You can now update a Mac mini's storage. As technology and politics get ever more intertwined, it's time to discuss iPhone 17 rumors, TikTok changes, and the Mac mini as a fashion accessory. It's been a busy week for politics and while the AppleInsider podcast will be a musical before it's a political show, certain worldwide events in the last few days have had an impact on technology. The most high-profile has been what's happening with TikTok in the US and the rest of the world, but there's also the country that is going to adopt a digital wallet for its citizens' driving licenses — but won't use Apple's existing solution.
Plus, amazingly, it's been three months since the M4 Mac mini came out and now it's time to see whether the initial hype and fuss proved to be warranted. If you bought one, there's now also an unofficial way to greatly increase its storage, too, though there are as many issues over warranties as there are over the tools you need.
And in the meantime, it turns out that no, Apple Maps has not made an enormous mistake, no matter what politicians are claiming. BONUS: Subscribe via Patreon or Apple Podcasts to hear AppleInsider+, the extended edition. This time, what the perfect Apple device, or app, could be using today's technology — and tomorrow's. And whether such a perfect device would be just that, a single device, or whether we'll always have separate iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
