AppleInsider podcast talks road to 'iPhone 8' production, Lightning vs USB-C, and Microsoft

This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor talk about the things that happen on the road to 'iPhone 8' production, Neil's thoughts on USB-C on iOS devices, Microsoft and more.

AppleInsider editors Neil Hughes and Victor Marks discuss:

• 'iPhone 8' rendering pops up, based on CAD files allegedly used for construction
• TSMC starts production of 10nm 'A11' chips for Apple's 'iPhone 8'
• LG Innotek reportedly supplying facial recognition cameras for Apple's 'iPhone 8'
• Apple becomes first US firm to cross $800B market cap threshold
• Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay
• Why Apple is expected to stick with Lightning over USB-C in the new 'iPhone 8'
• Microsoft launches finished Visual Studio for Mac with support for all Apple platforms
• Apple to release iTunes on Windows Store, ensuring compatibility with Windows 10 S
• New Sonnet Echo Express SE III supports three PCI-E cards on Thunderbolt 3 Macs
• Apple invention details deep Siri integration with Messages
• Search for seemingly anything in Photos for iOS and Mac thanks to Apple's object recognition

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Show note links:

• 'iPhone 8' rendering pops up, based on CAD files allegedly used for construction
• TSMC starts production of 10nm 'A11' chips for Apple's 'iPhone 8'
• LG Innotek reportedly supplying facial recognition cameras for Apple's 'iPhone 8'
• Apple becomes first US firm to cross $800B market cap threshold
• Apple buys sleep tracking firm Beddit
• Major apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay [u]
• Why Apple is expected to stick with Lightning over USB-C in the new 'iPhone 8'
• Microsoft launches finished Visual Studio for Mac with support for all Apple platforms
• Apple to release iTunes on Windows Store, ensuring compatibility with Windows 10 S
• New Sonnet Echo Express SE III supports three PCI-E cards on Thunderbolt 3 Macs
• Apple invention details deep Siri integration with Messages
• Search for seemingly anything in Photos for iOS and Mac thanks to Apple's object recognition

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