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Apple unveils its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, along with the iPhone 18 Pro series and new AirPods and Apple Watch models.

Apple unveiled its first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with a new A20 Pro chip, AirPods 5 with 50% more noise cancellation, and Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Apple announces the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, with a similar design to 17 Pro and a new A20 Pro chip, in deep black, silver, glacier, and burgundy (The Verge) Apple keeps the iPhone 18 Pro line deliberately understated to spotlight its foldable, but its 40% faster A20 Pro, f/1.8 variable aperture camera, and new Reference Image authenticity mode make a compelling upgrade case anyway (Engadget) Apple announces two AirPods 5 models with 50% more noise cancellation than AirPods 4, both now including Active Noise Cancellation, priced at $129 or $149 with a wireless charging case (9to5Mac) Apple announces Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 with a new S11 chip, a heart-rate sensor that measures every five seconds, a new readiness feature, and an Audio Intelligence live-rewind tool (9to5Mac) Apple announces its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, with a 5.4-inch outer display, a 7.6-inch inner display, A20 Pro with a new display engine, and Touch ID (9to5Mac) The Verge details…

Topics covered

• Apple announcements
• iPhone Duo
• AirPods 5
• Apple Watch
• technology news
• foldable phones

Keywords

• iPhone Duo
• Apple
• AirPods 5
• Apple Watch Series 12
• foldable phone
• A20 Pro chip
• technology news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, The Verge, Engadget, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch

Products: iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, A20 Pro chip, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, Ultra 4, AirPods 4, S11 chip, eSIM

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