Is the new iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max susceptible to scratches? iFixit tears down the new iPhone Air! New immersive films are coming to the Apple Vision Pro. And is TechWoven better than its predecessor, FineWoven?

• iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max units cited as readily susceptible to scratches and scuffs.


• The wafer-thin iPhone Air is surprisingly strong.


• iPhone Air teardown reveals that Apple's thinnest iPhone is still very repairable.


• Apple announces a new set of immersive film releases.


• Apple's new Vision Pro films among first shot on Blackmagic Ursa Cine Immersive Cameras.


• Apple spotted filming in 3D at iPhone 17 launch.


• Two years after the FineWoven fiasco, is TechWoven better?


• New iPhone 17 unveiled in Moscow, as pre-orders jump despite slowing economy.


• Worried about phone searches? 1Password's (a sponsor of the TWiT network) Travel Mode can clean up your data.


• Tap to Pay on iPhone comes to yet more European countries.


• Apple to fix camera glitch affecting iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro.


• Inside the Apple audio lab where AirPods are tested and tuned.


• I went inside Apple's Labs to see how Apple Watch connectivity is tested.


• A19 Pro's Geekbench 6 'Performance Per Watt' analysis; achieves highest multi-core score against all SoCs with 34% better efficiency.


• Memory Integrity Enforcement changes the game on iOS.


• Liquid Glass is causing a disorienting optical illusion for some iPhone users.


• $599 MacBook with iPhone chip expected to enter production this year.


• Apple steps up war of words with European regulators.


• Here's everything Trump is changing with H-1B visas.

Picks of the Week

• Jason's Picks: Final Cut Camera & Final Cut Pro for iPad.


• Alex's Pick: Revopoint MetroX


• Andy's Pick: Epson MX-80 Fonts by Micahel Walden.

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