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Ahead of Apple's expected iPhone 18 Pro unveiling next week, leakers agree on two colors—Dark Cherry/Burgundy and Sky Blue—but disagree on the third option. Fixed Focus Digital claims it will be black with no silver variant, while Sonny Dickson has posted images of SIM tray covers suggesting silver is the third color instead.
A Weibo leaker claims the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max are now in full production, with sky blue, pure black and burgundy as the three color options. The report suggests Apple will bring back black, which was absent from the iPhone 17 Pro lineup, while skipping a silver or gray shade this year.
Razer introduced the Prio, a $100 USB-C mobile game controller that weighs about 101 grams and folds down to roughly wallet size, unlike its bulkier Kishi line. When unfolded, it attaches to large phones such as the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Galaxy S26 Ultra, offering dual thumbsticks, a D-pad, face buttons and shoulder triggers for both iPhone and Android devices.
Apple has added a feature to the Messages app that lets users personalize the background of individual conversations. Users can choose from built-in animated wallpapers like Color, Sky, Water, and Aurora, or upload their own photos, with the app also suggesting images from their library. An AI-powered Playground option can generate backgrounds too, though that requires an iPhone 15 Pro or newer.
Ahead of Apple's September event, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared new details on the upcoming iPhone Ultra foldable in a Tom's Guide interview, confirming MagSafe support, a 5.5-inch cover display paired with a 7.8-inch inner screen, and Apple's latest Pro chip and modem. He also described a durable liquid metal hinge designed to minimize the crease, plus iOS 27 multitasking features including drag-and-drop between apps.
John Ternus, formerly Apple's senior VP of Hardware Engineering, has officially become Apple's new CEO after Tim Cook's fifteen-year tenure ended. In his first staff memo, Ternus previewed a major product event on September 9, widely expected to unveil Apple's first foldable iPhone and a broader rollout of an upgraded Siri.
Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple's CEO after 15 years, handing the role to John Ternus, previously the company's senior vice president of hardware engineering. Ternus, 51, joined Apple in 2001 and rose through the ranks to lead hardware engineering, a role he held while reporting directly to Cook. Cook will stay on as executive chairman.
Apple's Settings > General > iPhone Storage screen reveals lesser-known space hogs beyond obvious apps and media, such as forgotten downloads, cached data, and message attachments. Users are advised to review this breakdown to identify items they may have overlooked when clearing space.
Razer has released the Prio, a compact USB-C gamepad for iOS and Android phones that folds flat for portability. It fits phones up to seven inches with slim-to-medium cases, includes a D-pad, face buttons, bumpers, triggers and anti-drift analog thumbsticks, and works with cloud gaming services like Xbox Cloud Gaming, PS Remote Play and Steam Link. It's available now for $100.
John Ternus, who officially became Apple's CEO today as Tim Cook shifts to Executive Chair, has created an X account under the handle @johnternus. His bio reads simply 'CEO' and his debut post was just 'hello.' The account's activity is expected to ramp up ahead of Apple's fall product event next Wednesday.
Best Buy's Labor Day sale is offering unlocked iPhone Air models at $150 off, with open-box units discounted up to $359. Meanwhile, Amazon has cut iPhone 17 Pro prices by up to $285, and Apple's refurb store is briefly offering a 16GB/1TB M5 MacBook Air configuration for $240 off before stock likely runs out.
Weibo leaker Fixed Focus Digital claims iPhone 18 Pro will launch in three colors: Dark Cherry/Burgundy, Sky Blue, and Black, with Silver unlikely to appear. This would mean Apple drops every iPhone 17 Pro color for an entirely new lineup ahead of next week's Apple event.