The A20 Pro chip in the iPhone 18 Pro includes a dual 16-core Neural Engine, 32 cores in total, which Apple says delivers double the AI processing of last year’s A19 Pro. It arrives five days before Siri AI enters beta with iOS 27 on September 14. Apple’s answer to more demanding on-device AI was…
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Siri AI Beta in iOS 27: Languages, Dates and Which iPhones Get It First
Apple’s new Siri, which the company calls Siri AI, launches in beta with iOS 27 on Monday, September 14, in English only. Five more languages follow in October: French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, according to Apple’s press release. The staggered rollout is the clearest signal yet of how Apple is pacing the assistant. It…
AirPods 5 Adaptive Audio, Transparency and Conversation Awareness Explained
AirPods 5 bring Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode and Conversation Awareness to Apple’s open-ear earbuds alongside the headline Active Noise Cancellation, according to Apple’s press release. The three listening modes ship on both the $129 AirPods 5 and the $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case, in stores on Friday, September 18. The reason these modes…
AirPods 5 Water Resistance: What Apple's Improved Dust, Sweat and Water Protection Means for Workouts
AirPods 5 have improved dust, sweat and water resistance, Apple said in its press release today, and Apple’s AirPods 5 spec page rates them IP57. The $129 AirPods 5 and $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case pre-order today, September 9, and reach stores on Friday, September 18. The wording matters. The release itself gives…
AirPods 5 Wireless Charging Case: Apple Watch Charger, Qi and USB-C Explained, Plus Swipe Volume
The $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case charges from three kinds of power source: Apple Watch chargers, Qi wireless chargers and a USB-C cable, according to Apple’s press release. The case also carries a force sensor with swipe volume control, which Apple calls a first for the open-ear form factor. That combination is what…
AirPods 5 Head Gestures: Nod to Answer, Shake to Decline, and the Siri AI Connection
AirPods 5 let you reply to a prompt with a nod or a shake of the head, Apple confirmed in today’s press release. The head-gesture feature arrives on both the $129 AirPods 5 and the $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case, which pre-order today and reach stores on Friday, September 18. The gestures sit…
AirPods 5 Live Translation: How It Works and What You Need to Use It
AirPods 5 support Live Translation, Apple confirmed in its press release today, placing the feature alongside hands-free Siri AI and head-gesture replies as the software additions on its $129 and $149 open-ear earbuds. Pre-orders opened today, September 9, with stores stocking the earbuds on Friday, September 18. Live Translation was one of the features pre-event…
iPhone 18 Pro mmWave 5G and the C2 Modem: Why US Buyers Get a Slightly Different Phone
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max use Apple’s C2 modem, which Apple says uses 15 percent less energy than the C1X. mmWave 5G is included in the US, and Apple has not listed it for any other country. Add the fact that the US model is eSIM-only with no SIM tray, and…
iPhone 18 Pro Wi-Fi 7 Explained: What the N1 Chip Changes for Your Home Network
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max use Apple’s N1 chip for wireless, which handles Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread. Apple has not quoted any speed figures for the connection. Wi-Fi 7 is a label on the spec sheet for most buyers, so the practical question is what it does once the…
iPhone 18 Pro Recycled Materials Explained: 85% Recycled Aluminum, 100% Recycled Cobalt and 40% Recycled Content Overall
Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are built with 40 percent recycled content overall, including an enclosure made from 85 percent recycled aluminum and a battery that uses 100 percent recycled cobalt. The packaging is 100 percent fiber-based. Those are the four environmental figures in Apple’s release, and they are…
5 Reasons iPhone 18 Pro Is the Biggest iPhone Camera Upgrade in Years
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max keep the 48MP Fusion main camera but give it a variable aperture from f/1.48 to f/4, manual controls, Smart Focus tracking, faster Night mode and a set of new video features. For photographers, it is the most substantial change to an iPhone camera in several generations.…
Does iPhone 18 Pro Have a New Ultra Wide or Selfie Camera? What Apple Did Not Change
Apple did not announce any changes to the Ultra Wide or front camera on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Every camera upgrade in the press release concerns the 48MP Fusion main camera and its new f/1.48 to f/4 variable aperture. That is a change of rhythm. Recent Pro generations have spread…
AirPods 5 Battery Life: 5 Hours With Noise Cancellation, 22 With the Case, and What Changed
Apple says AirPods 5 last up to five hours on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation switched on, and up to 22 hours in total once you count the charging case. The five-hour figure is one hour more than AirPods 4 with ANC, according to Apple’s press release. The extra hour matters because AirPods…
iPhone 18 Pro Cases and Straps: Clear Case, Silicone, FineWoven and Wrist Strap, With No Word Yet on a Crossbody Strap
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro release lists four first-party accessories: an updated Clear Case, a silicone case, a FineWoven case and a wrist strap. Apple has not published prices for any of them. The design carries over from the iPhone 17 Pro generation with a new rear finish, so the accessories are refreshed rather than reshaped.…
iPhone 18 Pro Fast Charging: 50% in 15 Minutes, and Why Apple Has Not Said Which Charger You Need
Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max reach 50 percent charge in about 15 minutes on a cable and in 30 minutes on a wireless charger. Five minutes plugged in gives the Pro Max about seven hours of video playback. Those are the only charging figures in Apple’s release, and they…
iPhone 18 Pro for $49.95 a Month: How Apple's 24-Month Pricing Works and What You Pay in Total
Apple lists the iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199 or $49.95 a month for 24 months, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max at $1,299 or $54.12 a month. Over the full two years, those monthly figures add up to $1,198.80 for the Pro and $1,298.88 for the Pro Max. Both phones are $100 more than the…
Smart Focus on iPhone 18 Pro: Apple's New Subject Tracking, Explained
Smart Focus is a new subject tracking feature on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Apple listed it in its press release next to the 48MP Fusion main camera and its f/1.48 to f/4 variable aperture. Subject tracking is a staple of dedicated cameras, where the body locks onto a person, animal…
iPhone 18 Pro Audio Mix Music Isolation: What It Does and Who It Is For
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max include an enhanced version of Audio Mix with a new music isolation option. Apple listed it in its press release alongside Cinematic effects at up to 60 fps and 4K Dolby Vision HDR time-lapse. Audio Mix first appeared on earlier iPhones as a way to change…
iPhone 18 Pro Video: Cinematic Effects at 60fps and 4K Dolby Vision Time-Lapse Explained
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max bring three video changes: Cinematic effects at up to 60 fps, 4K Dolby Vision HDR time-lapse, and an enhanced Audio Mix with music isolation. All three run on the same 48MP Fusion main camera that gains a variable aperture this year. Apple’s announcement spent most of…
Photographic Styles on iPhone 18 Pro: The New Texture and Grain Controls Explained
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max ship with an upgraded version of Photographic Styles that adds texture and grain controls. Apple listed the change alongside the new 48MP variable-aperture main camera in its press release. Photographic Styles arrived on earlier iPhones as a way to set a consistent look for tone and…
iPhone 18 Pro Night Mode Is Faster: What Changed and Why the New Aperture Matters
Apple says Night mode is faster on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The claim sits alongside a 48MP Fusion main camera with a variable aperture that opens to f/1.48, the widest setting on any iPhone main lens. Night mode has always been a waiting game. The camera holds the shutter open…
iPhone 18 Pro Manual Camera Controls: How Aperture and Shutter Speed Settings Work
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max add manual aperture and shutter speed controls to Apple’s own Camera app. They pair with the new 48MP Fusion main camera, whose six-blade aperture runs from f/1.48 to f/4. Until now, anyone who wanted direct control over exposure on an iPhone had to use a third-party…
iPhone Duo Is Official: Apple's First Foldable Costs About $2,000 and Arrives in October (What We Know)
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is official, and it is called iPhone Duo. According to the keynote at today’s “Surprise and shine” event, it runs the A20 Pro chip, comes in White and Dark Blue, starts at about $2,000 and arrives in October. Apple has not yet published a press release for the iPhone Duo, so…
7 Things Apple Didn't Say Out Loud at the iPhone 18 Pro Event
Apple’s “Surprise and shine” keynote covered the iPhone 18 Pro’s A20 Pro chip, variable-aperture camera and longer battery life at length. Several details that matter to buyers sit in the press release instead, or are missing from it altogether. Here are seven of them, from a $100 price rise to a storage tier Apple has…