AppleInsider podcast talks iPhone 7 vs. Google Pixel, Mac updates, 5 years since Steve Jobs

AppleInsider editors Daniel Eran Dilger and Victor Marks wrap up the latest Apple Watch and iPhone releases:

• Viv, the voice assistant now owned by Samsung
• Google Pixel and the iPhone 7
• DxOMark rating Pixel the best mobile phone based on a pre-release handset
• Fingerprint sensors that work through displays patent
• "iPhone 2017" rumors based on that patent
• The long refresh cycle of the Mac
• The 5 years since Steve Jobs passed away and what we've learned

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• Deals: Grab the lowest prices anywhere on 2016 12" MacBooks; 15% off $50 iTunes gift cards; 50% off Roxio Toast 15 Titanium
• Samsung buys AI startup created by Siri co-cofounders
• Google's Pixel XL priced like Apple's iPhone 7 Plus but is half as fast, lacks many key features
• Apple patents fingerprint sensor that works through displays, hints at 'iPhone 8' tech
• All 2017 iPhones likely to have glass casing, stainless steel edges may be limited to high-end models
• Research shows intense interest in Apple MacBooks, even given long time since last refresh
• Five years after Steve Jobs: An Apple with the courage to say 'No'

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