Exploring Apple's iPhone 17 Air and Beyond

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This week, we have details on the major changes coming to the iPhone 17 Pro cameras, we know exactly how thin the iPhone 17 Air may be, three Apple products coming that you may have forgotten about… and our Nintendo Switch 2 first impressions!

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This week’s stories:

iPhone 17 Pro could go all-in with 48MP rear cameras

• The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may get a 48MP tetraprism 5x shooter and 24MP selfie camera, enabling them to capture more detailed pictures.

iPhone 17 Air may be nearly as slim as M4 iPad Pro

• The iPhone 17 Air could be slimmer than rumored, measuring just 5.5mm. But this thinness may come with some compromises.

3 overlooked Apple products getting updates in 2025

• Apple neglected these products recently, but that should change soon. Here’s what’s to expect from Apple TV, AirTag and HomePod in 2025.
• Mission Battery Base for HomePod Mini

CarPlay 2 could feature iPhone-style widgets

• A batch of newly leaked images show CarPlay 2 widgets that look similar to familiar iPhone, iPad and Mac interfaces.
• CarPod Go Portable CarPlay Screen
• Vinegar: Block all YouTube ads with the best Safari extension ever

Severance season 2 promos try to out-weird the show itself

• With new episodes of Apple TV+'s strangely engrossing workplace series coming Friday, two new "Severance" season two promos get weird.
• Apple: Inside the Grand Central Terminal Pop-Up
• severanceballoon.com
• Apple homepage (screenshot)

Switch 2 first impressions

• Watch the trailer on YouTube