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… Gurman also mentioned the long-rumored “20th anniversary” iPhone, dubbed V73 and V74, which he says will follow this year’s iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max offering similar sizes, but adding a “nearly edge-to-edge display, with curved glass that wraps around the sides.” Meanwhile, the standard iPhone 18 … …
… Unlike the current iPhone Upgrade Program, Apple Upgrade won’t include an AppleCare subscription, which is also getting more expensive. The new upgrade program would come just a month after Apple raised prices on nearly all of its products. …
… Apple will reportedly allow other AI chatbots to plug into Siri Emma Roth Mar 26 Apple is testing a standalone app for its overhauled Siri Andrew Liszewski Mar 24 Apple could put ads in Maps as soon as this summer Emma Roth Mar 23 Apple’s WWDC 2026 event starts June 8th Richard Lawler and Jess Weat… …
… Ternus, Apple’s SVP of hardware engineering before being officially tapped to take over the top job, has been increasingly in the public eye to help Apple announce its latest products. Ternus helped introduce the iPhone Air last September, its flashiest new iPhone of the 2025 lineup. …
… However, Apple’s already had several launches this year, including the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and AirTag 2. Plus there are RAM shortages to consider, and the company tends to save its core product launches for its September event. …
… For now, details about Apple’s AirPods with cameras are still slim. If demo videos are already making their way into Apple’s OS betas, the new AirPods may launch alongside the improved version of Siri, which is expected to arrive in September together with the next generation of iPhones.
… Apple is poised to launch its most expensive iPhone ever if it debuts a folding iPhone as rumored. …
… Apple managed unheard-of profit margins on the iPhone, and Foxconn became a trillion-dollar industry leader. Cook may not have been a Jobs-level product innovator, but he did figure out how to sell a hell of a lot of iPhones. …
… Take-up was initially slow from manufacturers, but Apple’s investment in Matter has spurred significant growth over the last few years. Yet there’s still been a dearth of Apple Home hardware. If the rumors are true, that’s all about to change. …
… Apple’s executive shake-up has Tim Cook making way for John Ternus to step in as the new CEO in September. Ternus is a hardware guy. He’s been at Apple for 25 years, and in that time he’s worked on the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and multiple generations of the Mac. …