Apple's new iPad mini and Google's Stadia gaming platform

A rundown of Apple's latest product updates including the new iPad mini, iPad Air, and AirPods. The Vergecast crew Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller also discuss Apple's upcoming event on Monday and what their new services may contain. Second half of the show features Google's announcement of their new game streaming platform Stadia. Links: - Facebook stored hundreds of millions of passwords in plain text - Apple updates $399 iPad mini with Apple Pencil support -Apple’s new iPad mini is a terrific small tablet with no competition -Apple brings back the iPad Air with 10.5-inch display and Smart Keyboard support -Apple’s new AirPods come with a wireless charging case, Hey Siri support, and more battery life -Apple will let you add 256GB of RAM to an iMac Pro for $5,200-Apple updates iMacs with new Intel processors and AMD GPUs -A brand-new AirPower image has appeared on Apple’s Australian site-What to expect from Apple’s TV and news service event -Apple’s plan for its new TV service: Sell other people’s TV services - gone90.biz -Here are the shows and films coming to Apple’s streaming service - Is this robotic therapy pet the uncanny valley of dog?-Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019 -Google Stadia uses a custom AMD chip to offer 10.7 teraflops of cloud gaming power-Oculus unveils the Rift S, a higher-resolution VR headset with built-in tracking Thanks to Microsoft Azure for sponsoring this episode. Get started with a free account and 12 months of popular free services at Azure.com/trial today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices