Apple Puts Touch on the Mac at $2,899, Reversing a Long Resistance
Apple's first touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 in the US and ships 6 November, ending years of resistance and climbing to $14,549 fully specced.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
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Apple's New iPad Mini Starts at $699, $200 Above the Model It Replaces
Apple announced a new OLED iPad mini on October 26, 2026, with a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip and a $699 starting price, $200 above the $499 model it replaces.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
iPhone Duo Pre-Orders Slip to January 2027 as Apple Warns Against Walk-Ins
Apple opened iPhone Duo pre-orders on 16 October. By 18 October the $1,999 foldable was quoting January 2027 delivery, and store staff warned against walk-ins.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
Apple Launches HomeView at $299, Its First Smart Home Display
Apple's October 13, 2026 "Welcome Home" event launched HomeView, a $299 smart display, a $149 HomePod mini 2 and a $299 Apple TV 4K, but HomeView skips the EU.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
Apple Sets a 'Welcome Home' Event for October 13, With Smart-Home Hardware Expected
Apple will hold a 'Welcome home' event in Tribeca, New York on October 13, 2026, widely expected to centre on smart-home hardware the company has not named.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
iPhone 18 Pro Owners Report a Crackling Speaker, and iOS 27.0.1 Did Not Fix It
iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max owners report crackling, ticking and popping from the speaker. Apple's iOS 27.0.1 update did not fix it and Apple has not commented.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
A San Diego Jury Says Apple Owes Taction $5.7 Billion Over Haptic Patents
A jury found Apple's Taptic Engine infringed two Taction haptic patents and awarded $5.72 billion on September 25, 2026, a record verdict Apple will appeal.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
Apple's A20 Pro Shatters Geekbench 7's Single-Core Record as the First 2nm iPhone Chip
Apple's first 2nm iPhone chip tops Geekbench 7's single-core chart and beats desktop CPUs there, but it still trails far behind them on multi-core workloads.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
Apple Ships Siri AI, Its Rebuilt Assistant, in Beta and Without the EU
Apple released iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and the rest of its 2027 software, led by a rebuilt Siri powered by Apple Foundation Models built with Google Gemini.
By TPW Editorial8 min read
Apple Watch Series 12 Reads Your Heart Every Five Seconds
The Series 12 and Ultra 4 add a Health Sensing System that samples heart rate every five seconds and HRV every five minutes, plus a Readiness score built on it.
By TPW Editorial9 min read
Apple Finally Folds: iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro Arrive in a Split Launch
Apple's first foldable is the iPhone Duo, not the iPhone Ultra. It headlines a September event that also brought the 2nm iPhone 18 Pro and a price hike.
By TPW Editorial4 min read
Tim Cook Steps Down as Apple CEO as John Ternus Takes Over
Tim Cook handed Apple's CEO role to hardware chief John Ternus on September 1, ending a 15-year run that made Apple a $4 trillion company, and leaving a hard AI problem.
By TPW Editorial8 min read