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Apple M6 Benchmarks: Geekbench and Cinebench vs. AMD and Intel

Imran Hussain — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:33:12 +0000

Apple’s M6 chip has landed, first inside the refreshed Mac mini, and the early numbers confirm this is the biggest architectural jump since the M1. The headline change is the new “Super Core” design on TSMC’s first commercial 2nm process...

Eddy Cue Focus for App Store is to Further Increase Margin and Revenue

Imran Hussain — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:00:32 +0000

App Store commission revenue in the U.S. has fallen 18 percent since the start of 2026, and Apple is now weighing ways to recover those losses through higher developer fees and new recurring charges tied to app traffic. The push...

Apple AirTag 2nd Gen Drops to $24 (17% Off)

Imran Hussain — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:54:52 +0000

Apple’s second-generation AirTag is the first meaningful upgrade to the item tracker since its 2021 launch, and it’s landing at an all-time low price of $24. The new AirTag uses the same Ultra Wideband chip found in the iPhone 17...

iOS 27 Camera Code Exposes Exposure Scopes, Focus Peaking, and Manual Focus Controls

Imran Hussain — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:35:15 +0000

Apple appears to be building out a much deeper set of Camera improvements for iOS 27 than what was announced at WWDC26 or what’s currently accessible in the public betas. According to a breakdown from code researcher pdfu on the...

16-Inch MacBook Pro M5 Max Drops to $3,899 (13% Off)

Imran Hussain — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 12:09:10 +0000

Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip now starts at $3,899 for the configuration you’re looking at: 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB unified memory, and 2TB storage in market Black. That’s a $500 cut from the M4 generation,...

AirPods Pro 3 Drop to $199 at Labor Day for 20% Off

Imran Hussain — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:52:23 +0000

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 are now $199, a $50 discount from the $249 list price, and they track your heart rate and workouts for up to 50 exercise types without requiring an Apple Watch. The new generation removes up to...

Apple Testing Four-Speaker HomePod Surround System and Party Mode

Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:38:55 +0000

Apple is testing a four-speaker surround configuration for HomePods with front-left, front-right, rear-left, and rear-right positions, along with a new “Party Mode” that distributes sound evenly across a room rather than optimizing for a single listening spot. The discovery marks...

Two Unreleased Apple Game Controllers Found in macOS 26.7 Code

Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:20:52 +0000

Apple tested two game controllers in macOS 26.7's first RC before removing all controller code from the second build, one with synthetic haptic channels, the other using USB HID standards

Grok Bot Expands to iPad, Starting from Just $20/Month

Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:13:02 +0000

Grok Bot, SpaceXAI’s AI agent system that delegates real work across apps and services, dropped from a $300-per-month subscription to $20 per month while simultaneously arriving on iPad and Android, marking a radical compression of pricing less than a month...

Apple’s 2027 Product Roadmap: iPhone 18, iPhone Air 2, MacBook Neo 2, more

Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:01:28 +0000

Apple’s 2027 product lineup represents the company’s most expansive release calendar in history, spanning multiple iPhone variants, three Mac models, four iPad editions, two categories of camera-equipped wearables, a new smart glasses line, and an in-home security system, all in...

Claude Release CarPlay App With Support for Voice Conversations

Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:45:25 +0000

Code in Claude's latest app update hints at CarPlay integration, making it the fifth major AI chatbot to arrive on Apple's in-car platform since iOS 26.4 enabled voice AI support

Apple’s September 9 Event: iPhone Ultra, 10+ Products, Ternus’s First Launch

Imran Hussain — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:32:50 +0000

Apple's "Surprise and Shine" event Wednesday marks the company's most product-dense announcement in history, debuting the iPhone Ultra foldable alongside three new iPhones, two Apple Watches, and smart home devices under first-time CEO John Ternus

Foldable iPhone Production Bottlenecked to Hundreds per Day Despite 10 Million Order

Imran Hussain — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:05:42 +0000

Apple's foldable iPhone output remains severely constrained by quality standards, even as suppliers prepare to build 10 million units annually starting this year

GPT-6 Astra Launches with 98% Math Score and Persistent Codex Memory

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:09:12 +0000

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra rolls out to limited organizations today, bringing cybersecurity capabilities so advanced the company nearly shelved the model over safety concerns

Apple Faces £2 Billion App Tracking Lawsuit by Former UK Regulator

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:01:42 +0000

Ann Pope, a former senior official at Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority, has filed a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit against Apple at London’s Competition Appeal Tribunal on behalf of app developers harmed by App Tracking Transparency rules. The case...

Apple’s 13.8-Inch OLED MacBook Could Release in 2029 with a Touchscreen

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:59:22 +0000

Omdia's updated roadmap reveals Apple is creating an entirely new MacBook tier with single-stack OLED, integrated touch sensing, and an under-panel camera, while delaying the OLED MacBook Air to at least 2030

A20 Pro Chip Adds Seven-Core GPU, 50% Memory Bandwidth Boost

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:56:22 +0000

A leaked solder diagram suggests Apple's next flagship iPhone chip will have a seven-core GPU and significantly faster memory interface, but supply chain constraints could limit availability

iPhone 18 Pro Prices Could Jump by 20%, Marking Largest Increase in Years

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:45:58 +0000

TrendForce estimates Apple will raise iPhone 18 Pro prices by 14-18% at its September 9 event, driven by a 400% year-on-year spike in memory costs

iOS 27 iPhone Handoff Switches Between Two iPhones on One Number

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:44:58 +0000

iOS 27's new iPhone Handoff feature lets users switch between two iPhones while keeping the same phone number, powered by companion eSIMs and carrier support

Apple’s Dual Ultra-Thin Glass Design Tech to be Used in Future Google, Oppo, and Vivo Foldables

Imran Hussain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:05:16 +0000

Google, Oppo, and Vivo will all adopt dual ultra-thin glass (UTG) structures for their next-generation foldable phones, following the same display technology approach Apple pioneered for the iPhone Ultra. According to The Elec, Samsung Display is producing dual-UTG OLED prototypes...