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David Nield David Nield Freelance Writer Experience David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham University, where he also spent a term as editor of the award-winning student newspaper

I’m having deja vu after Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event, which introduced the company’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo. It’s on two levels: Back in 2020, Microsoft introduced its take on a folding phone, also called the Duo. I remember talking about it with Panos Panay, at that time Microsoft’s chief product officer, and

Companies often focus on features like thinness and screen size when launching foldable phones. But for many people, one of the biggest concerns is durability. If you’re spending around $2,000 on a phone, you want to know it can withstand whatever life throws at it. Apple’s iPhone Duo and Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold stand

More AI, better cameras and few reasons to switch ecosystems. Apple / Google / Will Shanklin for Engadget The iPhone 18 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro are the latest examples of a familiar story: Apple and Google refining, rather than reinventing, mature flagship smartphones. Both are expensive, powerful phones with top-notch screens, three rear cameras

Apple unfolded its new iPhone this week, and we’re still trying to wrap our heads around it. The folding iPhone Duo, revealed at the tech company’s Surprise and Shine event Wednesday, was far from a surprise — and, in a sense, not all that new, since other phone makers have been folding their phones for

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. You only get one chance at a first impression, and getting to introduce Apple’s first folding phone is certainly a strong way to start things off as Apple’s CEO. On The Vergecast today, we’re talking all

Trump tries to energize his base with a $5,000 promise. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer said she rejects the conspiracy theories about her ex-husband. And a hands-on look at the new foldable iPhone. Here’s what to know today. Trump makes the midterms about him in GOP convention speech: ‘I’m on the ballot’ President Donald Trump sought to

Apple’s “Surprise and shine” on Wednesday featured plenty of callouts to AI, with Apple envisioning its iPhone and the new foldable iPhone Duo as “personal hubs” where artificial intelligence is everywhere, especially the new Siri AI. But one major announcement was notably missing, and it’s especially frustrating for smart home fans. Throughout 2026, I’ve heard reports from

While the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are among Apple’s newest phones, they are the ones that don’t fold. Thankfully, a handful of upgrades, like a fancy new camera tool, will make photographers rejoice! I tried the iPhone 18 Pro in a packed demo area in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park right

We got a host of new iPhones at Wednesday’s Apple Surprise and Shine event. But there were some noticeable absences: base iPhone 18 models, as Apple focused purely on premium devices, and a second iteration of its lightweight iPhone Air. At just 5.6mm thick and weighing only 165 grams, last year’s $999 iPhone 17 Air