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This episode discusses a significant week of announcements from Apple, including new products and event predictions.

It's been an unusually big week for Apple announcements. On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show , we discuss the new Mac mini and Mac Studio , the M6 and M5 Ultra chips, and invites to Apple's September event. 00:00 Intro and Apple’s Unexpectedly Busy Week 00:59 Apple Event Invite Predictions 06:19 What to Expect at Apple’s September Event 07:07 Sponsor: Claude 08:43 Why the Foldable iPhone Is the Big Surprise 13:13 Apple’s Smart Home Plans 15:28 New Mac Mini Announcement 17:12 What Makes the M6 Chip Different 22:16 Mac Mini Price and Buying Advice 30:24 M5 Ultra Mac Studio Explained 37:42 Apple’s New Polishing Cloth and Magic Keyboard Apple confirmed on Wednesday that its annual iPhone event will take place on Wednesday 9 September at Apple Park , starting at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with select members of the media invited to attend. The event's tagline is "Surprise and Shine." Apple is expected to introduce at least six new products , including the the Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, iPhone 18 Pro , ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max, and the first foldable iPhone. Pre-orders should follow shortly after, and release dates for iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate…

People in this episode

Host: The MacRumors Show

Topics covered

• Apple announcements
• Mac mini
• Mac Studio
• M6 chip
• September event predictions
• Smart home plans
• Foldable iPhone

Sponsors

Claude

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Products: Mac mini, Mac Studio, M6 chip, M5 Ultra chip, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, foldable iPhone, iOS 27

Places: Apple Park

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