PLUS: Samsung’s advice for Apple.
Hello! Elana here, filling in for Julian today. Our Gear team is heads down at Apple Park covering Apple’s September event in Cupertino, California, where newly instated CEO John Ternus hit the ground running with a series of product announcements. WIRED liveblogged it all, and rounded up all the news that came out of the event.
Though just one of today’s many product launches, Apple’s long-awaited folding phone, unsurprisingly, was the event’s pièce de résistance. The iPhone Duo, Apple’s $2,000 “passport sized” smartphone with a folding screen is Apple’s first radical handset redesign in years, and will be available for preorder on October 16.
The folding phone will certainly dominate the discourse, but Apple also announced iPhone 18 Pro phones, Apple Watch updates, new AirPods, and new software capabilities powered by Siri AI. Keep reading for more on today’s big event.
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By Julian Chokkattu
The iPhone with a folding screen is the first radical redesign of Apple’s flagship handset in years. The iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 when it arrives in October.
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By Julian Chokkattu
The competition is “absolutely welcome” by the pioneering Korean giant, but Samsung warns that the device’s “weight” is crucial.
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By Boutayna Chokrane
Apple’s latest smartwatches—the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4—get a faster chip, expanded health tracking, and new Siri capabilities. Plus, the ceramic finish is back.
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By Lily Hay Newman
The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in. But the protections can’t change the facts of what the tools do.
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By Julian Chokkattu
With affordable replacement parts, a five-year warranty, and updates through 2033, the Fairphone proves sustainability doesn’t mean major compromise.
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Group chats tend to come in two flavors: At best, a group chat is an absolute delight, filled with reminiscing, jokes, screenshots, and plans for future hangouts. At worst, a group chat is an obligation—and responding (honestly, even reading through messages) can feel like nothing more than a chore. When I pick up my phone and see 90 unread texts from a group chat in the former category, my heart sings. But the same deluge of messages from a chat in the latter category fills me with resentment and dread. If you’re overwhelmed by your group chat load, read our guide to prioritizing the ones that actually matter, and walking away from the ones that don’t. —writes Elana Klein.
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By Jeremy White
The main action took place at Geneva Watch Days, but others dialed in remotely to make sure it wasn't just a Swiss party.
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By Jeremy White
Vulcan oven mitts, spaceship baking dishes, and an out-of-this-world communicator grater—you'll need warp speed to Klingon to this limited-edition kitchen kit, ideal for perfecting the broth of Khan.
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