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 As we previously reported, astronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft used the iPhone 17 Pro Max to take selfies of themselves with the Earth in the background during the Artemis II mission around the far side of the Moon last week.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) April 11, 2026
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Spring has certainly sprung here at Engadget. Well, it has in terms of reviews, at least. We've put over a dozen devices through their paces since my last roundup, which gives you a lot to catch up on over the weekend. Read on for the rundown of all the reviews you might've missed.
ASUS ZenBook A16
ASUS' ZenBook A14 didn't live up to our expectations last year, but now the company is back with a 16-inch machine and a shot at redemption: the A16. "Compatibility issues aside, the ZenBook A16 delivers just about everything I want in an ultraportable," senior reporter Devindra Hardawar said. "It's got a gorgeous OLED screen and all of the ports you need. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite chips also give it a much-needed power boost. And best of all, it's one of the lightest and sleekest 16-inch Windows laptops I've come across."
Apple AirPods Max 2
Until this year, Apple's only updates to the AirPods Max were new colors and a USB-C port. The company finally gave its
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 For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of Apple's iPhone 17 models and a Fresh Coat anti-reflective screen protector from Astropad to use with it.
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 This week we began tracking one of the best deals of the year so far, with $150 off nearly every model of Apple's new M5 MacBook Air. You'll find these sales below, plus great discounts on the 2026 MacBook Pro, AirPods Max 2, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and a few Samsung markdowns to celebrate the launch of the new Frame Pro.
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The pricey AirPods Max 2 may not seem like much of an upgrade from their predecessor. But the changes are significant and impressed me enough to award the headphones a CNET Editors' Choice award.
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 Anthropic on Tuesday announced Project Glasswing, a new initiative that will enable tech companies to use its new AI model Mythos Preview to find and fix security vulnerabilities or weaknesses across operating systems and web browsers.
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 Apple is continuing to highlight the Liquid Glass aesthetic that it introduced in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26. The company has shared an updated Liquid Glass Design Gallery that shows off Liquid Glass in third-party apps.
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