Apple Hardware Pipeline Signals Smart Home and Mac Expansions Following Keynote Event
Following its recent product keynote, Apple is anticipated to release additional hardware in late 2026, including M6-powered MacBooks and a new smart home display.
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Following its recent product keynote, Apple is anticipated to release additional hardware in late 2026, including M6-powered MacBooks and a new smart home display.
Apple introduced the Apple Watch Ultra 4 at its 'Surprise and Shine' event, retaining a $799 base price while introducing an upgraded Health Sensing System, 50-hour battery life, and S11-powered audio features.
Apple focused its recent hardware event exclusively on premium models, debuting the iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Duo while skipping a standard base-model announcement.
Apple introduced its newest flagship devices on Wednesday, pitching the iPhone 18 series, Duo foldable phone, AirPods 5, and Apple Watch line as hardware hubs designed to run local artificial intelligence models.
Apple introduced its new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max flagship smartphones during a presentation at Apple Park, introducing a mechanical variable-aperture lens and updated back glass designs.
Apple announced four opt-in audio intelligence features for the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, utilizing hardware-isolated memory enclaves on its S11 chip to process ambient sound and conversation transcripts.
Apple's newly unveiled iPhone Duo features a dual-battery system, 25W MagSafe wireless charging, and an A20 Pro processor built to manage thermals across its 7.6-inch folding display.
Details surrounding the iPhone Duo pricing and launch schedule reveal a $1,999 starting price for the 256GB base model, with official sales beginning Oct. 23.
Apple announced its latest hardware lineup on Wednesday, detailing the Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, and AirPods 5. The new devices introduce on-device Audio Intelligence features, expanded health tracking metrics, and accessible lab testing integrations.
Apple unveiled a redesigned Health application powered by Apple Intelligence, featuring a 'Health Age' calculation, readiness scores, and a $119 blood panel partnership with Quest Diagnostics.
Apple introduced Apple Reference Image at its Surprise and Shine event, providing iPhone 18 Pro users with cryptographic proof to verify that photos have not been altered with artificial intelligence.
Apple introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max alongside a preview of its foldable iPhone Duo at its annual launch event, marking the public keynote debut of new Chief Executive Officer John Ternus.
Xiaomi and Huawei unveiled their latest foldable smartphones this week, seeking an early advantage over Apple ahead of an expected foldable iPhone announcement.
Apple is set to introduce an iOS 27 feature called iPhone Handoff that enables two iPhones to share a single phone number, according to software code discovered in Xcode 27.
Apple is set to announce its iPhone 18 Pro tier and its first foldable smartphone on Sept. 9, facing significant memory cost increases that analysts expect will raise retail prices across the flagship lineup.
Several accessory manufacturers have published premature product listings for cases designed for Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and foldable Ultra devices ahead of next week's official launch event.
Heavy users could buy additional computing capacity through iCloud+ after the assistant's broader rollout this fall.
The premium feature uses pace and listening preferences to build a changing soundtrack for warmups, harder efforts and recovery.
Apple Upgrade replaces two existing U.S. payment programs and lets eligible customers return, buy or exchange a device at the end of the lease.
AI selects candidate scenes for human editors as the streaming service looks for better ways to surface a large catalog.
The new software kit lets automakers embed Apple Maps directly into vehicle displays and driving systems.
The services update adds richer navigation, flexible location sharing, visual bill splitting and expanded media experiences.
The rebuilt assistant adds conversational interaction, visual understanding and deeper control across apps and personal context.
The updates extend VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and captioning while adding eye-based wheelchair controls for Vision Pro.
The updated headphones add stronger noise control, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation support.
The entry model adds the A19 chip, MagSafe, a 48-megapixel camera and 256 gigabytes of starting storage.