Apple is expected to debut its long-awaited foldable iPhone, reportedly dubbed the 'iPhone Ultra,' at its September 9 launch event, more than five years after Samsung entered the foldable market. Early testers reportedly describe a premium-feeling device with a 5.5-inch cover screen that unfolds to a 7.8-inch iPad-like display, though it's said to skip a telephoto camera and could cost over $2,000. The event also marks a leadership shift, with John Ternus taking over as CEO from Tim Cook, alongside expected updates to AirPods, HomePods, and the standard iPhone 18 lineup.
Android Auto, used by roughly 250 million people worldwide, sometimes drops apps from its launcher without explanation. This typically happens because a phone's battery optimization feature deactivates the app in the background rather than removing it entirely. Users can restore hidden apps or manually hide unwanted ones through their device settings in just a few steps.
Apple's September event this Wednesday is expected to introduce three new high-end iPhones: the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and a first-ever foldable model dubbed iPhone Ultra priced above $2,000. The base iPhone 18 and an Air successor are reportedly being delayed until early 2027, leaving this year's lineup focused entirely on premium devices.
Isar Aerospace, a German startup founded in 2018 by three Technical University of Munich students, launched its Spectrum rocket from Andøya Spaceport in Arctic Norway on Saturday. The two-stage, 92-foot rocket reached low-Earth orbit about seven minutes after liftoff, marking the first fully commercial European launch vehicle to do so. CEO Daniel Metzler called it a milestone giving Europe independent access to space.
Developers using the KytyPS5 emulator have gotten the PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto V to run on PC at 40 to 60 frames per second, though the game crashes shortly after the opening mission when police appear. The demo ran on a high-end PC with a Ryzen 7 9950X3D CPU and RX 7900 XT GPU, marking a major leap from just weeks earlier when the game wouldn't even pass its splash screen.
German startup Isar Aerospace launched its Spectrum rocket from the Andoya spaceport in Arctic Norway, marking the first orbital launch from Western European soil. The mission, carrying five small satellites and a technology experiment, served as both a vehicle qualification test and the company's first payload flight, following a failed attempt 18 months earlier.
Android Authority tested a working version of XREAL's long-teased Project Aura glasses at IFA and found the software experience far more polished than expected. XREAL now says the Android XR headset will launch by the end of 2026 for under $1,500, though it stressed that figure isn't necessarily $1,499 and could shift.
Blurams used IFA 2026 in Berlin to introduce a broad home security ecosystem covering outdoor solar-powered cameras, indoor dome cameras, a local storage hub, and an AI companion toy for children. The lineup includes three F-series outdoor cameras ranging from a 4MP model to a 4K Ultra HD version, each featuring solar charging, motion detection, night vision, and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. All devices support free cloud playback and local microSD storage without requiring a subscription.
Razer introduced the Clio X at PAX West 2026, a cheaper version of its head-cushion speaker for gaming chairs, priced at $110 versus the original Clio's $230. It swaps the flagship's 43mm aluminum drivers for two 38mm speakers and two 55mm passive radiators, still supporting THX Spatial Audio and Razer's low-latency HyperSpeed 2.4GHz wireless connection. It attaches to any gaming chair headrest via a nylon strap and runs on USB-C power, ideally a 15W PD source.
Apple will hold its annual iPhone launch event on Wednesday, September 9, where the company is expected to introduce a foldable iPhone with a passport-style fold—only the third major design overhaul in the device's nearly two-decade history. Alongside the new phone, Apple is also expected to reveal updated wearables and home products.
Nvidia has launched DLSS 5 for the first time inside NBA 2K27, built with developer Visual Concepts to enhance lighting and shadows on top of scanned player models rather than replace the game's rendering pipeline. The feature is currently restricted to RTX 50-series cards, though Nvidia says support for RTX 40-series GPUs will follow at an unspecified date.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports Apple could reveal its long-rumored foldable iPhone at its Sept. 9 event but delay its retail launch until later, echoing the iPhone X rollout pattern from 2017. The device, expected to carry the iPhone Ultra name and a price above $2,000, would feature a 7.8-inch internal display and side-by-side multitasking rather than full iPad-style features.
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