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Is the New iPhone Duo Worth It? Our Hands-on Impressions! (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Videos,
Four of us ran out of the Apple keynote and straight to the iPhone Duo demo tables (Tayllor Lloyd cleared a row of theater seats to get there), then sat down on Geared Up to argue about what we'd just held. Kevin the Tech Ninja, Miles Franklin, Tayllor, and I all walked away liking the folding iPhone. We didn't all walk away sure it's worth $2,000.
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I Tested the iPhone 18 Pro Max: Here’s What You Need to Know (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Videos,
A few days before Apple's event I polled my channel on what would get you to upgrade your phone, and 45 percent of you said a big jump in battery life. Then Apple got on stage at Apple Park and said the iPhone 18 Pro Max has the best battery life of any iPhone it has ever shipped. So this one deserves your attention, even in a week when the folding iPhone Duo is soaking up most of it. After a day with the 18 Pro and Pro Max, the feature I most wanted to understand is a set of six tiny blades inside the main camera.
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iPhone Duo Hands-On: Apple’s Foldable is Finally Here! (Video)
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Videos,
Apple finally made an iPhone that folds, and after spending a good chunk of the day with the iPhone Duo at Apple Park, the part I keep coming back to is what happens when you open it. You can run two apps side by side, take a selfie with the rear camera while watching the shot on the outer screen, or set the phone down half-folded and let it take the group photo for you. It's the most interesting iPhone I've used in years. It also costs $1,999, so it raises some expensive questions.
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Apple’s iPhone Duo Foldable Costs $1,999, and the Leaks Called Nearly All of It
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones,
Apple let everyone else spend six years working out folding phones in public. Today it showed its own. The iPhone Duo is a 5.4-inch phone that opens into a 7.6-inch one, it starts at $1,999 for 256GB, pre-orders begin October 16, and it goes on sale October 23.
The leakers earned a victory lap. They had the name, they had the roughly $2,000 price, they had the 256GB floor and the 2TB ceiling. They oversold one thing. Apple Pencil support over USB-C is coming later in 2026, not in the box on launch day.
Apple’s iPhone Duo Foldable Is Real, Starts at $1,999, and Ships October 23
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones,
The foldable iPhone stopped being a rumor at about 10am Pacific. It's called iPhone Duo, it opens like a passport into a 7.6-inch screen, and it starts at $1,999. Preorders open October 16.
Mark Gurman had the name, the Apple Pencil support and a $2,000 starting price the night before, which we wrote up this morning. He missed by a dollar. What the leaks couldn't tell you is how Apple got a bending screen to survive a pocket, and that is where Apple spent most of its stage time at the "Surprise and Shine" event.
The New Apple Watch Reportedly Listens All Day, Then Recaps Your Life Back to You
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Wearables, Artificial Intelligence,
A watch that listens to your day and then hands it back to you as a tidy summary is either the most useful thing Apple has put on your wrist in years, or the reason you take the thing off. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports it is coming to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, which Apple is expected to show at its Surprise and Shine event at 10AM PT today.
The watch reportedly uses its microphone alongside GPS and its other sensors to pick up what you are doing, then generates a daily recap: what you ate, when you worked out, who you spent time with, and summaries of the conversations you had. Gurman reports the recaps live inside the new Siri app, so you can ask about your own day and get an answer. Apple has confirmed none of this. We find out in a couple of hours how much of it survives contact with an actual keynote.
Gurman Says Apple’s Foldable Is Called iPhone Duo, Supports Apple Pencil, and Starts at $2,000
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Smartphones, Rumors,
The foldable iPhone has a name, and it is not iPhone Ultra. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman posted last night that Apple settled on iPhone Duo, with a $2,000 starting price for 256GB, storage running up to 2TB at roughly $3,000, Apple Pencil support, and two colors: dark blue and white. It ships in October.
Apple has confirmed none of that. The keynote starts at 10:00am PT today, which means every line of this gets confirmed or corrected within a few hours. Gurman's track record on Apple's roadmap is about as good as it gets from outside the building, so it is worth taking seriously. It is still not official until Apple says it on stage.
Apple’s Camera AirPods Were Supposed to Debut Today. Now They’re a 2027 Product.
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Portable Audio / Video, Rumors,
Somewhere in a version of today's Apple event that no longer exists, there are earbuds with cameras in them. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple planned to show off high-end AirPods with built-in cameras at the 10am Pacific keynote, and then took them off the schedule. They are now aimed at 2027.
This is Gurman's reporting, not an Apple announcement. Apple does not comment on products it has not shipped, and it has not commented on these. Gurman has been tracking the earbuds all year, though, and the story has held its shape even as the date kept sliding.
Razer’s $50 Reclusa X Mini Is the Cheapest Way Into the Keyboard Rabbit Hole
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: PC / Laptop, Peripherals,
Fifty bucks normally buys you a gaming keyboard you put up with. Razer's Reclusa X Mini 65%, announced Tuesday, costs $49.99 and lets you pull the switches out with your fingers and drop different ones in. No soldering iron required.
Hot-swap sockets, which take most standard 3-pin and 5-pin mechanical switches, usually show up on boards costing two or three times this much. Razer put them on its cheapest mechanical keyboard and made it the first product in a new Reclusa line.
Meta’s Muse Wants Your Inbox, Your Calendar, and a Card on File
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Software, Artificial Intelligence,
To use Meta's new AI agent the way Meta wants you to use it, you have to hand over your inbox, your calendar, your smart home accounts, and a working payment card. Muse, which started rolling out in the US this week, is built to go do things rather than answer questions, and doing things requires the keys.
So it opens a browser and fills in forms. It sends email on your behalf, books travel and negotiates your bills, and it keeps working after you close the app, remembering your preferences and volunteering suggestions you never asked for. Meta's own examples run from turning saved Instagram recipe reels into a grocery list to organizing a dinner, down to tracking who at the table can't eat what. It's live in the US on iOS, Android and muse.ai, with the AI glasses "coming soon."
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