Top Stories: iPhone 17, New Apple Watch Models, and More Expected at Tuesday's Event

Buckle up for a engaged week with Apple's yearly iPhone lawsuit taking halfway signifier connected Tuesday, wherever we'll beryllium seeing a clump of caller hardware arsenic good arsenic a last preview of iOS 26 and different operating strategy updates up of their nationalist release.


Rumors are continuing to alert astir what we should expect from the caller iPhone lineup and different devices, with speculation astir terms increases moving rampant arsenic well, truthful work connected beneath for each the details connected these stories and more!

Top Stories

Awe Dropping: Everything Coming astatine the September 9 Apple Event

Apple is holding its yearly iPhone-centric lawsuit connected Tuesday, September 9, astatine 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. This is the biggest Apple lawsuit of the year, and we'll spot Apple unveiling caller iPhones, caller Apple Watches, the AirPods Pro 3, and perchance immoderate different surprises.


Check retired our comprehensive usher highlighting everything that we're expecting to see astatine the "Awe Dropping" lawsuit based connected existent rumors.

New iPhone 17 Pro Details: Brighter Display, Best Battery Life, and More

We're conscionable days distant from the large event, but we're continuing to perceive much last-minute details astir the upcoming lineup. A caller study claims that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max volition spot a fig of important display, thermal, and artillery improvements.


For a recap of everything other we've heard astir the Pro models, beryllium definite to check retired our caller overview covering the chip, camera, and more. And connected the accessory front, we've gotten an interesting glimpse astatine an alleged first-party wide case which whitethorn not beryllium rather arsenic wide arsenic erstwhile versions.

iOS 26: 5 New Features successful the Wallet App

iOS 26 adds respective features to the built-in Wallet app connected the iPhone, providing a caller mode to way your online shopping, an update to boarding passes, and more. We've outlined everything caller successful the Wallet app successful our dedicated guide, truthful beryllium definite to cheque it out.


In a spot of a surprise, Apple seeded caller developer and nationalist betas of iOS 26 and different upcoming releases this week. This was an unusually precocious circular of betas with the lawsuit close astir the corner. Apple should beryllium seeding the last merchandise campaigner versions to beta testers instantly aft Tuesday's event, with a afloat nationalist merchandise apt coming the pursuing week.

Base iPhone 17 Pro Could Cost $200 More But With Doubled Storage

Pricing estimates for the iPhone 17 lineup are each implicit the place, with some sources expecting terms increases for astatine slightest the iPhone 17 Pro and potentially for the iPhone 17 Air compared to the existent Plus-model terms point.


Those terms increases could, however, spot immoderate retention capableness bumps astatine those starting prices to assistance cushion the stroke for immoderate customers.

Under One Week Until iPhone 17: Here's What We Know

The basal iPhone 17 volition beryllium the cheapest of the caller flagship lineup, and portion it should get immoderate invited upgrades, it volition astir apt the tamest update Apple has successful store.


While we should get immoderate caller colour options, the wide signifier origin should beryllium astir identical to the iPhone 16. It volition get the accustomed spot and camera upgrades, perchance a show update for 120Hz ProMotion, and a scope of further improvements. Read up connected everything we're expecting successful our dedicated overview.

Foldable iPhone Coming successful 2026, Foldable iPad to Follow successful 2028

Apple plans to release a foldable iPhone successful 2026, and volition past travel it up with a foldable iPad successful 2028, Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo said this week.


Multiple sources person present confirmed that Apple is readying to merchandise its archetypal foldable ‌iPhone‌ successful 2026, with the instrumentality coming arsenic portion of the iPhone 18 lineup. Launch timing connected a larger-screened foldable instrumentality has been much uncertain.

Lighter, Cheaper Vision Air Coming successful 2027

Apple plans to release a lighter value and much affordable mentation of the Vision Pro successful 2027, according to Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo.


The upcoming device, which helium refers to arsenic the "Vision Air," volition supposedly beryllium implicit 40 percent lighter than the existent model. The Vision Pro weighs successful astatine circular 1.375 pounds, truthful a mentation that's 40 percent lighter should travel successful astatine nether a pound.

Kuo besides says the Vision Air volition beryllium implicit 50 percent cheaper, which could marque it overmuch much charismatic to prospective buyers. The Vision Pro costs $3,499, which means a half-priced mentation would beryllium $1,750.

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