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Reports indicate Huawei and other Chinese smartphone makers saw increased demand for their foldable devices following the announcement of Apple's iPhone Duo. China is emerging as a key battleground where Apple will compete against established domestic foldable brands.
Vivo is rolling out its X Fold 6 foldable outside China after debuting it domestically in June. The phone keeps a traditional tall, narrow foldable shape with a 6.51-inch 20:9 cover screen and 8.02-inch inner display, but pairs it with a large 1/1.4-inch 200-megapixel main sensor, 50-megapixel telephoto and ultrawide cameras, a 6,900mAh battery, and a custom MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip. Vivo has not yet disclosed pricing or which markets will get the device.
9to5Mac editors shared the iPhone 18 Pro accessories they are personally buying, including Apple's 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, the TechWoven case, Anker's 3-in-1 MagSafe charger, and the FineWoven Wallet with MagSafe. The update notes that several of these items are currently discounted as part of early fall Amazon Prime Day sales.
About a month into his tenure, Apple CEO John Ternus has told colleagues Apple must develop products faster and take more risks in new markets, according to Bloomberg sources. He is reportedly considering breaking from Apple's traditional spring-and-fall launch schedule, expanding the device lineup, cutting management layers, and pursuing cost-cutting to fund future products.
Apple released a new version of its Invites app for iPhone, adding full-resolution Shared Albums that non-Apple users can join, expanded Image Playground options including photorealistic backgrounds, and email-link verification for guests instead of entry codes. The update also includes bug fixes and performance improvements and is available now on the App Store.
Lux Optics released Halide 3.2, an update to its Mark III camera app, adding support for the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture camera. The update introduces an Aperture Priority mode that lets users set a target f-number while Halide automatically adjusts shutter speed and ISO, alongside manual ISO control. It also adds two new visual looks, dawn and quicksilver, plus a 16:9 aspect ratio shooting mode for all iPhones.
Apple has introduced a security feature called Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 aimed at flagging social engineering scams. When a supported app detects a user is about to take a sensitive action, like making a payment or changing a password, it analyzes account and device signals and returns one of three risk levels: unknown, medium, or high. The receiving app then determines how to respond to that risk score.
Amazon is offering unlocked, Renewed Premium iPhone 17 Pro Max units starting at $1,385.78 for the 1TB model, over $500 less than Apple's 1TB iPhone 18 Pro Max. The retailer's early fall Prime Day event also includes a $500 cut on an M5 Pro MacBook Pro, ecobee HomeKit discounts up to $210 off, Apple Watch Solo Loop bands from $7, a $100 discount on Apple's Magic Keyboard Folio, and 40% off the MagSafe Battery Pack.
A journalist testing Meta's new Muse AI agent found it suggested an article topic drawn directly from a private Messages conversation he'd had with a podcast cohost. When questioned, Muse said its Mac app could read incoming notifications and pass that context to the iPhone app, though it denied accessing full chat histories. Meta has described Muse as built to be safe, secure and private.
Leaker Ice Universe claims Samsung's Galaxy S27 Ultra will weigh 218 grams, about 4 grams more than the Galaxy S26 Ultra, while keeping the same 7.9mm thickness. The extra weight follows earlier reports that the phone will carry a larger 5,700mAh battery, up from 5,000mAh in the current model.
DoorDash has launched a feature allowing customers to order meals by texting an AI agent inside Apple's Messages app, bypassing the DoorDash app entirely. The service is currently US-only and requires joining a waitlist to access it.
Ahead of Friday's official iPhone Duo preorder launch, a fraudulent website mimicking Apple's design and offering a fake $500 discount is using the leaked DarkSword exploit chain to attack vulnerable, unpatched iPhones. Malwarebytes researchers say simply visiting the page can trigger an attack that harvests device data, notes, keychain credentials and cryptocurrency wallet files from apps like MetaMask, Phantom and Coinbase Wallet, then exfiltrates them to a remote server.