Apple iPhone 15, Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 annoucement wrap-up

Apple's iPhone 15 event is over and it was a big one. All iPhone 15 models have USB-C ports, finally! The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus were bumped to the Dynamic Island notch and got a new 48MP main camera. Its sensor is smaller than the Pros' 48MP unit, though, but it snaps in 24MP by default. The Pros saw the biggest upgrades. The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max ditch the heavy stainless steel for a stronger, more durable, and lighter titanium alloy with a brushed finish in four colors - Black, White, Blue, and natural Titanium. The biggest updates to the Pro line are the cameras and the...

Read More

Apple will release iOS 17 on Monday, September 18

As part of its big unveiling event earlier today, Apple made the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max official alongside the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. But wait, there's more! The company also announced when the next big iOS release will finally become available. iOS 17 has been in beta testing all through the summer, and it will finally be released on Monday, September 18. That's when all of the iPhones that are still supported will receive it as a free over-the-air update. That's iPhones starting from the 2nd generation SE, iPhone XR,...

Read More

Apple kills the iPhone mini, here are the prices of older iPhones, Apple Watches

As expected, Apple has officially discontinued the iPhone 13 mini and will no longer sell it through its website. The 13 mini follows in the footsteps of the 12 mini a year ago. Apple had already slashed production multiple times due to low interest in the mini iPhone. What seemed like a great idea at first - a truly tiny, modern iPhone, proved a dead end for Apple. People simply didn't want small screen phones, they wanted a Plus to go along with the Pro Max. Those few mini holdouts will be able to find a 13 mini in the third-party retailer space for a while longer, but the days of...

Read More

Apple puts USB-C on the iPhone 15 Pro, the 15 Pro Max adds a periscope zoom

The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are the biggest upgrade to the lineup since probably the first Pro Max in 2019. The marquee change was years in the making - but the iPhone finally has USB-C. See ya, Lightning and hello, universal cables across platforms! The Pros get USB 3.0 with speeds of up to 10 Gbps. You’ll be able to use the charger and cable from your iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, or Galaxy to charge the new iPhones. Apple didn't say anything about faster charging, though. Apple brought a number of upgrades to the design of the iPhone 15 Pro series. The new Pros have contoured...

Read More

Apple puts USB-C on the iPhone 15 Pro, the 15 Pro Max adds a periscope zoom

The iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are the biggest upgrade to the lineup since probably the first Pro Max in 2019. The marquee change was years in the making - but the iPhone finally has USB-C. See ya, Lightning and hello, universal cables across platforms! The Pros get USB 3.0 with speeds of up to 10 Gbps. You’ll be able to use the charger and cable from your iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, or Galaxy to charge the new iPhones. Apple didn't say anything about faster charging, though. Apple brought a number of upgrades to the design of the iPhone 15 Pro series. The new Pros have contoured...

Read More

Apple Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2 announced with brighter screens, Double Tap and all-day battery life

The world’s most popular watch just got better. Apple Watch Series 9 brings a new S9 system in package (SiP) with 60% more transistors than the outgoing S8 series chip. It boasts a 30% faster GPU and a new 4-core NPU. This will obviously speed up the OS with faster animations and it’s claimed to offer 18 hours battery life. But that’s not all – the S9 chipset allows Siri requests processed on the device, which means much faster results as they don’t go to the cloud and back. Apple also promises 25% more accurate voice dictation. Siri can also now access your Health data making it...

Read More