iPhone Thunderbolt rumors, a new App Store and more on the AppleInsider podcast

The rumors of a fast data speed for the iPhone 15 range come from some of the many leaks showing — or purporting to show — components from the new USB-C charging port. There's a mysterious extra processor on some that look likely to be controller chips, which implies Thunderbolt/USB4.

Apple is expected to launch the new iPhone 15 range in just a few weeks' time, so we'll soon see whether we get USB-C, and what speed it will be. It's then going to take many months longer before we see another radical change, which is Setapp's rival to the App Store.

Setapp is a well-established bundler of Mac apps, and it plans to take advantage of the EU's coming laws to create a new App Store. At present, Setapp can only bundle iOS apps where there is a companion Mac one, so it will free up the company to offer a range of iPhone and iPad apps for a single subscription.

Or at least, it will in the European Union.

In the meantime, if you ever want to see a demo of an Apple device being used, it turns out that you can just tune in to countless movies and TV shows. A new report says Apple does the most product placement, but there is more to it than that.

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Links from the show

• What's new in iOS 17 developer beta 6
• Apple gives in on the End Call button position
• A third leaked image of USB-C iPhone 15 components surfaces
• Three iPhone 15 models rumored to get Thunderbolt/USB4
• Apple won't release iPhone 15 cases in real leather, claims leaker
• iPhone 16 Pro Ultra Wide camera could grow to 48MP
• Apple planning Face ID for MacBook Pro and iMac
• New Apple TV+ series plans to milk all it can out of Lionel Messi
• Setapp takes aim at App Store with own EU-only iOS store plans
• Apple released the iMac 25 years ago and it's better than ever
• Only heroes use iPhones on TV, but they use them a lot

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