9to5Mac Happy Hour

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Summary:

This week Benjamins and Zac discuss Apple's annual shareholders meeting, Tim Cook's pro hardware promise, Apple's new iPhone in Asia, and the USB-C and Lightning iPhone rumors.

Hosts:

• Benjamin Mayo
• Zac Hall

Here’s what we discussed in this episode:

• Apple quietly re-launching iPhone 6 in a gold 32 GB model, available at select Asian carriers
• Report: iPhone 8 to start mass production in September, featuring Apple-custom ‘built-in’ fingerprint sensor
• Samsung Galaxy S8 leaks preview the kind of form factor we’re expecting from the iPhone 8
• WSJ: iPhone 8 to replace Lightning connector with a USB-C port, feature curved OLED screen
• KGI reports Apple iPhone 8 will not switch to USB-C, internal upgrades will support fast charging over Lightning