Apple's Game-Changing Acquisition

Apple appears to be renumbering all of its OSes, it appears to be radically changing the Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and Nothing's CEO says Apple has lost all creativity, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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Links from the Show:

• Apple rumored to release iOS 26 at WWDC, instead of iOS 19
• Apple prepares iOS 19, macOS 16 'Solarium' UI overhaul for WWDC
• Switching from iPhone to Android to get easier in iOS 19 with eSIM transfer
• Nothing CEO takes shots at Apple, ludicrously says that apps are going away
• A future iPhone may get a 200MP camera — eventually
• Dedicated Apple Games app could be revealed during WWDC 2025
• Apple acquires tiny two-person 'Sneaky Sasquatch' developer RAC7
• T-Mobile secretly records iPhone screens and claims it's being helpful
• Trump demands 25% tariff on any iPhone not made in the US
• It's still cheaper to import iPhones with 25% tariffs, than assemble in the US
• Trump's 25% smartphone tariff starts just in time for the iPhone 17
• California Attorney General threatens lawsuit over potential 25% iPhone tariff
• Trump may have added 25% iPhone tariff specifically to punish Tim Cook
• iPhone buyers worldwide may see higher prices because of Trump's tariffs
• Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs blocked by U.S. trade court
• Tim Cook tried to kill Texas App Store age verification bill by calling the governor
• Texas passes App Store age verification law, despite Tim Cook's concerns
• Apple Invites now lets you share content & sites with a new Link tile

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:15) - 26
• (10:20) - Solarium
• (18:26) - Nothing nonsense
• (22:18) - iPhone 17
• (30:57) - Apple Games
• (39:54) - T-Mobile controversy
• (42:53) - Controversy Corner
• (57:41) - Apple invites