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what's happened in Bryant on here and welcome to the Apple bite it's all the good bad inside the world of Apple put together like a packed lunch and that's really what my lunches look like isn't that Totoro so cute all right let's get to the show and we start with the next gen iPad Mini a report from nine to five Mac says references in the iOS 7 SDK indicate Apple is currently working on an a6 processor based iPad Mini without a Retina display it's the first real details we've heard outside of supply chain rumors but according to the report the big a is considering three models with the code names j75 j76 and j77 the rumored retina iPad Mini has been referenced with codename J 85 in the past now the references also indicate the processor will be the same ASIC system on a chip that's inside Apple's iPhone 5 now the iPhone 5 and 4th gen iPad both had hooks for images that were at twice the resolution supporting the Retina displays but the current findings in the iOS 7 software development kit indicate they aren't present for this new iPad Mini which even more strongly suggests the lack of a Retina display this time around now again we'll just have to wait around the september/october timeframe to find out because honestly right now no one can touch the new Nexus 7 alright earlier in the week the Apple product you couldn't avoid hearing about was the rumored low-cost iPhone 5c with images and hands-on videos everywhere that's the name being thrown around after an image posted on Chinese website way phone appears to show plastic retail packaging with the name iPhone 5c now we've seen all the rumored color options for this low-cost iPhone so the C might logically refer to the word color because that sounds like a real catchy name the iPhone 5 color but that's no fun so I asked you guys this week on my Twitter what does the C an iPhone 5c stand for well Alex to Bailey says Costco because it's cheap and I'm okay with that if I could get free food samples because I've actually been able to have a whole lunch there now Cole Kuiper said iphone5 coconut hill Cabrera said iPhone 5 because Steve is gone and not there to stop it that one burned kike mr. Gucci said gotta be cronut and if you don't know a cronut is this hybrid croissant doughnut that's all the craze right now and D flow hood called it the iPhone 5 catastrophe for Apple and Apple fans and that's another brutal one all right now you know the phone game is extremely competitive and especially overseas Apple needs a cheaper solution for markets like China now Reuters confirmed that Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to China to talk to China Mobile chairman Zhi Guo hua to talk about better cooperation between the two China Mobile is the world's largest carrier and the only major Chinese carrier that doesn't have a deal with Apple to distribute the iPhone wait you guys I just realized we're gonna call it the iPhone 5 Chinese like me all right in other Apple news the fourth beta for iOS 7 was released to developers with some interface tweaks like a redesigned lockscreen with a changing highlight color and arrow and subtle updates across the board in other apps developer Hamzah suit has also found an accessibility portion of iOS 7 called biometric kit UI that contains details for using a fingerprint sensor on an iPhone it's the best real clue we've seen that Apple will potentially include a fingerprint sensor in the phone after their acquisition of mobile security firm authentic last year and a report from the China Times makes claims for an October launch for Apple's MacBook Pros featuring Intel's latest Haswell chip set that's already made it into the MacBook Airs now the pros are expected to feature Intel's highest end iris pro 5200 integrated graphics and during the recent earnings call October was also the month CFO Peter Oppenheimer hinted at four apples next batch of announcements all right to the quickie bytes according to the app Annie Index which measures app store activity the Google Play Store surpassed Apple's App Store for the very first time in app downloads in the second quarter of 2013 now Google had 10% more app downloads but Apple's App Store brought in over 2 times the amount revenue and it's just something to keep an eye on and we talked about the chromecast streaming stick last week it has a ton of potential but if you still would rather have an Apple TV now is a great time to get a refurbished one Apple just lower the price to $75 compared to the normal $99 retail price is still under the same warranty and it's good as new if you're in the Apple ecosystem so you guys should check that out all right let's get to our tile giveaway winners I'm in love with this tracker tag so we asked you what would you put it on well the congrats go out to on email april Funston says I put tiles on each of my kids oh I only get one I'll pick my favorite one then and that's love Rebeca Sosa says I will put my tile on my beating pillow pet oh it's so cute now William Stone says I would attach the tile - my wife's good mood so I can see where it goes when it suddenly disappears William I really hope she's not watching right now and on Twitter sean-o Gullu says I'd stick a tile in my lunch because someone from the office keeps eating it that happens here a lot - and dave says I would put the tile on my hair the older I get the more I lose well Dave I'm just glad my hair color is a hundred percent natural all right so many of you guys also said you put the tile on your brain because you lose your mind or you'd put it on your virginity but I didn't get that one all right congrats go to all of you and we'll be touch with the winners and that's going to do for this week's show send me your emails and questions to the Apple bye to see Netcom or tweet me at brian tong i'm brian tong thanks for watching I will catch you guys next week for another bite of the Apple