Mac shortages, iPhone rumors, and Schmigadoon! on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple is having even greater success with the MacBook Neo than expected, and also startling success with its great but cancelled "Schmigadoon!" show, plus there are so many new iPhone rumors, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.

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Links from the Show:

• Tim Cook's remarks strongly suggest that there are no new Macs or iPads before September
• MacBook Neo shortages force new A18 Pro run & doubled production to keep up
• Apple's 2026 Pride Collection includes 11-color weaved Sport Band
• Apple Wallet will let you make your own passes in iOS 27
• iPhone users will get to select a preferred AI model in iOS 27
• Samsung & Intel considered as alternatives to TSMC for Apple Silicon production
• Curved-glass 20th-anniversary iPhone may finally introduce solid-state buttons
• Smaller iPhone 18 Dynamic Island rumor surfaces again
• Spring iPhone 18 launch rumored since before iPhone 17 debut in spite of odd rumor
• Epic vs Apple fight could be put on hold again if Supreme Court sides with Apple
• Supreme Court denies Apple breathing space in Epic fight
• Delayed Siri class action suit ends with massive $250M settlement
• Owning an Apple Home: HomePods as a whole-home audio system
• 'Schmigadoon!' earns Apple's first-ever Tony nominations despite being cancelled on TV

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:07) - No more Macs
• (19:01) - MacBook Neo
• (24:04) - Apple Watch Pride Collection
• (27:18) - Rumorpalooza
• (37:56) - Siri and AI options
• (42:08) - Dynamic Island
• (45:10) - iPhone 17, 18, and 20
• (50:34) - Epic Games
• (59:00) - Schmigadoon!
• (01:02:02) - Owning an Apple Home