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…
iPhone Pro Price History: How iPhone 18 Pro's $1,199 Compares With Every Pro Since iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199 and iPhone 18 Pro Max at $1,299, the highest starting prices in the Pro line so far. Both are $100 more than last year, and the Pro is now $200 above where the iPhone 15 Pro started in 2023. Apple has raised Pro pricing in two of the last…