GoKawiilSamsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE drop to $109.99 on Amazon
Amazon has cut $40 off the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE, bringing the noise-canceling earbuds down to $109.99. The retailer says it's the lowest price on these buds since Prime Day.
Engadget podcast dissects Apple's iPhone Duo foldable and iPhone 18 Pro debut
Engadget's podcast hosts Devindra Hardawar and Karissa Bell discuss Apple's newly unveiled iPhone Duo, the company's first foldable phone, and how it compares to Samsung's earlier foldable designs. They also cover the iPhone 18 Pro, which introduces a variable aperture camera but is expected to draw less attention than the Duo this year.
Infisical adds folder-level RBAC controls to secrets management platform
Infisical shipped a feature letting users grant or deny access to individual folders, extending its role-based access control system built on the CASL permissions library. The company frames this as a deceptively complex engineering effort that most customers will never notice, despite being critical to enterprise adoption.
Apple unveils iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone with dual OLED screens
Apple has introduced the iPhone Duo, a foldable device featuring a 5.4-inch external OLED display and a 7.6-inch flexible internal OLED panel. Built with a titanium frame and IP68 water and dust resistance, the device is heavier and thicker than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8, but includes design refinements such as a near-seamless screen transition, a reduced-visibility crease, and an under-display FaceTime camera.
Apple's new iPhone Duo hides an under-screen camera with limited specs
Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo, arriving in October, includes a fourth camera hidden beneath the inner display alongside its front-facing and dual rear cameras. Unlike those, the under-screen camera lacks a listed megapixel count and skips features like 4K video, cinematic mode, slow-mo, LED flash and portrait mode, offering only 1080p recording, FaceTime support, Center Stage and an f/1.8 aperture.
Apple details usage caps and paid tiers for server-based Apple Intelligence features
Apple published a new support document clarifying that Siri AI, Image Playground, Clean Up, Extend, Spatial Reframing, and certain Shortcuts and developer tools relying on server-side models will face usage limits. The company says limits will vary by feature, complexity, and demand, and that users who hit them will temporarily lose access before it's restored. Apple confirmed increased access can be purchased, though it hasn't disclosed exact thresholds or a rollout timeline.
Apple hikes prices $100 across entire iPhone lineup, including older models
Apple raised prices by $100 on every iPhone it sells, not just the newly announced iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max but also the iPhone 17, 17E, Air, and even the older iPhone 16. The base iPhone 17 now starts at $929, the highest launch price ever for a standard iPhone, while the iPhone 16 returns to its original $829 price point.
AI health risks emerge as more urgent threat than superintelligence fears
While AI executives and researchers focus attention on speculative dangers from future superintelligent systems, current AI tools are already causing real harm to people's health and wellbeing. The debate over existential AI risk is overshadowing more immediate concerns about how deployed AI products affect users today.
Apple sets Siri AI rollout: English on Sept 14, five more languages in October
At its 'Surprise and Shine' event, Apple confirmed that the new LLM-based Siri AI, built with Google, will launch in English alongside iOS 27 on September 14. French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish support will follow in October, executive Lilian Rincon said. The announcement came alongside new hardware including the foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro models, Apple Watch Series 12 Ultra 4 and AirPods 5.
Apple unveils $1,999 foldable iPhone Duo as John Ternus debuts as CEO
Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' event introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone priced at $1,999, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, updated AirPods, and Apple Watches with improved heart rate sensors. The event marked the public debut of John Ternus, who became Apple's CEO on September 1 after leading hardware engineering, and who opened the show discussing AI's role in daily life.
Apple publishes privacy details for Apple Watch's new Audio Intelligence features
Apple released a paper explaining how Audio Intelligence works on the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, covering Sound Recognition, Music Recognition with Shazam, Live Rewind, and Siri Recap. The company emphasized that all four features are opt-in, with Live Rewind and Siri Recap arriving in beta later this year with English support.
Apple's iPhone Duo foldable to support USB-C Apple Pencil on both displays
Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, alongside new iPhones and Apple Watches. The device supports the USB-C Apple Pencil on both its cover screen and inner display, though Apple notes this functionality arrives 'later this year' rather than at launch. Pricing starts at $2,000 for 256GB storage, with pre-orders beginning October 16 and availability October 23.