'iPhone 13' Event Date, 45mm 'Apple Watch Series 7' and 'M1X' Mac Hardware

How the cancellation of the Apple Car is a surprise, but one that will benefit Apple's AI plans -- and may already have done so.

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Apple Car

• Decade-old Apple Car project may be completely dead
• Apple AI is the focus of an investing firm after Apple Car's death
• Cancelling the Apple Car is a good move, says Morgan Stanley
• Apple will reap giant rewards from the cancelled Apple Car project for decades

Apple Pencil 3

• An Apple Pencil update is coming soon — what you need to know

Apple Ask

• Internal Apple AI 'Ask' tool being tested by employees
• Apple's 'Ask' project may be far more than just an AI-assisted support tool

Apple Vision Pro

• Apple Vision Pro is unsurprisingly expensive to produce
• Apple Vision Pro ongoing demand is in line with all Apple launches
• Apple Vision Pro could launch overseas sooner than expected
• Five Apple Vision Pro Cinema Environments that we'd like to see
• Apple Vision Pro return rate is about the same as the iPhone 15 Pro

Misc.

• Apple believes Spotify wants a free ride, and the EU may just give it to them
• HomePod with big touchscreen likely isn't coming in 2024
• Rumor: Apple working on iOS 18 redesign, but it won't look like visionOS
• iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus rumored to get Always-On and ProMotion displays
• Beats Solo 4 surface eight years after the Solo 3 debuted
• Imminent DOJ antitrust case against Apple is in final pre-filing phase — probably
• Gene Munster: Apple should buy Rivian after cancelling Apple Car
• Apple Music adds new daily 'Heavy Rotation Mix'
• Apple Pay Later plans will show up on credit reports

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• (00:00) - Intro and Apple Car
• (06:10) - Project Titan
• (09:36) - Tim Cook
• (12:38) - Patented no steering wheel
• (16:06) - Jony Ive
• (23:04) - Fleets and mapping
• (25:02) - Apple Ask
• (35:24) - Apple Vision Pro in a drawer
• (42:32) - Bill of Materials
• (45:22) - Yosemite and more experiences
• (50:49) - Apple Smart Ring
• (54:52) - Eco system
• (56:44) - iOS 18

Apple has proven that it's sports mad by making a slightly crazy new app, while Apple Vision Pro is still giving up secrets, and we may -- or may not -- be about to get another new Apple platform.

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Sports!

• Hands on: Apple Sports brings a limited experience to tracking your favorite teams
• Apple designed its new Sports app to be fast and simple
• Apple brings live scores to new Apple Sports app
• Experience MLS on Apple Vision Pro, including a 3D special
• Apple's 3D video cameras spotted during NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Quantum iMessage

• Apple is hardening iMessage encryption now to protect it from a threat that doesn't exist yet

Apple Vision Pro

• Apple Vision Pro Travel Case review: too-expensive precision cushioning
• Hands on with Apple Vision Pro ZEISS optical inserts
• Apple Vision Pro followup could be 18 months away

Rumors

• New iPhone 16 Pro colors rumored to include yellow and gray
• After years of research, an Apple smart ring may be imminent
• New AirPods Max rumored to hit shelves in 2024 without giant feature changes
• New iPad sizes detailed in anonymous leak

iOS 17.4 beta 4

• Everything new in iOS 17.4 beta 4

iPhone

• Apple says the iPhone 15 battery is more durable than it originally thought

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:36) - Where's Wes's Apple Vision Pro
• (08:10) - Apple Sports
• (23:06) - Apple Vision Pro experiences
• (26:59) - Messages security
• (34:01) - EU compliance
• (38:03) - Catching up with Apple Vision Pro
• (46:35) - Apple Vision Pro 2
• (50:49) - Apple Smart Ring
• (52:02) - Apple Smart Ring
• (54:52) - Eco system
• (54:53) - iPhone colors
• (56:49) - AirPods Max
• (59:05) - Thin iPads
• (01:03:35) - iOS 17.4

Diving in deep into the details of using Apple Vision Pro for work and for all the entertainment it's bringing us -- plus a peek ahead to what Apple devices should be coming next.

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Apple Vision Pro

• Unsurprisingly, Mark Zuckerberg believes Meta Quest 3 is the 'better product, period'
• Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 compared - Displays, prices & graphics
• Apple Vision Pro now has 1,000 native apps on the visionOS App Store
• Apple Vision Pro could take four generations to perfect
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in Apple Vision Pro aren't cooking your brain
• For now, Apple Arcade may be the best place for spatial Apple Vision Pro games

Spring Apple event predictions

• New iPad, MacBook Air, Mac mini: What to expect from a spring Apple event

iOS 18 and AI

• New rumor claiming iOS 18 redesign is inspired by Apple Vision Pro is in the wrong order
• Apple buys domain suggesting generative AI additions may come to iWork
• Apple's M4 and A18 to have more powerful Neural Engines for iOS 18 AI features

Misc

• Jon Stewart became a problem for Apple TV+
• Sports Night on Amazon Prime
• FCC commissioner cries antitrust again after Beeper Mini debacle
• EU backs down, won't force Apple to open iMessage to rivals
• Rumored screen-equipped HomePod appears in tvOS beta references
• Apple Music has you covered for Valentine's Day with two new stations

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:08) - Previously...
• (02:14) - Text clarity
• (05:54) - Meta Quest 3 is better
• (11:26) - Work and comfort
• (13:56) - Meta Quest 3 is better
• (19:42) - Apple Vision Pro is fast
• (22:16) - AVP games
• (27:08) - AVP 4
• (29:34) - Health
• (33:30) - Returning AVP
• (36:06) - New Apple devices coming
• (39:16) - iPad man
• (41:56) - Travel bag
• (45:17) - Eco system
• (46:31) - Apple software
• (57:29) - Jon Stewart and Apple TV+
• (01:02:07) - EU and iMessage
• (01:05:17) - Apple Vision Pro vs HomePod
• (01:06:45) - Love Station

Apple Vision Pro is the most exciting new Apple device and/or it's the least useful. Host Wes Hilliard and guest Mike Wuerthele have both had the Apple Vision Pro since the day it was released yet they have dramatically different perspectives. See who you agree with, see who convinces the other, while we also touch on all the Apple News of the week.

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Links from the Show:

• Wes on Vision Pros podcast
• Apple Vision Pro early review: a peek into the future of computing
• Why Apple Vision Pro's constant strobing matters to your health
• Apple Vision Pro sees quiet launch at Apple Downtown Nashville
• What to expect from the Apple Vision Pro in-store demo
• Echoes of launches past: Tim Cook likens Apple Vision Pro to iPhone launch
• If your Apple Vision Pro gets stolen, Find My won't help you get it back
• Recharge the Apple Vision Pro twice as fast with a better power adapter
• Apple Vision Pro can be used in public, but mind your manners
• Please don't use the Apple Vision Pro while driving [u]
• Looks like YouTube will make an Apple Vision Pro app after all
• People are already forgetting their Apple Vision Pro passcodes, requiring a trip to Apple - fixed in beta
• Unsurprisingly, Apple Vision Pro lenses will scratch if you try to destroy them
• Apple introduces the first developer beta of visionOS 1.1
• Cook 'incredibly excited' about generative AI coming to Apple gear later in 2024
• Apple introduces the first developer beta of visionOS 1.1
• iTunes' days are numbered on Windows 10
• Apple is working on at least two folding iPhone prototypes
• Apple throws its hat into the AI-generated image ring
• Apple joins Meta, Google, Facebook on new US government AI safety initiative

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:34) - Apple Vision Pro
• (08:32) - VR not AR
• (12:48) - Social norms
• (19:28) - Apple couldn't release AVP sooner
• (20:22) - Opposing views
• (26:38) - Killer app
• (31:30) - Eco system
• (41:14) - Comfort
• (42:58) - Tim Cook and AI
• (50:26) - Deep Fakes on X

As the Apple Vision Pro reaches Apple Stores, the company has announced its latest earnings, and all of this comes in a whirlwind as Apple bends to the EU's will, angers Epic Games again, and we keep getting hints about future features in iOS.

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• Apple has new App Store rules, business terms, and sideloading conditions for EU developers
• Apple Pay NFC hardware getting opened up to EU financial and banking app developers
• Browsers like Chrome and Firefox can abandon WebKit in EU with iOS 17.4
• App Store changes coming in iOS 17.4 to the EU don't blow the walls off of the garden
• Apple's new App Store rules apply to these 27 countries
• Who should stay on and who should leave the EU App Store
• 'Strong action' is coming if the EU doesn't like Apple's App Store concessions
• Is Apple's App Store a monopoly or a solution?
• Epic's Tim Sweeney is mad about Apple's EU App Store concessions
• Apple's EU App Store changes are extortion, says Spotify
• Microsoft latest to weigh in on Apple's EU App Store rules with disapproval
• Apple Podcasts offers transcripts for all shows in iOS 17.4
• iOS 17.4 beta code reveals new iPad Pro and Apple Pencil capabilities
• Apple is correcting its terrible approval requirements for game streaming apps in iOS 17.4
• Eight new CarPlay experience apps spotted in iOS 17.4 beta code
• Apple will expand SharePlay music control to HomePod and Apple TV in iOS 17.4 and tvOS 17.4
• References to 'homeOS' resurface in tvOS 17.4 beta
• Apple Vision Pro review roundup: an experience that weighs on you
• Apple Vision Pro: What you need to know beyond the spec sheet and before you buy

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• (00:02) - Apple earnings
• (02:08) - Vision Pro reviews
• (10:52) - Vision Pro App Store
• (15:32) - Vision Pro
• (23:04) - EU App Store
• (30:14) - Epic Games again
• (35:06) - Unity
• (40:40) - iOS 17.4 transcriptions
• (42:10) - iPad and Apple Pencil features
• (46:12) - CarPlay
• (51:20) - iPads
• (53:02) - Apple Vision Pro battery

It's a week of celebration and anticipation, as Apple's longest-surviving device enters its fifth decade, and it's newest device is still a tantalizing few days away.

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LINKS FROM THE SHOW:

• Wes on iPad Pros podcast
• Apple execs praise 'unbelievable' 40 years of Macs
• Forty years of the Mac, the computer for the rest of us
• Look back in time at Apple's original Mac development team
• Website with over 1,000 photos of Macs: https://mac40th.com/
• ICONIC book: https://www.amazon.de/dp/3837525260
• Windows emulation https://bellard.org/jslinux/
• Apple Vision Pro storage and AppleCare prices revealed
• Apple Vision Pro screen refresh rate is up to 100Hz, it has Bluetooth 5.3, and more technical details
• Apple Vision Pro shipment dates slip nearly instantly
• Don't buy on eBay: Apple Vision Pro resale prices on eBay are ridiculous
• Apple Vision Pro and Taylor Swift have one thing in common — bots
• Apple sells up to 180,000 Apple Vision Pro, says Kuo
• Mike: Apple Vision Pro is not the iPhone, and faces an incredibly steep uphill climb
• iPad, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad Pro: What to expect from Apple in 2024
• Musical comedy 'Schmigadoon!' dies in Schmicago, won't return for a third season
• 'Killers of the Flower Moon' nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture
• Children's programming takes a hit as Apple TV+ lays off eight staffers
• Apple Car is delayed — again

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• (01:16) - Mac as Windows 2000
• (06:44) - Mac therapy
• (12:10) - Mac's 40th
• (15:32) - Vision Pro
• (19:08) - Nashville ahoy
• (23:04) - Apple Vision SE
• (28:10) - Headset weight and wait
• (47:56) - Innovation
• (51:20) - iPads
• (52:50) - Paste
• (57:06) - Apple TV+

Vision Pro is mere moments from being a reality, Apple Arcade is matching its rivals and the AppleInsider podcast's Champion of Features No One's Heard Of has news about Apple News+.

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• Wes on the iPad Pros podcast
• Apple Watch ban back on, court denies Apple's appeal to keep it on the market
• Apple's stripping out blood oxygen sensing from Apple Watch enough to skirt import ban
• Apple will sell Apple Watch with blood oxygen detection removed starting Jan. 18
• Apple quietly increased the Find My limit to 32 items
• Tim Cook's pay drops to $63 million for 2023
• Apple Arcade user volume nearly matches Nintendo Switch Online and Steam players
• Apple prepares to enable sideloading and App Store changes in EU
• Epic vs Apple suit finally ends, as Supreme Court refuses to hear both appeals
• Questionable new-year iPhone production cutback reports have already started
• Apple launches new Black Unity Bloom Apple Watch Band, wallpapers ahead of Black History Month -- iOS 17.3 coming next week
• Samsung introduces Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra with 50MP, 200MP cameras
• Apple overtakes Samsung in global smartphone shipments across 2023

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• (00:48) - Apple Watch ban
• (05:58) - Find My x 32
• (10:10) - Tim Cook pay cut
• (12:20) - Apple Arcade
• (16:12) - Two App Stores, both alike in dignity
• (20:28) - Epic Game Over
• (26:31) - iOS 17.3
• (28:23) - Stolen Device Protection
• (34:31) - Samsung Galaxy S Something
• (46:20) - Marker 10
• (47:10) - Seven-year Android
• (49:36) - Humane AI Pin
• (50:50) - Champion of Features No One has Heard Of
• (56:44) - Vision Pro in Nashville

As the time for preordering Apple Vision Pro gets ever closer, one AppleInsider podcast host has decided to go for it -- and the other wishes he were in the right country to try it out. Plus rumored OLED iPads at great cost, and AirTags 2 in the future, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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Links from the show:

• Knomo bags
• The Twilight Zone: Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
• Donnie Darko
• Apple Vision Pro will ship to customers on February 2
• Prescription lenses for Apple Vision Pro are cheaper than expected
• Apple released a short video teasing Apple Vision Pro, paying homage to original iPhone ad
• Clicks brings a physical keyboard to your iPhone
• Second-gen AirTag probably won't ship until 2025
• Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 17 years ago today
• Here we go again - Apple rejects Hey Calendar app from App Store
• Here are the best new devices from CES Unveiled 2024

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• (00:16) - Intro
• (00:20) - Wes and the Vision Pro
• (15:18) - Vision Pro for developers
• (22:46) - OLED iPad
• (30:51) - Clicks keyboard
• (36:15) - AirTags 2: The Sequel
• (39:59) - Airplanes, doors and iPhones, oh my
• (44:27) - Original iPhone launch
• (49:21) - Hey email
• (53:29) - CES
• (55:35) - Logging Journal

How quickly we forget just what a great year 2023 was for Apple launches -- and surely 2024 is going to be the same as we finally get to buy the Apple Vision Pro.

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Links from the show:

Barclays sneezes and Apple’s shares tumble Barclays says iPhone 16 won't be compelling

Apple takes another hit as Piper Sandler downgrades stock to neutral

Deepwater says Apple will buy Peloton but it won't

Apple's January 2023 in review
Apple's February 2023 in review
Apple's March 2023 in review
Apple's April 2023 in review
Apple's May 2023 in review
Apple's June 2023 in review
Apple's July 2023 in review
Apple's August 2023 in review
Apple's September 2023 in review
Apple's October 2023 in review
Apple's November 2023 in review
Apple's December 2023 in review 

Apple still pursuing software fix to avoid Apple Watch import ban altogether

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• (00:00) - Introduction and AirPods Pro
• (03:16) - Apple is doooomed
• (08:22) - Marker 3
• (11:18) - AppleInsider podcast
• (14:02) - Apple and unions
• (16:12) - Apple's wild 2023
• (17:20) - M2 and M3 Macs
• (19:10) - HomePods in 2023
• (21:04) - Sonos versus HomePod
• (28:04) - Apple TV music videos and Apple Music Classical
• (31:42) - Apple Savings
• (35:30) - AirTags in cars
• (36:48) - Best of WWDC
• (40:46) - X ex Twitter
• (42:42) - Messi
• (45:38) - September's iPhone launch
• (49:58) - AI
• (52:10) - Nothing, Beeper and Apple Watch
• (53:40) - Apple's 2023 scorecard
• (55:34) - Apple Watch ban and Series 9
• (01:00:52) - Vision Pro release date
• (01:03:00) - Apple TV+ budgets

The Apple Watch is back on sale for now, and QR codes are being used by fraudsters, plus a very few but entirely accurate predictions for 2024, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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I Just Love (on Apple Maps)
99% Invisible podcast
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Apple Watch import ban kicked off a decade ago by an early-morning email to Tim Cook

Apple appeals Apple Watch ban, citing 'irreparable harm' to its business
Jony Ive hires ex-Apple design lead for OpenAI project

Lowe's accepts Apple Pay
More ridiculous workarounds for Beeper's iMessage hack
DOJ antitrust lawyers question Beeper over Apple's iMessage hack
Ming-Chi Kuo's predictions for 2024

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:28) - Watch out
• (08:30) - The Watch ban all began...
• (10:38) - Designer leaving for OpenAI hardware
• (11:14) - Smart home devices
• (14:39) - Lowe's takes Apple Pay
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