Apple Crunch December 2024: The Air Flop and the Return of the Bend Gate

In this edition of Apple Crunch, Thomas Domville, John Gassman, and Marty Sobo discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest.Chapters:IntroductionResults of the AppleVis Golden Apples Award for 2024Apple iOS 18.2 Goes PublicLet's Talk Apple Hardware Rumors for SpringLet's Talk Apple Hardware Rumors for FallClosingResources:Announcing the Winners of the 2024 AppleVis Golden Apples and David Goodwin AwardiOS 18.2: Everything You Can Do With ChatGPT IntegrationApple to Maintain iPhone Compatibility for iOS 19, But Drop Older iPads from iPadOS 19 [Rumor]Gurman: iOS 19 delays will cause more spread out, slow software rolloutiOS 18's delayed feature rollout impacts iOS 19 developmentNew MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch 'Earlier' Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11Apple preparing iPhone SE 4 with all-screen design and Face ID, Gurman reportsiPhone SE 4 may lack an Action button, but that's OKApple reportedly releasing AirTag 2 next year with these 3 improvementsWhat to Expect From Apple in 2025PiccyBotIntroducing ally (public beta)TranscriptDisclaimer: This transcript was generated by Aiko, an AI-powered transcription app. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.Hello and welcome to Apple Crunch for December of 2024.This is our last podcast of the year before we head into the new year of 2025.My name is Thomas Tomville, also known as Anonymous.And along with me today to tie up the end of the year with the Apple Crunch, I have John Gasman.How are you, John?Doing fine.How are you?You know, I'm doing great.I'm doing great.I had a wonderful Christmas time, got lots of wonderful gifts and goodies and things like that.And right over here we have Marty.Marty, how are you doing?Dude, thanks.How are you?I'm fine.You guys have a good Christmas?Oh, yeah.…