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.…