658: Your First Mistake Phone

Marco’s AppleCare “Express” Replacement 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Podcastathon 2025 Follow-up: Auburn’s colors are UVA’s colors (via Tony Scida) You don’t need the trick new Apple charger to charge an iPhone 17 at full speed iPhone Air Why people are buying the iPhone Air / 15” MacBook Air Bending the iPhone Air Apple (via Tom’s Guide) Direct video link JerryRigEverything (timestamp link to 6m35s) Same video, different timestamp (7m37s) Battery life Mr. Whose the Boss The Tech Chap Tom’s Guide Speaker (via Steve Troughton-Smith) Thermals MaxTech iFixIt Teardown Thickness Visual comparison of thickness (via Ludwig Schubert) Thin iPhone future? (via Ian) iPhone 17 Pro Teardowns REWA Technology All the screws 17 vs. 16 17 Pro internals Vapor chamber Logic boards Vapor chambers explained Max Tech Scratches on the back? More images from MacRumors And from Watson JerryRigEverything iPhone sales The Information (MacRumors summary) iPhone setup advice Casey’s tale of woe (see also Upgrade #582: First Chance to Make One Impression) First impressions: iPhone 17 Pro Scratchability Telephoto camera iPhone 16 Pro 5× vs. iPhone 17 Pro 8× Post-show: HP M553 HP M554 Members-only ATP Overtime: Anthropic’s $1.5B book piracy settlement The Verge: Settlement announced, 5 September Previously, on ATP #656: Anthropic asked for $1.5B/yr from Apple The Verge: Settlement paused, 9 September Ars Technica, 9 September Sponsored by: DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. 1Password: More than a password manager. SKIMS: Comfortable underwear, socks, t-shirts, leggings & more. In the after-purchase survey, make sure to say you came from “podcast”, then ATP! Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!