AppleInsider podcast talks iPad Pro as Mac replacement, iPhone capacities, Apple v. the FBI & more

By Victor Marks

This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor look at the latest relating to Apple's new 9.7-inch iPad and how similar it might be to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. They also discuss the latest in smaller iPhone news, and talk through the Apple v. FBI encryption debate.

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editors Neil Hughes and Victor Marks go free form once again, chatting about:

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Show note links:

  • Check out the deals! Killer Deals: Apple's 13" MacBook Pro (2.7GHz, 8GB, 256GB) for $1,329; 128GB iPad Pros for $869
  • Rumor: Apple to launch 9.7" iPad Pro -- not Air -- in March with Pencil & Smart Keyboard support
  • Samsung unveils new high-speed 256GB storage chips for smartphones
  • Purportedly leaked 4-inch iPhone schematics bear striking resemblance to iPhone 6
  • Rumor: Apple will finally bring Siri to Mac with this year's OS X 10.12
  • Apple Pencil UI navigation functions to return in next iOS 9.3 beta, Apple says
  • Apple lead attorney Bruce Sewell to testify before US Congress on encryption debate March 1
  • Apple to argue First Amendment rights in FBI decryption battle
  • Facing challenges from FBI, Apple vows to strengthen encryption even further
  • Tim Cook: FBI is asking Apple to create 'software equivalent of cancer'

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