Apple Watch Series 12 comes in eight case finishes across three materials: four aluminum, two titanium and, new to the lineup, two ceramic. The ceramic case ships in pearl white and night blue, and Apple has not published its price. Keynote coverage confirmed the ceramic option before Apple’s press release did, and our Series 12…
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Apple Watch Series 12 Price and Release Date: $399, Pre-Orders Open Today, In Stores September 18
The Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399 in the US, pre-orders opened today, September 9, and the watch arrives in stores on Friday, September 18. Apple also sells it through its upgrade lease at $11.99 per month over 24 months. That is the same $399 starting price as last year’s Series 11. Unlike the…
Apple Watch Series 12 Is Official: Price, Release Date, Health Sensing System and Every New Feature
Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 12 today at its “Surprise and shine” event, with a starting price of $399, pre-orders open now and in-store availability on Friday, September 18. The headline change is a new Health Sensing System that measures heart rate every 5 seconds and heart rate variability every 5 minutes. The price…
iPhone 18 Pro Features You Get on an Older iPhone With iOS 27, and the Ones You Do Not
iOS 27 arrives Monday, September 14 as a free update, four days before the iPhone 18 Pro reaches stores from $1,199. Several of the features Apple showed alongside the new phones are software, which means an older iPhone gets them without a $1,199 purchase. Others depend on the A20 Pro, the new camera hardware or…
The 10 Best iPhone 18 Pro Features, Ranked
The iPhone 18 Pro, from $1,199, arrives on September 18 with a long list of changes: a 2-nanometer A20 Pro, a variable aperture camera, up to 45 hours of video playback on the Pro Max and a smaller Dynamic Island. Not all of them matter equally. This ranking is our read on which upgrades will…
iPhone 18 Pro Second-Wave Launch: What September 25 Means If Your Country Is Not in the First 65
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max go on sale Friday, September 18 in more than 65 countries and regions, with 20 more countries following on Friday, September 25. Apple has not published either country list in its press release. The one-week gap is the detail that matters if your country is not…
iPhone 18 Pro Design: What Stayed the Same, What Changed, and Why Apple Kept the Shape
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max carry over the design of the iPhone 17 Pro generation, at 6.3 and 6.9 inches, with a new rear finish and a smaller Dynamic Island as the visible changes. Apple did not present a redesign, and its press release does not claim one. That puts this…
iPhone 18 Pro Bluetooth 6: What Changes for AirPods and Accessories
The iPhone 18 Pro supports Bluetooth 6 through Apple’s N1 wireless chip, the same chip that handles Wi-Fi 7 and Thread. Apple confirmed the version number in its press release and said nothing more about it. The new Bluetooth version arrived on the same day as AirPods 5, which start at $129, but Apple’s AirPods…
iPhone 18 Pro Has Thread: The Smart Home Radio Apple Quietly Added to the N1 Chip
The iPhone 18 Pro’s N1 wireless chip handles Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread, according to Apple’s press release. Thread got no stage time at the keynote, but of the three radios it is the one built specifically for the smart home. Apple’s release lists Thread in a single line and does not describe what…
AirPods 5 vs AirPods Pro 3: $129 or $249, Which Noise-Cancelling AirPods Should You Buy?
AirPods 5 cost $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case, and AirPods Pro 3 cost $249. Both now have Active Noise Cancellation, which makes the $120 gap between Apple’s cheapest and most expensive earbuds harder to read than it was a year ago. Until today, ANC on an open-ear AirPods model meant the $179…
iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 16 Pro: Two Years of Upgrades Compared, Spec by Spec
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 with 256GB, and against the two-year-old iPhone 16 Pro it brings a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip, a variable aperture main camera, up to 36 hours of video playback versus 27, and a storage ceiling that has doubled to 2TB. The screen size is the same 6.3 inches, and…
Apple Health Labs: 50+ Biomarkers for $119 at Quest Diagnostics, How It Works
Apple’s redesigned Health app adds a Labs feature that lets US users book and buy a blood panel covering more than 50 biomarkers for $119 at about 2,000 Quest Diagnostics locations. It arrives with iOS 27 on September 14 as part of the Health app’s new Longevity tab. Labs sits alongside the new Longevity tab,…
Apple Health Age Explained: How Apple Watch Compares Your Metrics With Your Actual Age
Health Age is a new measure in Apple’s redesigned Health app that shows how your health metrics track against your chronological age. It draws on four readings from Apple Watch, VO2 max, resting heart rate, sleep and heart rate variability, and lets you add lab values such as A1c and LDL cholesterol. The feature is…
Apple's Redesigned Health App: Longevity Tab, Health Age and Insights Explained
Apple has redesigned the Health app for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, adding a Longevity tab that tracks seven categories of long-term data, a Health Age comparison, an Insights tab with real-time summaries, and camera-based movement evaluations. The new app runs on Apple Intelligence devices and launches in US English first. The redesign was announced…
Siri AI on Apple Watch: What watchOS 27 Brings, Which Languages, and Who Can Use It
Apple’s new Siri, called Siri AI, comes to Apple Watch with watchOS 27 on Monday, September 14, 2026. It launches in beta, in English only, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish due in October, and it is not available to users under 13. This is the first time Apple’s rebuilt assistant reaches the wrist,…
watchOS 27 Release Date: September 14, Compatible Apple Watches and Every New Feature
Apple will release watchOS 27 as a free update on Monday, September 14, 2026, four days before the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 reach stores on Friday, September 18. The update runs on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, Apple Watch SE 3, and Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later.…
Everything Apple Announced That You Can Buy Before October
Of everything Apple announced on September 9, most of it reaches customers before the end of the month: the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max from $1,199, AirPods 5 from $129, Apple Watch Series 12 from $399, Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799, and the free iOS 27 and watchOS 27 updates. The iPhone Duo…
Apple Event 2026 by the Numbers: Every Price, Date and Spec in One Table
Apple’s September 9 event produced two iPhone 18 Pro models from $1,199, two AirPods 5 models from $129, an iPhone Duo from $1,999, an Apple Watch Series 12 from $399 and an Apple Watch Ultra 4 from $799. Here is every number Apple has put on the record, in one place. The figures below come…
John Ternus's First Keynote as Apple CEO: What Changed and What Did Not
John Ternus hosted Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event at Apple Park on September 9, his first keynote since he succeeded Tim Cook as CEO on September 1. The event produced the iPhone 18 Pro from $1,199, AirPods 5 from $129 and, according to keynote coverage, an iPhone Duo foldable priced at about $2,000. Cook remains…
AirPods 5 Multiport Acoustic Architecture: The AirPods Pro 3 Idea Behind the New Noise Cancellation
AirPods 5 introduce a multiport acoustic architecture, a design Apple says was inspired by AirPods Pro 3, and Apple credits it, together with improved computational audio, for Active Noise Cancellation that removes up to 50 percent more noise than AirPods 4 with ANC. The earbuds cost $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case. Open-ear…
AirPods 5 Hands-Free Siri AI: What It Can Do and Which iPhone You Need
AirPods 5 support hands-free Siri AI, Apple’s new Siri, but the feature carries two requirements: iOS 27 and an Apple Intelligence iPhone. iOS 27 arrives Monday, September 14 as a free update, four days before the $129 earbuds reach stores on September 18. Siri AI launches in beta, and in English only at first. That…
AirPods 5 Force Sensor: How Swipe Volume Works, and Why Only One Model Gets It
AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case add a force sensor with swipe volume control, which Apple calls a first for its open-ear earbuds. The feature is exclusive to the $149 model; the $129 AirPods 5 do not get it. Volume adjustment has been the gap in the standard AirPods control scheme, with wearers reaching for…
AirPods 5 Personalized Spatial Audio and Adaptive EQ: What Changed in the Sound
AirPods 5 arrive with next-generation Adaptive EQ and Personalized Spatial Audio, two sound features Apple listed alongside Active Noise Cancellation in its September 9 press release. The earbuds start at $129, or $149 with the Wireless Charging Case, and reach stores on Friday, September 18. Most of the attention has gone to the noise cancellation,…
iPhone 18 Pro Release Day: What to Expect on September 18 at Apple Stores and Online
iPhone 18 Pro goes on sale Friday, September 18 in more than 65 countries and regions, nine days after Apple announced it. Twenty more countries follow on Friday, September 25. Release day involves three groups: pre-order customers waiting for deliveries, pre-order customers collecting in store, and walk-in buyers hoping for stock. Here is what Apple…