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Report: iPhone 17 Air prototypes between 5 and 6mm thick, will lack mmWave 5G and second speaker

A new report today once again highlights Apple’s work on an ultra-thin “iPhone 17 Air” set to launch next year. According to the report, iPhone 17 Air prototypes are between 5 and 6 millimeters thick, a dramatic reduction compared to the iPhone 16 at 7.8 mm.

This focus on making the device as thin as possible has reportedly put Apple engineers in several predicaments…

First, The Information cites multiple sources who say that Apple engineers are “finding it hard to fit the


Tim Cook and 20 other CEOs met China’s premier to discuss potential issues with Trump plans

Apple CEO Tim Cook and more than 20 other chief execs met China’s premier today to discuss potential trade disruption once Trump takes office in January.

However, the report makes it sound like the meeting didn’t achieve much, with some saying it felt scripted and didn’t discuss specific plans …

Apple is of course highly dependent on China as a manufacturing center, with an estimated 80% of the world’s iPhones made in a single plant in the country. Any trade conflict between the US


Apple TV+ Wolfs sequel has been canceled, director says

The most viewed Apple TV+ movie ever, , is no longer getting a sequel. Despite the original’s success, the next installment has reportedly been canceled.

George Clooney and Brad Pitt headlined Apple’s most viewed TV+ film ever earlier this fall. Prior to its September release, a Wolfs sequel was announced as being in the works with Jon Watts, the first film’s director, attached to lead the effort.

Now just a couple months later, Watts says Wolfs 2 won’t be moving


MagSafe Monday: Baseus Qi2 Battery Pack is my new favorite MagSafe battery because of this one simple feature

has been on a roll lately with some new products. I recently tried the company’s new and was blown away. It brings a couple of table stakes features for me, but it adds another that I love and don’t remember seeing in a MagSafe battery. Read on to see what it is and why it would make a great stocking stuffer for Christmas.

MagSafe Monday : Every Monday, Bradley Chambers looks at the latest and greatest in the MagSafe and wireless charging industry to help you get the most out

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Apple unveils 2024 App Store Awards finalists

Apple has the app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store awards. Apple says these finalists represent “developers who delivered the highest levels of user experience, design, and innovation.”

Head below for the full list…

The App Store Awards honor the “very best apps and games of the year.” This year, there are 45 finalists across twelve different categories. There’s also a new category for Apple Vision Pro to highlight the “stunning achievements in the world of spatial computing.


iPhone 16 DXOMARK camera tests rank the base model #20, against #4 for the Pro Max

Following tests of the Pro Max model back in September, the base model iPhone 16 DXOMARK camera results are out, and the smartphone has been ranked #20.

The organization notes that while the camera hardware is almost identical to the base model iPhone 15, software improvements have seen it score better in several areas …

DXOMARK announced test results for the iPhone 16 Pro Max back in September, when it was ranked #4 overall and #1 for video .

The same tests have now been conducted on ,


Other CEOs want to copy Tim Cook’s Trump strategy, and it couldn’t be simpler

A new report suggests that CEOs of other US companies plan to copy Tim Cook’s Trump strategy in order to lobby the incoming administration.

The report suggests that Cook developed the world’s simplest approach to interacting with Trump, noting that the strategy paid off for Apple

An awkward history

Cook and Trump have frequently disagreed. For example, during the standoff between Apple and the FBI over the San Bernardino shooter, Trump called for people to boycott the iPhone maker’s products . Cook also sent a memo to all


These 15 Apple products were discontinued this fall

Apple’s had a very eventful fall, with a jam packed September event, an iPad mini 7 launch in mid October, followed up by an “exciting week of announcements” at the end of the month.

With all of those new product announcements, there were also a number of discontinuations of older products, meaning they’re no longer available to purchase from the Apple Store. However, there’s still good deals to find on last gen products from third parties.

Apple introduced a in October, with

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Apple reportedly postponing a ‘larger-than-usual’ number of upcoming iOS 19 features

According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple has reportedly postponed a high number of iOS 19 features for a later iOS 19.4 release, meaning we potentially won’t get our hands on them until spring 2026.

This isn’t out of the ordinary, and we’re already seeing Apple run this playbook with Apple Intelligence and iOS 18, with the revamped Siri not being available until iOS 18.4 next spring, despite being announced at WWDC24 alongside all of


Gurman: Apple has no ‘meaningful’ AirPods Max plans after USB-C refresh

According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple has no ‘meaningful’ plans to refresh after the introduction of the USB-C model earlier this year. If you were waiting for a bigger refresh with a newer chip, improved noise cancellation, or anything else – you’re out of luck.

Apple introduced in December 2020 at the high price of $549, and left them unchanged for nearly four years. We later got a USB-C version in September 20

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