OWC USB4 Hub adds HDMI 2.1 and 81W charging
AppleInsider Newsby Amber Neely <amber@appleinsider.com>9 Sept 2026
OWC's $130 USB4 Hub takes one of your MacBooks USB-C ports and turns it into USB4, USB-C, HDMI, and 81W of charging.
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top 1%New Apple Watches to get Siri AI 'Recaps' feature similar to AI wearables
AppleInsider Newsby Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>9 Sept 2026
The Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 will get a new Siri AI feature called "Recaps" that summarizes a user's day using available data, including overheard conversations.
Rumor says foldable is iPhone Duo, gets Apple Pencil, & starts at $2,000
AppleInsider Newsby Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>9 Sept 2026
Only hours before Apple's iPhone event, a final set of rumors paints a clear picture of what Apple's foldable will be and what it may be called — iPhone Duo.
UK repeats demands for child safety features that Apple already made
AppleInsider Newsby Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>8 Sept 2026
Apple's child safety toolset is already robust and expanding with iOS 27, but the UK government isn't happy and continues to threaten legislation.
Seven Apple TV settings can limit tracking without breaking streaming
AppleInsider Newsby Andrew Orr <andreworr@appleinsider.com>8 Sept 2026
Apple TV 4K is better behaved and better for privacy than every smart TV, which admittedly is a bar buried under the living room floor. Here's what it tracks and which settings rein it in.
Forget folding screens, Apple wants stretchable ones
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>8 Sept 2026
New research that suggests that future iPhones, iPads, or perhaps Apple Watches could have a stretchable display on the outside, instead of one that just folds inward.
Apple Arcade adds 'Terraria+' and four more games in October
AppleInsider Newsby Amber Neely <amber@appleinsider.com>8 Sept 2026
Apple Arcade is adding five games in October, led by Pusheen's first officially licensed game, "River City Survivors," and "Terraria+."
Apple planned for $1,999 iPhone Ultra, but then the RAM crisis hit
AppleInsider Newsby Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>8 Sept 2026
The iPhone Ultra was originally intended to be a premium model costing consumers $2,000. That was still the case until the memory and flash crisis became a bigger problem.
A folding iPhone was Tim Cook's decade-long passion project
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>8 Sept 2026
For a man known to not be a product guy, it was Tim Cook who pushed hard for 10 years to perfect a foldable iPhone before he stepped down.
OWC unveils $350 Thunderbolt 5 Dock with dual HDMI
AppleInsider Newsby Amber Neely <amber@appleinsider.com>8 Sept 2026
OWC is expanding its Thunderbolt 5 lineup with a $350 dock offering dual HDMI and 140W charging. On Tuesday, OWC announced an upcoming Thunderbolt 5 Dock with Dual HDMI, compatible with both Mac...
iPhone Air line may replace the entry-level iPhone, but not soon
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>8 Sept 2026
A leaker with no real track record to speak of is claiming that Apple is going to drop the expected iPhone 18 and instead give that name to what was the iPhone Air 2.
Code in iOS 27 seems to prove iPhone Ultra will use Touch ID
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>8 Sept 2026
It's been widely predicted that the iPhone Ultra's chassis will be too thin for Face ID, but now code references in the iOS 27 beta back up the presumption that Touch ID will be used instead.
'Cupertino' legal drama isn't representative region demographics, landmarks, or reality
AppleInsider Newsby Wesley Hilliard <wes@appleinsider.com>7 Sept 2026
The trailer for an upcoming B-tier legal drama for CBS called "Cupertino" suggests it knows where the show takes place, but doesn't offer much else that represents the region where Apple calls...
Apple Watch Series 12 may not be much different, but watchOS 27 still has surprises
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>7 Sept 2026
When Apple unveils its Apple Watch Series 12, only minor improvements are expected. Newly discovered code suggests that the surprises will be in watchOS 27 instead of the hardware.
Disconnect your LG television from the internet, now
AppleInsider Newsby Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>7 Sept 2026
If you've got an Apple TV set-top box, that's not enough to protect your privacy if you have an LG television. Unplug Ethernet and tell it to forget your Wi-Fi information.
Apple is packing more pro photography tools into iOS 27
AppleInsider Newsby Amber Neely <amber@appleinsider.com>7 Sept 2026
Apple appears to be preparing a slate of more advanced photography tools for the iPhone, including exposure scopes, focus peaking, and expanded manual focus controls.
High prices and no base iPhone 18 could hurt Apple
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>7 Sept 2026
Keybanc has historically had an Apple stock price target below reality, and its latest commentary about a lack of a non-Pro iPhone debut on Wednesday ignores a few key factors.
Event rumor roundup, new Sonos gear, & radical smart home vacuums
AppleInsider Newsby Andrew O'Hara <andrew@appleinsider.com>7 Sept 2026
On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, Matic co-founder Mehul Nariyawala joins to round up the Apple Event rumors and talk about why Matic's robot is so radically different.
Apple TV wins 20 awards at the 78th Emmys
AppleInsider Newsby Amber Neely <amber@appleinsider.com>7 Sept 2026
Apple TV's comedy-horror hit "Widows Bay" took home eight wins, the most Emmy Awards of any program, helping Apple secure a record 20 wins at the 78th Emmy Awards.
No, stores are not showing users the iPhone 18 Pro Max ahead of their launch
AppleInsider Newsby William Gallagher <wg@williamgallagher.com>7 Sept 2026
A leaker with a mixed but usually better than average track record, is now making the absurd claim of having already handled the iPhone 18 Pro Max in a store, and has made a video to back it up.