iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, and the end of Humane on the AppleInsider Podcast

The iPhone SE 4 - no, wait, the iPhone 16e - is out and it's a huge change of direction for Apple's lowest-cost iPhone. Plus there are yet more rumors about the iPhone 17, and the Humane AI Pin bows out very badly.
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Links from the Show:
• More than a name change: iPhone 16e isn't the iPhone SE 4 (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/20/more-than-a…)
• New iPhone 16e offers Apple Intelligence at a low price point (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/new-iphone-…)
• Why the iPhone 16E doesnt truly fit the iPhone SE's shoes (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/the-legacy-…)
• Apple's iPhone 16e announcement takes a familiar approach (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/apples-ipho…)
• iPhone 16e vs iPhone 16: A new Apple Intelligence-powered entry-level option (appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-16e/vs/iphone-1…)
• Apple's C1 modem signals the end of its Qualcomm dependence (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/apples-c1-m…)
• iPhone 16e doesn't have MagSafe (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/iphone-16e-…)
• iPhone SE, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus are all retired with iPhone 16e launch (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/iphone-se-i…)
• Apple TV app finally starts including Netflix series [u] (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/14/apple-tv-ap…)
• Sorry, Netflix support isn't coming to the Apple TV app (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/14/sorry-netfl…)
• 'Severance' tops 'Ted Lasso' as Apple's most-watched series for good reasons (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/severance-t…)
• Google Play Books now links out to website & avoids Apple's 30% cut (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/18/google-play…)
• Rumor: Apple Intelligence coming to Apple Vision Pro along with more immersive content (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/15/rumor-apple…)
• MacBook Pro rumored to get Apple Silicon M5 before iPad Pro (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/16/macbook-pro…)
• Unlikely iPhone 17 Pro Max render shows odd camera bar layout (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/14/unlikely-ip…)
• iPhone 17 design will be dramatically different, says leaker (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/17/iphone-17-d…)
• Questionable iPhone 17 Pro Max render in better light looks almost tolerable (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/18/questionabl…)
• iPhone 17 Air rumored to feature titanium frame and support for 35W fast charging (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/18/iphone-17-a…)
• Humane's AI Pin is no more and owners are left with nothing (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/19/humanes-ai-…)
• Alibaba to manipulate Apple Intelligence output in China for censorship (appleinsider.com/articles/25/02/14/alibaba-to-…)
• Gulf of Map Explorer (gulfof.mapquest.com)
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• (00:00) - iPhone 16e

• (25:05) - Netflix and Apple TV

• (41:21) - Google Play Books

• (46:07) - Apple Vision Pro

• (50:47) - iPad

• (54:19) - iPhone 17

• (59:35) - Humane AI Pin

• (01:05:26) - Controversy Corner or Kerner

• (01:17:08) - AppleInsider outro

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