New details on iPhone 17 Air, AirTag 2, and hands-on with Image Playground! (CultCast #674)
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🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 90 minutes
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This week: New details on the super slim iPhone 17, what’s coming next for AirTags 2, a hidden MacBook Pro feature Apple didn’t mention — and our hands-on with Image Playground!
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This week’s stories:
iPhone 17 Air could be Apple’s slimmest iPhone ever
- The rumored iPhone 17 Air might measure just 6mm thick, making it the slimmest iPhone ever.
AirTag 2 reportedly launching in mid-2025 with better range
- Apple’s first AirTag upgrade is another step closer to launch, with the tracking tags reportedly progressing to “manufacturing tests.”
Surprise! M4 MacBook Pro includes quantum dot display
- The latest MacBook Pro screen reportedly includes a quantum dot film. The result is a better-looking display in the new Mac notebook.
Why Apple should start selling Mac mini SSD storage upgrades
- In a surprise move, the M4 Mac mini includes a removable, swappable SSD.
Hands-on with Image Playground, Visual Intelligence and ChatGPT in iOS 18.2
- iOS 18.2 will bring exciting new Apple Intelligence features like Image Playground, Genmoji, Visual Intelligence and ChatGPT integration.
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Bloomberg: Apple considering another run at an actual TV
- If Apple’s smart display on, it will help set the stage for more home devices. It may even revisit the idea of making an Apple-branded TV set, something it’s evaluating.
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