New iPhone Launch Date Leaks, Surface Pro Defeats iPad, Apple Abandons Headphone Jack

 

 Taking a look back at another week of news from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop includes the leaked release date of the iPhone Mini, a review of the new MacBook, thoughts on Apple dropping the 3.5mm headphone jack, why the Surface Pro 4 beats the iPad Pro, Tim Cook’s warning to the UK Government, support for Live Photos in Facebook and Tumblr, a transcription of Apple’s ’60 Minutes’ appearance, and a curious tip to save battery life in OSX. Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the very many discussions that have happened around Apple over the last seven days (and you can read the weekly digest of Android news here on Forbes).