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Apple is rumored to be introducing a foldable iPhone in September 2026, and since it will bring the biggest form factor change since the iPhone was introduced in 2007, curiosity about the design is high. A 3D designer created an iPhone Fold design based on rumors, and we printed it out to see how it compares to Apple's current iPhones.
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Apple today introduced a new Apple Creator Studio bundle that offers access to six apps, premium features in iWork apps, and more for $12.99 per month or $129 per year. Apple Creator Studio includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on the Mac and iPad, as well as Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on the Mac. Plus, it unlocks premium AI features and content across the iWork... Read more ›
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Elon Musk today expressed concern about Apple and Google partnering on a more personalized version of Siri powered by Google's generative AI platform Gemini. "This seems like an unreasonable concentration of power for Google, given that [they] also have Android and Chrome," wrote Musk, in a post on X. Musk serves as CEO of xAI, the company behind Gemini competitor Grok. It is unlikely that Apple or Google will publicly... Read more ›
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Apple and Google this week announced that Gemini will help power a more personalized Siri, and The Information has provided more details. As soon as this spring, the report said the revamped version of Siri will be able to… Answer more factual/world knowledge questions in a conversational manner Tell more stories Provide emotional support Assist with more tasks, such as booking travel Create a document in the Notes app with... Read more ›
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We have our first Apple product announcement of 2026, and it's a software subscription known as Apple Creator Studio featuring Apple's video, audio, and image editing apps, as well as some AI-powered features and premium content for iWork apps and Freeform. In other news this week, Apple made it official that next-generation Siri will leverage Google Gemini, while we got the second round of betas for iOS 26.3 and other... Read more ›
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