AppleInsider podcast debates Force Touch, details new iMacs, analyzes Elon Musk on 'Apple Car'

AppleInsider staff members Nate Hanson, Daniel Eran Dilger, Mikey Campbell, and Neil Hughes discuss these top stories:

• New 21.5-inch 4K Retina iMac launches, 27-inch models gain Intel Skylake
• New accessories: Magic Trackpad 2 with Force Touch, Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboards
• The usefulness and future of 3D Touch and Force Touch
• Elon Musk pooh-poohs an Apple car, backtracks, then tweets at AppleInsider
• Apple touts new ResearchKit partnerships studying autism, epilepsy, melanoma
• Non-controversies: iPhone 6s "chipgate," iOS 9 Wi-Fi assist and data use
• Microsoft sells out of initial Surface Book launch. Also, Band 2 is coming
• IBM says 5% of its Mac users need tech support, compared to 40% for regular PCs
• Remembering Gary Allen, Apple retail expert and former AppleInsider contributor

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• Apple launches 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display, starting at $1,499
• Apple upgrades all 27-inch iMacs to 5K Retina displays & Intel Skylake CPUs, starting at $1,799
• Apple brings Force Touch to the desktop with new $129 Magic Trackpad 2
• Apple's redesigned Magic Mouse 2 & Magic Keyboard gain integrated batteries, Lightning ports
• Elon Musk walks back Apple Car, Apple Watch aspersions in Twitter confessional
• Apple partners with hospitals for new ResearchKit studies on autism, epilepsy, melanoma
• Tests confirm marginal difference between Samsung, TSMC-made A9 chips in Apple's iPhone 6s
• Apple posts iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist guide in wake of complaints about excessive data use
• Only 5% of Mac users at IBM need help desk support, compared to 40% of PC users
• Microsoft sells out of Surface Book launch stock, updates iOS Health app for Band 2
• Apple retail expert Gary Allen passes away at 67

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