March Apple event week kicks off with iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air

About this episode

Benjamin and Chance discuss the new iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air as Apple kicks off its product launch week.

Benjamin and Chance discuss the just-announced iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air, as Apple begins its week of product launches. As well as bit of speculation about what is to come on Tuesday and Wednesday, the duo also respond to a report about the dysfunctional nature of Apple’s cloud infrastructure division, and look forward to the start of F1 on Apple TV this weekend. And in Happy Hour Plus , it’s time for Chance to make his house a (smart) home. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join . Sponsored by Shopify : See less carts go abandoned and more sales. Sign up for a $1 per month trial at shopify.com/happyhour . Sponsored by HelloFresh : America’s #1 meal kit! Get 10 free meals + a FREE Zwilling Knife (a $144.99 value) on your third box at HelloFresh.com/happyhour10fm . Sponsored by Square : Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/happyhour . Hosts Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller on Twitter @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus ! Support Benjamin and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chance Miller, Benjamin Mayo

Topics covered

• Apple product launches
• iPhone 17e
• M4 iPad Air
• cloud infrastructure
• F1 on Apple TV
• smart home

Keywords

• Apple
• iPhone 17e
• M4 iPad Air
• cloud infrastructure
• F1
• smart home
• technology news

Sponsors

Shopify, HelloFresh, Square

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, F1

Products: iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air

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