Apple Vision Pro, iPad Pro, and external SSDs on a budget, on the AppleInsider Podcast

There's still more to find out about the M5 updates to the Apple Vision Pro and iPad Pro, plus so many rumors about the future of the iPhone -- and also just why we are able to update the storage on certain Macs.

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Links from the Show:

• How much faster is M5 versus M4?
• After the iPhone Fold, expect bezel-free & flip models in 2027 and 2028
• Relax - Apple tweaking production numbers on new iPhone models is normal
• Deep production cutbacks again rumored to hit iPhone Air supply chain
• Wells Fargo hikes AAPL target to $290 on high AI expectations
• iPhone 17 demand continues to beat analyst expectations
• New Apple Vision Pro developer strap moves data 40x faster than before
• New Apple Vision Pro with M5 doubles refresh rate of Mac Virtual Display
• How to make your own external SSD: Boost your Mac's storage cheaply
• Jon Prosser pushes back after reports claim he ignored Apple lawsuit
• Judges seems sympathetic to Apple in App Store appeal hearing
• Folding iPad release may have been delayed until 2029
• Anniversary iPhone 20 rumored to launch months earlier than expected
• iPhone 18 A20 chip will cost TSMC a lot more to make
• GM ridiculously thinks that not offering CarPlay in future cars is 'Jobsian'

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:08) - iPhone Air is doomed
• (10:45) - Analysts and the iPhone 17
• (14:41) - Economical SSD
• (26:35) - Games and the Apple Vision Pro developer strap
• (38:35) - Mac on Apple Vision Pro
• (44:37) - M5 iPad Pro
• (46:57) - Jon Prosser
• (51:32) - Pink/Orange
• (54:35) - Foldable iPad and future iPhones