Apple Intelligence, Home Hub, and Sonos on the AppleInsider Podcast
Sonos has cancelled its streaming device, Apple has delayed the Home Hub, more iPhone 17 rumors, and Apple Intelligence is now being called an overhyped lie, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.
Some day Apple Intelligence will do all that Apple promises
After last week's high with so many new devices from Apple, this week is a startling low with so many delays and cancellations. Only Sonos has outright cancelled anything, though, as its streaming Apple TV 4K rival has been dropped. That's got to be a shame for everyone who worked on it, since the device was reportedly in testing, but maybe Sonos is right to drop attempts to move into new areas when its core business needs attention.
But speaking of attention, sheer floodlights have been shone onto Apple this week after it quietly admitted to delays in Apple Intelligence and specifically Siri's personalization. It's been like the emperor's new clothes, but if criticisms of Apple and of its AI efforts are valid, there is still the strong chance that the company's Apple Intelligence may yet prove to be the best of them all.
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Links from the Show
- Everyone is a loser in the Apple Intelligence race
- John Gruber on Apple Intelligence
- Apple confirms that Apple Intelligence Siri features are taking longer than expected
- Apple's Home Hub may not ship until iOS 19 launches
- Apple's rumored Home Hub said to be under employee testing
- Rumored iOS 19 & macOS 16 design changes will be polarizing, as always
- Apple is planning to make enormous design changes to iOS 19 & macOS 16
- What's in store for the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max this fall
- iPhone 17 video hints at how fall updates will feel in the hand
- iPhone 17 Pro set to get advanced vapor chamber cooling
- iPhone 17 Slim could be 30% thinner than the iPhone 16
- Sonos abandons its streaming Apple TV rival even as it was in testing
- 'Metallica' immersive experience for Apple Vision Pro will be available on March 14
- TP-Link Deco BE5000 review: whole-home mesh Wi-Fi 7 on a budget
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