Benjamin and Chance analyze the form factor of the iPhone Fold with dummy units start surfacing, and investigate why so many of Apple’s Macs are severely backordered right now. Also, NASA takes the iPhone into space, Aqara launches the first thermostat with support for HomeKit’s new Adaptive Temperature feature, and Chance is mad at the MLB app.
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Links
- NASA astronauts on the way to the Moon capture Earth using iPhone 17 Pro Max
- Here’s how NASA cleared the iPhone 17 Pro Max for astronauts on Artemis II
- Aqara W200 launches with Apple’s Adaptive Temperature support
- Use Adaptive Temperature and Clean Energy Guidance on iPhone – Apple Support
- Mac Studio delivery ‘4-5 months’ out for top RAM after Apple dropped 512GB option
- Apple faces supply chain problem as MacBook Neo demand exceeds expectations
- MacBook Neo facing 3-week delays at Apple, here’s how to buy one sooner
- New video reveals iPhone 18 Pro Max, iPhone Fold dummy models
- iPhone Fold dimensions: Here’s how the foldable iPhone sizes up next to the iPhone 18 Pro
- ‘iPhone Ultra’ is the likely name of Apple’s foldable, says leaker
- iPhone Fold launch could be delayed into 2027 after engineering problems
- iPhone Fold is ‘on track’ to launch this September, per Mark Gurman
- iOS 27: Apple will reportedly let Claude and other AI chatbot apps integrate with Siri
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