The iPhone 14 is the last mainstream iPhone with a Lightning port and a notch, and while it will run iOS 27 on September 14, it gets none of Apple Intelligence. Against the iPhone 18 Pro every line of the spec sheet changes: chip, display, all three cameras, battery, charging, port and price, which is…
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Is the Foldable iPhone Duo Water Resistant? Here’s Its Official IP Rating
The foldable iPhone features IP68 water resistance, with protection against dust and immersion. Here’s how its rating works and what users should know.
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 15: The First USB-C iPhone Against the Newest Pro
An iPhone 15 will install iOS 27 on September 14, but it will not run Apple Intelligence or Siri AI: Apple’s iOS 27 page limits those to iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 or later. That one line is the strongest reason to move to an iPhone 18 Pro, ahead of the…
AirPods 5 Listen Together and Custom EQ: Sharing Audio With a Second Set and Tuning Lows, Mids and Highs in iOS 27
Two AirPods 5 features never made it to the stage on September 9. Apple’s tech specs list “Listen together”, which shares audio between two sets of AirPods, and Apple’s iOS 27 page lists Custom EQ, described as “adjusting the lows, mids, and highs in AirPods settings”. Apple lists Listen together in the AirPods 5 software…
Apple Store Financing by Country: 24 Months in the US, 30 Months at 0% in the UK, No Cost EMI in India, and the Rest
Apple advertises a different payment term in almost every market for the iPhone 18 Pro. The US Store quotes $49.95 a month over 24 months, the UK quotes £39.96 a month over 30 months at 0 percent APR, India quotes EMI from ₹26,316 with up to six months of No Cost EMI, and Germany quotes…
Apple Watch Hermès Series 12 and Hermès Ultra 4: Every Case and Band Apple Lists, and Why There Is No Price
Apple lists 12 Hermès Series 12 configurations and a full Hermès Ultra 4 band set for September 18, and has published a price for none of them.
GymKit on iPhone in iOS 27: Connecting to Treadmills, Ellipticals and Bikes Without an Apple Watch
iOS 27 brings GymKit to iPhone for treadmills, ellipticals, bikes and stair-steppers, with AirPods Pro 3 heart rate and no Apple Watch required.
Do AirPods 4 Cases and Accessories Fit AirPods 5? Same 46.2 x 50.1 x 21.2 mm Case, Same 4.3 g Buds
Apple lists AirPods 5 with the same 4.3 g earbuds and 46.2 x 50.1 x 21.2 mm case as AirPods 4, so here is what carries over and what does not.
AirPods Case Charging Methods Compared: Lightning, USB-C, MagSafe, Qi and Apple Watch Chargers
AirPods cases have used Lightning, USB-C, MagSafe, Qi and Apple Watch chargers. Here is which method each model supports, from AirPods 2 to AirPods 5.
iPhone 18 Pro Storage Step-Up Cost by Country: What 512GB, 1TB and 2TB Add in Dollars, Pounds, Euros, Yen and Rupees
512GB adds $200 to an iPhone 18 Pro, 1TB adds $600 and 2TB adds $1,200. Every market Apple prices uses the same one, two, three step ladder.
iPhone 18 Pro Apple Upgrade Lease at $34.99 a Month vs $49.95 Installments vs Paying Up Front
Apple publishes three ways to pay for a 256GB iPhone 18 Pro: $1,199 up front, $49.95 a month for 24 months with Apple Card Monthly Installments, or an Apple Upgrade lease from $34.99 a month over 24 months. The lease is $14.96 a month cheaper than the installment plan, and the reason is simple: a…
iPhone Duo Case and Folio Prices: $79 and $129 in the US, and What Apple Charges in Seven More Countries
The two accessories Apple built for its first foldable cost $79 and $129 in the US: the iPhone Duo Case is $79 and the iPhone Duo Folio with Kickstand is $129. Apple has published both prices in eight storefronts, from £79 and £129 in the UK up to C$99 and C$179 in Canada and A$119…
iPhone 18 Pro Case Prices: What Apple Charges for the TechWoven, Clear and Silicone Cases in Six Countries
Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro cases start at $49 in the US. The Clear Case with MagSafe and the Silicone Case with MagSafe are both $49, the TechWoven Case with MagSafe is $59, the FineWoven Wallet is $59, the Wrist Strap is $29 and the Crossbody Strap is $59. The Wrist Strap is the cheapest…
T-Mobile iPhone 18 Pro Offer: What Apple's Up to $1,200 Wording Actually Covers
The T-Mobile line on Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Store page reads “Save up to $1200 for an eligible trade-in in any condition.” Apple states that the value arrives as monthly bill credits over 36 months, requires an eligible smartphone trade-in on a qualifying plan, and varies by plan tier and customer type. iPhone 18 Pro…
Call Context in iOS 27: How iPhone Surfaces a Confirmation Code When You Call a Business
Call Context is a new iOS 27 feature in the Phone app that pulls relevant details out of your other apps while you are calling a business, and Apple’s own example is a confirmation code sitting in Mail when you call an airline. It ships with the free iOS 27 update on Monday, September 14,…
iOS 27 Enhanced Flyover in Maps and iCloud Shared Albums for Android and Windows: Two Features Apple Skipped on Stage
Two of the more practical iOS 27 additions never reached the stage on September 9. Enhanced Flyover in Maps combines aerial imagery with Visual Intelligence models to render buildings and individual trees in sharp detail, and a rebuilt iCloud Shared Albums makes it easier for friends and family on Android or Windows to join an…
Siri AI Timeline: Every Dated Milestone From WWDC to the October Language Rollout
Siri AI has a three-stage public history: announced at WWDC on June 8, 2026, opened to everyone in a public beta the following month, and shipping with iOS 27 on Monday, September 14, still labelled a beta. Five more languages follow in October. Siri AI was announced at WWDC on June 8 and ships as…
The Siri App in iOS 27: iCloud-Synced Conversation History and Picking Up Where You Left Off
iOS 27 adds a dedicated Siri app that collects every Siri AI conversation in one place, and Apple says it “uses iCloud to privately sync conversational history across a user’s products.” The point of that sync is continuity: Apple’s example is starting a conversation on a Mac and continuing it on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch…
iOS 27 vs iPadOS 27 vs macOS 27 vs visionOS 27: Which Siri AI Features Land Where, Including the EU Split
Siri AI arrives as a beta on September 14 in five of Apple’s six OS 27 releases, in English first, with the same core abilities on each one. The differences are regional and hardware-based rather than functional: Mac and Apple Vision Pro get Siri AI in the European Union, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch do…
tvOS 27 Features: The Podcasts Redesign, AutoMix and the Apple TV List Apple Has Not Published
tvOS 27 exists, its release candidate went out on September 9, and the features Apple has actually described for Apple TV this year are a redesigned Podcasts app with video, Apple Music AutoMix and Hi-Res Lossless audio. What Apple has not published is a tvOS 27 release date or a list of compatible Apple TV…
AirPods Battery Life History: AirPods 2, 3, 4, 5, Pro 2 and Pro 3 Hours Compared
The longest single-charge rating Apple publishes for any AirPods earbud is up to 8 hours, on AirPods Pro 3 with Active Noise Cancellation running. AirPods 5 is rated at up to 4 hours with ANC on and up to 6 hours with noise control off, rising to 5 and 7 hours on the $149 Wireless…
AppleCare One at $19.99 a Month: Covering iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch and AirPods 5 Under One Plan
AppleCare One costs from $19.99 a month and covers up to three devices on one plan, and a family version at $49.99 a month becomes available on Monday, September 14, according to Apple’s AppleCare page. Those two figures are the only coverage prices Apple currently publishes for anything it announced on September 9. iPhone 18…
Carrier or Unlocked: Should You Buy iPhone 18 Pro From Apple or Your Carrier in 2026?
Buying iPhone 18 Pro from Apple gets you an unlocked phone, a trade-in credit Apple states as $175 to $885 for an iPhone 13 or later, and financing at $49.95 a month over 24 months. Buying through a carrier gets you an advertised trade-in credit of up to $1,200, but Apple’s own description makes clear…
Every Device That Runs Apple Intelligence in 2026: iPhone, iPad, MacBook Neo, Mac, Vision Pro and Apple Watch
Apple Intelligence runs on 15 iPhone models, three iPad lines, seven Mac families, Apple Vision Pro with M2 or later, and three tiers of Apple Watch, according to the device list on Apple’s Apple Intelligence page. The Apple Watch entry has a condition the others do not: it works only when the watch is paired…