Apple Vision Pro, iPad Pro, and external SSDs on a budget

There’s still more to find out about the M5 updates to the Apple Vision Pro and iPad Pro, plus so many rumors about the future of the iPhone — and also just why we are able to update the storage on certain Macs.

There are some rumors that you can set your watch by, or at least your calendar. Such as the ones that gasp about how Apple is slashing orders for a particular iPhone that is failing terribly.

This time, right on schedule, this is being said about the iPhone Air. It might be true. But the odds are so against it.

Joining William Gallagher to explain why is AppleInsider managing editor Mike Wuerthele. He’s also officially here to explain about how you can more economically use external SSD storage on your Mac.

And although he didn’t know it, he’s also here to answer William’s hardware questions.

BONUS: Subscribe via Patreon or Apple Podcasts to hear AppleInsider+, the extended edition. This time, it’s about those rumors of the iPhone Air failing. In a kind of iPhone Slot Machine sort of thing, Apple has now spent five years releasing four iPhones, and every time only three are a hit. Here’s what has happened so far and what it may mean for the future.

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