Mac mini update, TikTok reversal, and the iPhone 17 Slim cameras, on the AppleInsider Podcast

As technology and politics get ever more intertwined, it's time to discuss iPhone 17 rumors, TikTok changes, and the Mac mini as a fashion accessory.

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Links from the Show:

• "People" app beta trial signup
• M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac
• How to upgrade the SSD in your M4 Mac mini
• Asus ProArt Display 5K review: 27-inch Retina for a bargain
• New UK ID app yet again fumbles tech that Apple has already perfected
• Apple won't return TikTok to the App Store until it's sold to a U.S. buyer
• TikTok has shut itself down in the US ahead of January 19 deadline.
• TikTok service restored in the US after promises that ban won't be enforced
• Marvel Snap is back online in the US after outage caused by the TikTok ban
• Meta's Edits is an alternative to CapCut, as Apple forgets about Clips
• Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset
• 'Severance' may have made $200 million, but Apple doesn't have to care
• Netflix is getting another price hike to kick off 2025
• Apple pulls notification summaries for news & entertainment categories in latest betas
• iOS 18.3 RC introduces new Visual Intelligence features & notification summaries changes
• Apple's iPad Pro will see only minor 2025 update, says supply chain
• Dodgy iPhone 17 Slim camera bar rumor just refuses to die
• iPad 11, iPhone SE 4, & iPad Air leak doesn't line up with previous rumors

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:57) - M4 Mac mini
• (07:13) - Mac mini SSD
• (12:26) - Asus monitor
• (18:52) - UK and Apple Wallet
• (25:27) - TikTok
• (35:19) - CapCut, Edit and Clips
• (44:35) - Apple Maps
• (55:06) - Samsung Galaxy S Something Something
• (59:12) - iPhone 17 Slim