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May 2024
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513: I Do Not Rock Anything

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Myke returns to the show to give his personal iPad Pro review, and we discuss Apple's accessibility announcements, worrying Apple AI reports, and some mystifying rumors about future iPhones for this year and next.

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Et Cetera - Corner of the Sky #46 - The Incomparable
Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza | Hackney Empire
Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking - Apple
Apple accessibility preview: More for Speech, CarPlay, and Vision Pro – Six Colors
Apple to Power iOS 18 AI Features With In-House Server Mac Chips This Year - Bloomberg
Apple Closes in on Deal With OpenAI to Put ChatGPT on iPhone - Bloomberg
What Is Apple Doing in AI? Summaries, Cloud and On-Device LLMs, OpenAI Deal - Bloomberg
iPhone 16 Pro Max Looks This Much Bigger Beside iPhone 15 Pro Max - MacRumors
Kuo: iPhone 16 Pro Max Could Feature Longer Battery Life - MacRumors
Apple Plans a Thinner iPhone in 2025 — The Information
iPhone 17 rumors: New design, 'Slim' model to replace 'Plus’, more - 9to5Mac
‘iPhone 17 Slim’ rumors point to a redesigned model in 2025 - The Verge
'iPhone 17 Slim' Could Move Rear Cameras to Top Center in Biggest Redesign Since iPhone X - MacRumors
Gurman: No New Mac Studio and Mac Pro Until Mid-2025 - MacRumors
Apple COO Jeff Williams Reportedly Visits Taiwan to Secure 2nm Chips - MacRumors
The Vision Division – MacBreak Weekly
Apple ups its magnet game for best-ever Smart Folio on new iPads - 9to5Mac
M4 iPad Pro Bend Tests: Durability Equal to M2 Model Despite Thinness - MacRumors
Apple Pencil Radial Undo | Ars Technica
New features announced for Apple Pencil Pro. - Procreate Insight
Canopy – Studio Neat
What Nobody Else Told You About Tandem OLED and M4! - Snazzy Labs – YouTube
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