📰 Major redesign for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max

👂 The Information reported, citing its insiders, that in addition to the iPhone 17 Air, which should become the thinnest iPhone in the lineup, other iPhone 17 models will get a new case design.

🔍 These will be significant changes:
First of all, all devices will switch to aluminum frames instead of steel and titanium for some reason. The back panel of the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max models will have a new part-aluminum and part-glass design: the top half of the back panel will consist of a rectangular (still) protruding camera unit, but now in aluminum instead of glass (looks like it will become like iPad Pro M4). The bottom half will remain glass to support MagSafe wireless charging.

📱 About the iPhone 17 Air
Insiders specify that in all current prototypes, which are 5 to 6 mm thick there is no SIM card tray. That is, it is expected to support only eSIM for all regions, but in question so far remains China, Hong Kong and Macau, where traditionally sold devices with two physical nanoSIM.

📱 More on the prototypes
One of the iPhone 17 Air prototypes only has a single speaker grid on the bottom edge. And another prototype of the ultra-thin iPhone has a single rear camera placed not in the usual corner, but in the center. However, these are just considered variants and everything can still change, because these are early prototypes, and the release of the new model is just under a year away.

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🇨🇳 Apple is working hard to launch Apple Intelligence in China

📈 Tim Cook traveled to China for the China International Supply Chain Expo, where he will present the company's future strategy to local ministers and technology partners.

I value them [our local partners] very highly. We couldn't do what we do without them. I'm proud to be here and Apple has something to present to our partners here.

said Tim at the expo to Chinese media.

🤝 Tim also arrived in China to meet with the Chinese Prime Minister, Li Qiang. The purpose of the meeting is described by local sources as the preparation of regulatory requirements and conditions for their implementation, which will form the basis for the launch of new Apple services in China.

💬 According to Cook, “Apple is now working hard to launch Apple Intelligence in China”. Therefore, Apple and the CEO himself, as part of his trip to China, may be involved in discussions with several Chinese tech companies, including search giant Baidu, ByteDance (the Chinese division of TikTok) and AI startup Moonshot, to incorporate some of their features into Apple Intelligence within China, as required by local law.

😉 There's a very long and complicated process ahead, but after face-to-face talks between Apple representatives and Chinese partners and ministers things could move much faster.

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⚽ Soccer on Apple Vision Pro LIVE

📰 Apple is in talks with 🇪🇸 Real Madrid FC and plans to hold the first immersive broadcast of a match. According to Spanish sports publication Marca, the president of Real Madrid soccer club, Florentino Perez, has revealed talks with Apple. One of the ideas discussed was the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, which is still undergoing renovations, could get a technical innovation with Apple. Although he did not elaborate on the details, it is likely to be immersive video broadcasts of matches specifically for Apple Vision Pro. Apple has its own dedicated cameras to capture Apple Immersive video, but there have never been live broadcasts in this format yet.

🎤 Florentino Perez:

Everyone wants to get inside the Santiago Bernabeu, but the number of seats even after the renovation is limited and that's why we are in talks with Apple to be able to carry Apple Vision Pro and watch the match as if you were right inside the stadium. It would be a real infinite Santiago Bernabeu!

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📰 Apple orders M5 chips from TSMC ahead of late 2025 production

😐 Apple has ordered M5 chips from TSMC as the company begins production development of its next-generation processor for future devices, claims a new Korean-language report by The Elec.

🆙 The technology of the new chip will remain 3nm, but will be improved, which will slightly improve performance. The chips will be assembled in the second half of 2025, and the first devices will be released at the end of the year: Apple Vision Pro, iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.

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🔉 Great reflection for creative people from Apple, and most importantly for free

📱 Today it's hard to imagine your life without a smartphone, and for some people it is without iPhone. Business people and fans of chips with AI have not long to wait because iOS 18.2 is on its way – it is promised next week.

🎵 In the meantime, you can reflect on your year with Apple Music, because the music we listen to every day reflects what's going on inside of us. It's true that some people just turn on the radio for background, others listen to what everyone else listens to. But for those who have a collection of music and the moods it creates such a “New Year's gift” from Apple will be a genuine pleasure.

🔎 Apple Music Replay – by tapping on the link, logging into your profile, you can see clearly how your musical year went, how many minutes and songs you listened to, your achievements, the top artists and much more. It is very useful that you can see your top artist for each month, and, run through the whole year: what happened in your life in this month and to what soundtracks.

🍎 Third-party services (like Spotify) have similar “Replays”, but it seems that only Apple has its talent to present the information about you in such a stylish way.

💬 Share screenshots of Apple Music Replay in the comments, but if you don't want everyone to know your most magical music, keep your personalized highlight reel for yourself.

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🥽 Apple Vision Pro sales officially start in Taiwan

🇹🇼 Apple Vision Pro sales will start on December 17 at Apple stores in Taiwan.

🔜 Pre-order and sign up for demo sessions in stores will open from tomorrow, December 5.

💰 The device will be priced from NT$119900 for the 256GB version.

⚖️ P.S. NT = New Taiwan dollar. 1 USD ≈ 32.5 NT.

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