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9to5Mac Daily: September 30, 2025 – Powerbeats Fit, iOS 26.0.1

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Deals: M4 iPad Pro massive $500 off, last chance at Apple’s new iPhone 17/Air case deals, Mac mini $499, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll. Alongside the reveal of the long-awaits Logitech MX Master 4 mouse, we have some solid deals to scope out starting with a wild $500 price drop on the Apple’s M4 iPad Pro. Amazon has also launched some countdown clocks – today appears to be your last chance to score the launch deals on all of the new official Apple iPhone 17, Pro/Max, and Air cases – TechWoven, Silicone, Clear, and more from $35. Those offers join M4 Mac mini from $499 and a $170 price drop on this Apple Watch Series 10 model. Just be sure to also scope out the new smart displays Amazon just revealed – do they look a lot like what Apple’s rumored HomePod display could look like? 

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Leaked unboxing video reveals unannounced M5 iPad Pro in full

Update 3:15 p.m PT: A second unboxing video of the M5 iPad Pro has been published.

Remember last year when an unboxing video of the M4 MacBook Pro leaked before it was even announced? Well, it’s happened again. This time, Russian YouTuber Wylsacom — the same channel that leaked the MacBook Pro — is back with an unboxing of the unannounced M5 iPad Pro. This also provides us with our first look at benchmark results from the unannounced M5 chip.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme laptop chip catches up with Apple’s M4

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme laptop chip (render shown) catches up with Apple's M4

The first generation of Apple Silicon chips took other chip makers by surprise. While everyone knew it would be good, the M1 chip was so far ahead of its competitors in both power and efficiency that there must have been a lot of worried faces in Intel and Qualcomm’s respective boardrooms.

Three generations later, Qualcomm appears to have finally caught up with Apple’s M4 chip with its new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip, intended for laptops. However, that situation may not last for long …

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Going back to the practitioner role

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Tom Bridge joins the show to discuss moving back to an IT practitioner role after 4+ years on the vendor side.

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UPDF’s AI superpowers on every Apple device make it faster and smarter than Other PDF Tools

Superace’s PFD editor UPDF brings AI superpowers to all your Apple devices – iPhone, iPad, and Mac – whether or not it supports Apple Intelligence.

UPDF already costs 1/6th as much as Adobe Acrobat, but right now 9to5Mac readers can benefit from a special dual-pronged discount: 43% off a 1-year subscription, with an additional two months thrown in free.

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