New Affinity app, OLED iPad mini, and ads in Apple Maps, on the AppleInsider Podcast
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Affinity users can now un-cross their fingers as the fate of these apps has been revealed, as has Apple's latest earnings report, while looking ahead we can anticipate an iPad mini with an OLED screen -- but also adverts in Apple Maps.
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- iPhone 17, tariffs, and more: What to expect from Apple's Q4 2025 financials
- OLED iPad mini, MacBook Air, iPad Air are in the works
- iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture camera rumor surfaces once again
- iPad Pro rumored to get iPhone 17 Pro vapor chamber cooling in early 2027
- Ads likely coming to Apple Maps in 2026
- Tantalizing clue hints at Pixelmator Pro and more coming to iPad soon
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- (00:00) - Intro
- (03:03) - Earnings
- (06:10) - Affinity
- (11:59) - Pixelmator Pro and more for iPad
- (19:10) - iPad volume buttons
- (22:26) - OLED and waterproof iPad mini
- (39:32) - Project Bongo
- (45:34) - iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture
- (52:10) - Apple Maps ads
- (01:03:04) - More Affniity
- (01:04:12) - Games Awards
- (01:07:38) - Family Sharing gone wrong
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