Mac mini update, TikTok reversal, and the iPhone 17 Slim cameras, on the AppleInsider Podcast
AppleInsider Podcast
AppleInsider
4.3 β’ 1.3K Ratings
ποΈ 24 January 2025
β±οΈ 66 minutes
ποΈ Recording | iTunes | RSS
π§ΎοΈ Download transcript
Summary
As technology and politics get ever more intertwined, it's time to discuss iPhone 17 rumors, TikTok changes, and the Mac mini as a fashion accessory.
Contact your hosts:
- @williamgallagher_ on Threads
- @WGallagher on Twitter
- William's 58keys on YouTube
- William Gallagher on email
- @hillithreads on Threads
- @Hillitech on Twitter
- Wes on Bluesky
- Wes Hilliard on email
Sponsored by:
- Notion: Try out the incredible power of Notion AI today! For a limited time, try Notion AI for free when you visit: notion.com/appleinsider
Links from the Show:
- "People" app beta trial signup
- M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac
- How to upgrade the SSD in your M4 Mac mini
- Asus ProArt Display 5K review: 27-inch Retina for a bargain
- New UK ID app yet again fumbles tech that Apple has already perfected
- Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer
- TikTok has shut itself down in the US ahead of January 19 deadline.
- TikTok service restored in the US after promises that ban won't be enforced
- Marvel Snap is back online in the US after outage caused by the TikTok ban
- Meta's Edits is an alternative to CapCut, as Apple forgets about Clips
- Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset
- 'Severance' may have made $200 million, but Apple doesn't have to care
- Netflix is getting another price hike to kick off 2025
- Apple pulls notification summaries for news & entertainment categories in latest betas
- iOS 18.3 RC introduces new Visual Intelligence features & notification summaries changes
- Apple's iPad Pro will see only minor 2025 update, says supply chain
- Dodgy iPhone 17 Slim camera bar rumor just refuses to die
- iPad 11, iPhone SE 4, & iPad Air leak doesn't line up with previous rumors
Support the show:
Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts
More AppleInsider podcasts
Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.
Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com
- (00:00) - Intro
- (01:57) - M4 Mac mini
- (07:13) - Mac mini SSD
- (12:26) - Asus monitor
- (18:52) - UK and Apple Wallet
- (25:27) - TikTok
- (35:19) - CapCut, Edit and Clips
- (44:35) - Apple Maps
- (55:06) - Samsung Galaxy S Something Something
- (59:12) - iPhone 17 Slim
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello, welcome to the Apple Insider podcast. I'm William Gallagher. |
| 0:08.8 | As far as this week is Noion, more about that later. |
| 0:11.3 | And I am joined by Wesley Hilliard, who thinks it's here to discuss all sorts of things. |
| 0:16.8 | The Samsung's phone, TikTok, but actually, no. |
| 0:20.0 | Wes, you are here to be told off. |
| 0:22.8 | Do you know why? |
| 0:25.0 | Oh no, but I'm probably in trouble for something. |
| 0:27.7 | Okay, I thought some guilty secret might come out there if I didn't say what it was. |
| 0:30.9 | It's to do with your Mac Mini review, which is an excellent review. |
| 0:34.8 | Your three-month thing really enjoyed it, but there's a big |
| 0:38.2 | butt in it. And but we will come to that in the moment. You should say first, if you're an Apple |
| 0:43.7 | Inside a Plus subscriber, then I think this is so interesting. Actually, this was your idea. Can you |
| 0:48.9 | explain what Apple Insider Plus, our extended ad for edition, will include this week? |
| 0:54.9 | Well, we've danced around this topic a few times before, |
| 0:58.1 | and so I figured it might be fun to have it out, |
| 1:00.5 | kind of designing our ideal Apple product, |
| 1:04.8 | and maybe we'll get into an app, maybe a device, |
| 1:08.1 | but I just wanted to discuss what would we want Apple to make if maybe we |
| 1:13.5 | were CEO for a day. |
| 1:15.1 | Right. |
| 1:15.7 | I love that you picked this. |
| 1:16.8 | I don't know, 10 years of development anyway. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from AppleInsider, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of AppleInsider and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright Β© Tapesearch 2026.

