Macworld Podcast: Your hot takes on WWDC25, iPhone ports, and the new iPad

On this week’s episode of the Macworld Podcast it’s all about your hot takes! You have thoughts about  WWDC25, iPhones without ports, iPads without Apple Intelligence, and more, and we talk about them on the show!

This is episode 928 with Karen Haslam, David Price, and Roman Loyola.

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Social media hot takes

These are the comments we discussed on the show.

WWDC25 

Apple announced the dates for its Worldwide Developers Conference; it starts on June 9 with a keynote and the developer sessions will be held entirely online. There will be an in-person gathering for the keynote, which you can enter a lottery for on Apple’s website if you’re interested. However, enthusiasm for this year’s WWDC seems to be down for a variety of reasons.

Matt Waller/Bluesky

Brandon Higginbotham/Threads

Portless iPhone 

Reports are saying that the rumored iPhone 17 Air—that’s not the official name for the super thin iPhone—may not have any ports. And David recently wrote in his Apple Breakfast column that a portless iPhone is a very good idea. Some of you don’t agree. 

Cliff Chapman/Bluesky

Mike Cordeiro/Bluesky

Apple Intelligence-less iPad 

The new 11^th generation iPad is here, but in an odd decision by Apple, the company used a chip that can’t run Apple Intelligence. And you know what? David says that’s okay and details his thinking in a recent Apple Breakfast column. 

Dave Wenning/Bluesky

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