This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Victor and Mike W talk about "iPhone 8" rumors, including anticipated launch date, price, and you guessed it, TouchID. Also up, Qualcomm's latest salvo, and what will become of the iPhone SE.
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editors Mike Wuerthele and Victor Marks discuss:
- JP Morgan thinks the iPhone 8 will ship 'on-time' in September. Of course, it's hard to really ship late if you haven't announced anything, least of all a phone that's different than the anticipated 7S / 7S+.
- TouchID on the case back concept rears its head again, with a new machined enclosure picture.
- annnd, in the stream of rumors that keep coming back to life, a case surfaces with a large sleep/wake button
- Samsung is rumored to have a contract to fab the iPhone cpu in 2018. They lost this contract to TSMC a few years ago after having shared the business with TSMC for years.
- The expensive iPhone commentary continues, with UBS suggesting a $900 iPhone would see sales increase by as much as 15%.
- Fortune issues their rankings on corporate revenue and profitability. In profitability, Apple was nearly double their nearest neighbor on the list.
- In the latest chapter in Qualcomm and Apple, Qualcomm sues Apple in Germany over power management IP. This is different but related to the current ITC complaint. Germany wasn't chosen at random. Watch this space.
- Qualcomm's CEO says he can't comment, but that these things usually settle out of court. We neglected to mention that Tim Cook had said something similar as well, but we still expect this to take a while longer to shake out.
- People seem to think the iPhone SE is a dead product. We think it will get updated, because it still serves a role in Apple's product line and price points.
- We talk briefly about the latest iOS 10.3.3 / macOS 12.16, TvOS 10.2.2 updates. If you haven't gotten them installed, do so now. I mean it. Now.
- Mike's review of Koogeek HomeKit smart plug.
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Show note links:
- 'iPhone 8' will still ship in Sept., JP Morgan says, but Apple's supply will be tightly constrained
- Alleged chassis for Apple's 'iPhone 8' revives claims of rear-mounted Touch ID
- New 'iPhone 8' renders based on case manufacturer CAD files show large power/lock button
- Samsung rumored to resume making iPhone chips for Apple in 2018 with 7nm 'A12'
- UBS sees $900 'iPhone 8' growing Apple's sales by 15%
- Apple ranked as most profitable US company by far on newest Fortune 500 ranking
- Qualcomm sues Apple in Germany as quarterly profits suffer steep decline
- Qualcomm CEO says dispute with Apple about IP pricing, expects out of court settlement
- Conflicting iPhone SE rumors about impending refresh, doom of line both probably wrong
- Apple squashes bugs with releases of iOS 10.3.3, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, tvOS 10.2.2, watchOS 3.2.3 [u]
- Review: Koogeek P1 Smart Plug an affordable way to get started with Apple's HomeKit
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