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This week: three wild iPhone rumors — a folding phone, a slim phone, a DSLR camera phone — also, is Apple TV's streaming bubble about to burst?

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This week’s stories:

‘iPhone 17 Slim’ could become Apple’s new premium handset https://www.cultofmac.com/863264/iphone-17-slim-rumors-first-specifications-leaks-price/

iPhone 17 camera could get DSLR-like variable aperture https://www.cultofmac.com/863482/iphone-17-could-get-dslr-camera-like-variable-aperture/

Folding iPhone could shake up Apple’s lineup in 2026 https://www.cultofmac.com/863430/folding-iphone-release-date-design-apple-2026/

Bulked-up iPhone SE 4 could add OLED screen for first time https://www.cultofmac.com/863269/bigger-iphone-se-4-with-oled-display/

Apple tightens the purse strings on Apple TV+ https://www.cultofmac.com/863225/apple-tv-plus-budget-cuts/