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Monday was Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote, and this one was jam-packed with new announcements. In this podcast, Jason Snell, Lex Friedman, Dan Frakes, and Dan Moren--all keynote attendees--break down all the announcements and what it all means.

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At a Glance

Apple 13-inch MacBook Air 256GB (Mid 2013)

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While the MacBook Air improvements are mostly subtle, they succeed in making an already excellent product even more desirable.
Pros
- Much improved battery life
- Improved flash storage and graphics performance
Cons
- 4GB of RAM is less generous than other non-upgradable Macs
Apple 13-inch MacBook Air 128GB (Mid 2013)

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While the MacBook Air improvements are mostly subtle, they succeed in making an already excellent product even more desirable.
Pros
- Much improved battery life
- Improved flash storage and graphics performance
Cons
- 4GB of RAM is less generous than other non-upgradable Macs
- 128GB storage may be too small for some
Apple 11-inch MacBook Air 256GB (Mid 2013)

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While the MacBook Air improvements are mostly subtle, they succeed in making an already excellent product even more desirable.
Pros
- Much improved battery life
- Improved flash storage and graphics performance
Cons
- 4GB of RAM is less generous than other non-upgradable Macs
Apple 11-inch MacBook Air 128GB (Mid 2013)

Read Macworld's review
While the MacBook Air improvements are mostly subtle, they succeed in making an already excellent product even more desirable.
Pros
- Much improved battery life
- Improved flash storage and graphics performance
Cons
- 4GB of RAM is less generous than other non-upgradable Macs
- 128GB storage may be too small for some
Apple iOS 7
iOS 7 sports a revolutionary new design, under-the-hood features like Control Center and card-based multitasking, and app updates.
Pros
- Extensive, eye-catching redesign
- Control Center gives quick access to frequent features
- More extensive multitasking capabilities
Cons
- Minor bugs are not uncommon
- AirDrop feature lacks Mac compatibility
- iPad version feels uneven, sluggish
Apple Mac Pro Quad-Core/3.7GHz (Late 2013)

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Pros
- Impressive multi-core performance
- Dual workstation-class GPUs
- Fast internal storage
- Plenty of external-expansion options
- Compact, attractive design
- Quiet and relatively cool
- Many internal components upgradeable
Cons
- Single-core performance not substantially better (and sometimes worse) than that of other current Macs
- No internal expansion options
Apple OS X Mavericks

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Mavericks adds new productivity features, under-the-hood changes to improve battery life, and new apps. It's a free update that's worth every penny you won't pay for it.
Pros
- Numerous new power-user productivity features
- Battery-saving features
Cons
- Mail app seems worse than before
Apple Mac Pro 6-Core/3.5GHz (Late 2013)

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Pros
- Impressive multi-core performance
- Dual workstation-class GPUs
- Fast internal storage
- Plenty of external-expansion options
- Compact, attractive design
- Quiet and relatively cool
- Many internal components upgradeable
Cons
- Single-core performance not substantially better (and sometimes worse) than that of other current Macs
- No internal expansion options, Higher-end configurations quickly get expensive

Jason was lead editor at Macworld for more than a decade and now writes about Apple at Six Colors and podcasts at Relay FM and The Incomparable.

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