Awe Dropping, iPhone 17, AirPods, and Apple Watch Ultra on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple has announced its "Awe Dropping" event which will doubtlessly center on the iPhone, but there's also going to be new Apple Watches -- and maybe also AirPods Pro 3.

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Links from the Show:

• What to expect from Apple's iPhone 17 'Awe Dropping' event on September 9
• New Liquid Apple Event logo moves and changes color when swiped
• Torrent app removal proves that third-party app stores will not be free of Apple control
• Inconsistency between TechWoven & iPhone 17 crossbody strap makes everything look fake
• Camera Control is being redesigned for iPhone 18, not abandoned
• Recharged rumor: iPhone 17 Pro may get reverse wireless charging
• Big changes rumored to be coming to the iPhone for the next three years
• Another executive departs Apple for Meta even as a hiring freeze begins
• Gemini could join other third-party AI systems in boosting Siri Intelligence
• Cue vs. Federighi: Executives differ on if Apple should buy their way out of AI crisis
• Apple's climate progress faces pressure from artificial intelligence
• Apple threatens UK with delayed features if EU DMA-like regulations introduced
• Apple Music migration tool will finally help U.S. Spotify users switch

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:42) - Awe Dropping
• (07:48) - AirPods Pro 3
• (16:50) - Apple Watch Ultra 3
• (23:14) - iPhone 17
• (35:36) - Camera Control lives
• (42:03) - Reverse wireless charging
• (47:30) - Three years of iPhone redesigns
• (50:55) - The state of AI
• (01:07:56) - AI and the environment