iPhone 18 release date just got new evidence of delay, per leak

Rumors have indicated for a while now that this fall’s iPhone lineup will have a major change, with no base iPhone 18 launching. And we just got even more evidence of an iPhone 18 release date delay via a new leak.

This fall’s iPhone launch event would normally be referred to as the iPhone 18 event. But evidence keeps building that no base model iPhone 18 will actually debut this year.

Instead, Apple’s new flagship lineup is expected to include iPhone 18 Pro


OpenAI’s new phone being fast-tracked to launch next year, per report

Last week Ming-Chi Kuo broke the news that OpenAI’s hardware ambitions now include a smartphone to directly compete with the iPhone. And a from Kuo suggests the company is moving even faster than anticipated to launch the first OpenAI phone.

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OpenAI appears to be fast-tracking its first AI agent phone, with mass production targeted as early as 1H27. Potential drivers include supporting a year-end IPO narrative and intensifying competition in AI agent phones. MediaTek currently appears better positioned to become the sole processor


Meta AI will analyze faces of teen users ‘but it’s not face recognition’

Meta’s latest attempt to comply with age verification requirements in Europe, Brazil and the US is to roll out AI-powered tech to analyse the faces of teenage users of Facebook and Instagram .

The company says AI analysis will be used to estimate the ages of faces but that it does not amount to face recognition …

Regulators around the world are requiring social media companies to get far better at identifying and blocking users below the age of 13. Additionally, teenagers in the 13-18 range need to


Bose AirPlay speakers see return of the 1990s Lifestyle branding, targets HomePod

Three new Bose AirPlay speakers have launched today, and the Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker appears to be going head-to-head with the original HomePod.

Bose has dusted off the Lifestyle sub-branding it first introduced in 1990 before discontinuing in 2022. The original Lifestyle speakers achieved iconic status, so perhaps choosing this name for the latest lineup reflects the company’s hopes here …

If you were a style-conscious audio fan back in 1990, then the Bose Lifestyle speaker


Leaker suggests seven new features coming to iPhone 20 – but read with care

Leaker Instant Digital has a decent track record when it comes to iPhones, but their latest post may need to be treated with a certain amount of caution.

They list seven new features we might expect from the 20th anniversary model, but it may be more of a wish list than a leak …

The rumor mill for the 20th anniversary iPhone has been heating up of late. The end of last month saw a report on how the company may get close to the look of the long-term goal


Three takeouts from the Apple chip report, with one worrying prospect

Bloomberg yesterday reported that Apple has been in discussion with both Intel and Samsung regarding future production of its device processors.

The move is said to be motivated by Apple seeking to reduce its reliance on Taiwan’s TSMC as its sole supplier of A-series and M-series chips …

Apple has of course purchased both iPhone and Mac processors from each of the companies in the past. For a long time, Apple split its A-series chip production between TSMC and Samsung, and Mac CPUs were off-the-


Apple @ Work Podcast: This is why you can’t delay macOS updates

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Ray Canzanese from joins the show to talk about the latest


Report: Apple considers Intel and Samsung to diversify chip manufacturing away from TSMC

reports that Apple has been exploring early-stage talks with Intel and evaluating facilities from Samsung Electronics as it looks to diversify production of its core device chips beyond TSMC. Here are the details.

According to , Apple is looking to reduce its reliance on TSMC by exploring alternative manufacturing partners.

That includes early-stage discussions with Intel, and visits to a Samsung Electronics plant in Texas that is expected to produce advanced chips.

The news comes on the heels of an internal reorg that combined Apple’s hardware engineering and hardware


Apple files for Supreme Court stay in Epic case over off-App Store commission dispute

Apple has filed an application with the Supreme Court asking it to stay the Ninth Circuit’s mandate, which would send the case back to the District Court to determine what it can charge for purchases made outside the App Store. Here are the details.

A bit of context

Last year, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found Apple in contempt of a 2021 injunction related to off-App Store purchases.

The injunction prohibited Apple from blocking developers from including buttons or links


Video offers clearest look yet at foldable iPhone Ultra dummy unit

has published a 10-minute close-up look at a dummy unit that aligns with what the iPhone Ultra is increasingly expected to look like. Watch it below.

Over the past few weeks, rumors about Apple’s first foldable iPhone have mostly converged on a device with a passport-like aspect ratio when closed and a more tablet-like aspect ratio and experience when opened.

Just a few days ago, reliable leaker Sonny Dickson published a photo of an iPhone Fold dummy unit, alongside purported dummy units of

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