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
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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
With the iPhone Duo, Apple has pulled off a familiar trick. It arrives into a mature Android foldable market with a handful of hardware features we’ve mostly already seen elsewhere, but paired with a level of software polish that makes a lot of them feel new again. It’s those software flourishes that have me excited
Apple Apple finally launched its long-rumored folding phone, which it unexpectedly decided to call the iPhone Duo, and I'm planning to pre-order one. That isn't a sentence I expected to write. I've tried most of the foldable phones from the past few years, including the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Pixel 11 Pro Fold, Honor Magic
José Adorno/BGR September 9, 2026. Cupertino, California. 9:41 in the morning. What's a tech journalist to do in Apple's hometown without an official invite for the "Surprise and Shine" event, which revealed the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, AirPods 5, and new Apple Watches? Well, one option was to gather with Apple fanboys and fangirls
José Adorno/BGR iOS 27's official release date has been revealed. In the iPhone 18 Pro's press release, Apple says that iOS 27 will be available Monday, September 14. The iPhone 11 and newer devices will be eligible for the upcoming software update. While we do recommend taking a look at this checklist before upgrading to the
Portrait photographers, rejoice. Apple The iPhone 18 Pro's biggest upgrade is less about higher resolution, a longer zoom or a new computational Fusion system. This year, it's a physical aperture control. The new model can control how much light enters the lens, opening the door to better low-light photos and more control over depth of
