
0:29.5	From people you trust.
0:32.0	This is Twit.
0:36.6	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 985, recorded Tuesday, August 12th, 2025.
0:44.4	Debasement meter.
0:46.5	It's time for Mac Break Weekly.
0:48.3	The latest Apple News brought to you hot and fresh like a microwave day old piece of pizza.
0:53.8	Yep.
0:57.5	With Jason Snell. I acknowledge your reference. We record this at 11 a.m. which means it's always lunchtime during Mac Break
1:02.2	Weekly and all of us have different strategies except for Andy who is fine. Andy, come on.
1:08.3	I feel like Andy and Acoe might have a I feel like I might have a plate of spaghetti and meatballs just to add a camera. Can I, can I hang on one second? Uh-oh, uh-oh, he's going to go get his lunch bag. Look at that nice pattern on the library chair. No, no. This is, I'm going to show you a sign that started appearing at the library about a month, two months ago.
1:29.2	Uh-oh. Eating in the public library is not permitted. Yeah. So you know, I don't know. No sign is created unless there was an incident. That's what I had. Yeah. It's always. Well, yeah, exactly. Well, exactly. Once I was working in the quiet room, like the closed room where you're supposed to be
1:46.5	quiet, someone was having a salad, a salad.
1:50.4	But covered drinks are allowed.
1:53.2	So I buy my Coke and then like outside the door, I decanted into my official relay FM.
2:00.6	Oh, look at that. Insulated bottle. But yeah, I used to it into my official relay FM. Oh, look at that.
2:01.6	Insulated bottle.
	...

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