Apple news: iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, iOS updates and what they mean for you.
Apple reportedly raised iPhone Duo orders by 30% before pre-orders even open. Real demand, a bet, or more hype? My take on the supply chain news, the stock game and scalpers.
iPhone Air 2 reportedly gets a second camera, the A20 Pro chip and a bigger battery in spring 2027. Everyone calls the first Air a flop. I wait for the second one, and it could replace my iPhone 17 Pro.
Apple HomeView is the name of Apple's home hub, with an A18 chip and a November release. But if it really has no App Store, I will not buy it. Plus: HomePod mini 2 with Wi-Fi 7 and Siri AI.
Apple Fifth Avenue will have 150+ iPhone Duo demo units and phones without tethers. A wow effect, but in my opinion it also shows Apple may be worried about sales.
Bloomberg says the new iPad mini with OLED will cost closer to $799, $200 more and above the iPad Air. My advice: buy today's iPad mini now, or get the iPad Air.
Amazon's Alexa Tablets start at $229.99 with Android and Alexa+. 9to5Mac calls them iPad competition. In my opinion, even the cheapest iPad is the better buy.
Apple plans an M7 MacBook Pro with the new design for spring 2027. In my opinion, three MacBook Pros in one year is chaos, and last year's M4 is the smart buy.
Apple brings in the ex-Google NotebookLM team behind Huxe. In my opinion, this is strength: Apple admits it is behind and hires the best.
iPhone Duo buyers at US Apple Stores will see "Hello" with their name on first boot. In my opinion, a greeting will not make a $1,999 phone cheaper. Touch ID was the right call, Siri AI in beta was not.
Apple reportedly cut iPhone 18 Pro orders by at least 15% due to soft demand. $100 more, the same 12GB of RAM and Siri AI that barely works. I have an iPhone 17 Pro, and here is why I skipped it.
Apple's Welcome Home event on October 13 should bring the HomePad, a new HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K. I have four HomePod minis at home and I want the hub. But after testing Siri AI, I am worried, and the price may be the real "wow".
iOS 27 and watchOS 27 give Siri its own app, built on Google's Gemini. I use it every day on my iPhone 17 Pro and Apple Watch Series 12, and in my opinion it is slow, makes mistakes, and shows how far behind Apple is in AI.
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 Sol to paid ChatGPT users and GPT-6 Luna to free users, together with Intelligent UI. Answers now come with charts, buttons and tools. We think it is a real shift, and a warning for Apple and Siri.
