Thinnest iPhone ever, AirTags 2 incoming [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: The rumored “iPhone 17 Air” supposedly will delete main options to change into Apple’s thinnest smartphone ever — and promote at a premium worth. We debate the professionals and cons of such a state of affairs. Plus, Apple reportedly plans to make AirTags even higher … and is likely to be reconsidering making an precise TV set.

It’s a rumor-packed podcast!

Additionally on The CultCast:

• We focus on the potential for Apple promoting SSD upgrades for Mac mini.
• Apple slipped a shock function into the M4 MacBook Professional.
• Picture Playground produces some really ridiculous pictures. See a sampling beneath. Is that this the very best Apple Intelligence can do?

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This week’s high Apple information

On the present this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac author D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).

Listed below are the headlines we’re speaking about on this week’s present:

Ridiculous AI pictures produced by Apple’s Picture Playground