Siri, iOS 19, and making a portable Mac mini on the AppleInsider Podcast

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Now it's reportedly going to be in iOS 19 that Siri gets better, but in the meantime, Apple is celebrating the best developers' apps, and we're turning the Mac mini into a truly portable device, on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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Links from the Show:

• Siri engine to be fundamentally revamped across 2025, early 2026j
• Siri chatbot may be coming in 2026 as part of iOS 19
• Apple names 45 finalists for 2024 App Store Awards
• Smallest Mac yet is perfect Apple Vision Pro companion with the right battery pack
• Mac mini M4 Pro review: Mac Studio power, miniaturized
• iPhone 17 Pro may forego titanium, instead get alumimum & glass
• iPhone 17 Slim probably won't have a telephoto camera
• iPhone 17 Slim too thin for SIM tray, may not have mmWave
• AirPods Max headphones unlikely to get any further upgrades
• Apple Vision Pro adds new concerts from 'The Weeknd' & others -- Concert for One, Raye -- Genesis and Escapism
• Roundup: Govee's selection of smart lights makes the holidays brighter
• Apple TV+ abandons Clooney and Pitt's 'Wolfs' sequel

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:27) - Heartstrings
• (06:53) - Siri
• (18:56) - iOS update schedule
• (36:17) - Apple TV+ and Wolfs
• (50:12) - App Awards
• (52:33) - Black Friday apps
• (53:10) - Portable Mac mini
• (01:03:13) - iPhone 17 rumors
• (01:05:28) - AirPods Max
• (01:08:59) - Apple Vision Pro

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