An AT&T ‘free’ iPhone 16 promo invites both new and existing customers to “get the new iPhone 16 Pro , on us, with eligible trade-in, guaranteed.”

As is usual with such offers, however, the headline giveth and the small print taketh away – with two big catches …

AT&T is offering three ways to get a ‘ ‘ iPhone 16:

• New and existing customers get iPhone 16 on us or up to $830 off iPhone 16

Apple has already confirmed that it will release iOS 18 to the public next week , on September 16. The update brings a lot of new features, but some users may not want to install it right away to avoid bugs and compatibility issues with important apps. Because of this, Apple will let users stay on iOS 17 and get security patches.

Along with the release of iOS 18.0 RC (Release Candidate) to the public on Monday, the company also released a new iOS 17

As the official launch of iOS 18 approaches , Apple is now inviting developers to submit their new apps or updates ready for the next versions of the company’s systems. This also includes watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia, which are coming next week.

Following the company’s special event on Monday, Apple released the RC (Release Candidate) builds of iOS 18 , iPadOS 18, watchOS 11, tvOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS Sequoia to developers and beta testers. These builds

Apple announced a feature-packed iPhone 16 lineup. There are new A18 chips , larger Pro displays, Camera Control, better battery life, Apple Intelligence , Visual Intelligence, and a lot more. But more so than ever before, a variety of new iPhone features won’t be available at launch. Here are all the new features that will be missing when the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 arrive next week.

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A new round of iPhones means a new round of Apple Silicon benchmarks, and we’ve just gotten our first look at a for the A18 chip, showcasing modest performance gains.

Update: New Geekbench results from the iPhone 16 Pro Max paint a much more promising picture of the A18 chip, showcasing proper multi-core results. You can read about that here , but otherwise the original post is below.

The result, uploaded to earlier this morning, showcases around a 10% boost

Apple introduced AirPods Max in 2020, and the company’s premium headphones have gone almost four years without an update. On Monday, Apple finally announced some news for AirPods Max – but unfortunately, it’s not all that exciting. That’s because the “new” USB-C AirPods Max have pretty much the same hardware as the original version.

Apple spent some time at its “It’s Glowtime” event on Monday talking about AirPods Max after introducing the new AirPods 4 . At

Apple unveiled its all-new AirPods 4 lineup yesterday , including the introduction of a new version with Active Noise Cancellation. If you’ve been considering switching from AirPods Pro to AirPods 4, however, there’s a key difference to keep in mind: AirPods Pro still offer much better noise cancellation.

, Apple says that AirPods Pro 2 offer “up to 2x more Active Noise Cancellation compared with AirPods Pro (1st generation) and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation.”

The key difference between AirPods Pro

Apple is rolling out a new firmware version to AirPods Pro (2nd generation). The new firmware comes ahead of iOS 18 being released next week , which will bring multiple new features to AirPods Pro .

Your AirPods Pro will update themselves when charging and within Bluetooth range of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac connected to Wi-Fi.

The new firmware version rolling out to AirPods Pro 2 features the build number 7A294, up from the previous firmware version of 6F8. Apple hasn