Feb 25th 2025
MacBreak Weekly 961
Put A Handle On It
iPhone 16e, Lightning Port, UK
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
It's not surprising that Apple announced the iPhone 16e the day after last week's MacBreak Weekly. Already, some information about the upcoming iPhone 17 is being leaked, including some information about the rumored slim iPhone 17. And Apple is removing encrypted security features for your cloud data within the UK following the UK government ordering Apple to leave backdoor access to users' data.
- iPhone 16e: all the news on Apple’s new $599 phone.
- Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years.
- Per Ming-chi Kuo: all iPhone 17 models will use Apple's in-house Wi-Fi chips, enhancing connectivity and cutting costs; only the slim iPhone 17 will use the C1 modem chip.
- Apple removes cloud encryption feature from UK after backdoor order.
- Apple currently only able to detect Pegasus spyware in half of infected iPhones.
- Apple to invest $500 billion in U.S. as Trump tariffs loom.
- MacBook Air stocks start to dwindle ahead of M4 update.
- Apple Vision Pro immersive video 'Arctic Surfing' available now.
- Apple Intelligence comes to Apple Vision Pro in April.
- Apple prepares to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence.
- Steve Jobs Archive marks Apple co-founder's 70th birthday.
- The new Beeper app combines all of Automattic’s messaging systems.
Picks of the Week:
- Leo's Pick: Hyperspace
- Jason's Pick: Framous
- Alex's Pick: Blackmagic 2110
- Andy's Pick: Desert Island Discs, with Johnny Ive.
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Links
- iPhone 16e: all the news on Apple’s new $599 phone
- Apple Abandons Budget Phones; Inside Apple’s Modem; M4 MacBook Air Launch Timing
- Apple officially bids farewell to the Lightning port after 13 years
- Apple's C1 modem signals the end of its Qualcomm dependence
- Kuo: Another new Apple chip is coming to iPhone 17 lineup, following C1 debut
- Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order
- Apple currently only able to detect Pegasus spyware in half of infected iPhones
- Apple to Invest $500 Billion in U.S. as Trump Tariffs Loom
- MacBook Air stocks start to dwindle ahead of M4 update
- Apple Vision Pro Immersive Video 'Arctic Surfing' Available Now
- Apple Intelligence comes to Apple Vision Pro in April
- Apple prepares to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence
- Steve Jobs Archive marks Apple co-founder's 70th birthday
- The new Beeper app combines all of Automattic’s messaging systems
- Hyperspace
- Framous
- Blackmagic 2110
- Desert Island Discs, with Jony Ive