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Apple introduced the iPhone Duo on September 9, 2026, and says the folding phone's hinge helps move heat between its two halves. The company says the design increases the surface area available for heat dissipation, and the pipe is built to withstand repeated folding while retaining its strength and thermal connectivity throughout the device's life. -
Digital Chat Station says Xiaomi pulled the plug on the Xiaomi 18 Ultra after production costs climbed too high, even though the phone was nearly finished. The canceled flagship would have been a camera-heavy model with three 200-megapixel sensors. The planned phone was also expected to use a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor and a flat display with a 1 mm bezel. Xiaomi is reportedly focusing on the Xiaomi 19 Ultra instead, which Digital Chat Station said will still reach the market. -
Apple has confirmed a critical flaw in the iPhone 18 Pro Max, stating that smartphone owners who experience signal loss on the US carrier AT&T will need to completely replace their devices. No software fixes will help—once the signal drops out, it is impossible to restore connectivity remotely. -
Apple's foldable iPhone Duo is still being adjusted on the assembly line, and Foxconn's final-assembly yield had reached only slightly above 60% by September 17, according to a Jiemian News report. That means close to 40% of units did not pass this stage of checks, and meeting Apple's current quality standards could take another six months to a year. -
A compatibility-layer experiment has Cyberpunk 2077 running natively on an iPhone 17 Pro Max, with the macOS version launched on iOS rather than streamed from a PC or cloud service. The demo was posted on Reddit by Thisisyouracc0un-t and showed CD Projekt's RPG running on Apple's smartphone at medium-high graphics settings. -
HOMOLAB's FIO testing suggests the iPhone 18 Pro Max's 1 TB storage can struggle in sustained writes once its cache is exhausted, with the slowdown showing up most clearly in long write scenarios. The lab says the flagship's top-tier version can even fall behind a cheap microSD card, which is an unusual result for a device of this class. -
Adrien Grondin's demo suggests Apple's upcoming A20 Pro chip could be a major step up for local AI tasks on the iPhone 18 Pro, especially when running large models without the cloud. Published on September 19, 2026, the footage places the unreleased phone and its neural hardware in the spotlight as Apple devices are tested with bigger on-device workloads. -
A separate cooling test has also put the iPhone 18 Pro Max in the spotlight. Wccftech reported that the device uses a vapor chamber cooling system, and YouTuber Geekerwan compared it with the OnePlus 15, the iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the iQOO 15 Ultra. -
Two days before sales kick off, foreign outlets published the first reviews of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. Against that backdrop, the phones have managed not only to get early reviews but also to show up in store displays. -
Apple has reportedly signed a three-year exclusive supply agreement with Samsung Display for the foldable panels used in the iPhone Duo. According to a report shared by leaker Instant Digital, Apple is paying about $250 for each inner foldable panel, a figure that underlines how expensive the company's first foldable display may be. -
Apple has trimmed the iPhone 18 Pro package again, and the new phones now ship without any paper documentation. According to the editor-approved version, the box has been pared back once more, leaving buyers with a more minimal unboxing experience than before. -
The first Geekbench results for the iPhone 18 Pro line have delivered a surprise: despite sharing the same A20 Pro chip, the smaller model outscored the Pro Max. Apple presented the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on September 9, 2026, and the early numbers already point to a slight performance lead for the regular Pro. -
Apple's first foldable iPhone could have a very short runway to prove itself, with Bloomberg saying sales may begin in October after the September 9 Apple event. The device is expected to be called iPhone Duo, and the report suggests Apple is trying to move quickly from late entrant to category leader. -
TechInsights says Apple previously paid $13 for a 256GB NAND flash and $39 for a 12GB LPDDR5X memory chip, but those component costs have since risen to $51 for storage and $145 for RAM. That jump helps explain why TrendForce expects the iPhone 18 Pro lineup to face margin pressure, even if Apple absorbs part of the increase. -
Apple's first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Ultra, has had its price pages accidentally opened by Vodafone in Australia. The leak surfaced ahead of the smartphone's expected presentation on September 9, with Vodafone's page also pointing to preorders opening on September 12. -
Apple first mentioned iPhone Handoff at WWDC 2026, and the iOS 27 feature is now taking shape as a way to keep one phone number active on two iPhones. According to the current details, setup will live in the Cellular section of iPhone settings. On first launch, the system will ask the user to choose a primary iPhone and an additional iPhone, while the main eSIM stays on the primary device. -
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Apple's September 9 keynote is shaping up to be a first for John Ternus: the company says it will be his first event as CEO, and the presentation is scheduled to begin at 1 PM ET. The company says the livestream will be available on Apple's website and on YouTube. Telegram posts also say the event will start at 20:00 Moscow time, but the official watch time listed in the report is 1 PM ET. -
Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman says Apple's foldable iPhone has already won over early testers on comfort, with the unreleased device feeling easy to carry and its hinge earning praise. Those same testers, however, are questioning Apple's camera plans because the phone will not include a separate telephoto lens. -
Pegatron has hinted that one of its customers changed the usual smartphone supply schedule, and reports now point to a split launch for Apple's iPhone 18 lineup. MacRumors and other outlets say the standard model could slide to around March 2027, while the Pro versions and the foldable iPhone Ultra would still arrive in September 2026.
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