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Apple's Smart Home Hub: Everything We Know So Far
Apple is working on a new smart home accessory that will serve as a hub for interacting with Siri AI, controlling HomeKit devices, watching videos, checking the calendar and the weather, and generally offering up useful information to everyone in the household. This guide aggregates everything that we know about Apple's smart home hub. Design Apple's smart home device will somewhat resemble an iPad, and it will have a display-focused design.
Code hints continue to reveal features of Apple's upcoming Home Hub
The long-rumored Home Hub tablet device seems to contain an assortment of features from across Apple's ecosystem, and a code sleuth has found a connection between it and iPhone Duo.
Apple's Home Hub Borrows From the iPhone Duo's StandBy Mode
Apple's rumored smart home hub will have different faces users can choose from, some of which are similar to StandBy screens planned for the iPhone Duo. Leaker pdfu shared setup screens of the Photo Face said to be for Apple's upcoming home product. Based on the images, users can select from different photo collections, memories, or shared albums for the Photo Face, and those photos will be shown on the device's display.
Apple expected to sell 6 million iPhone Duo units before the end of 2026
Apple is expected to sell around 6 million iPhone Duo units before the end of 2026, according to a new forecast from Counterpoint Research, offering one of the first estimates of actual demand for Apple's
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Our top iPhone 18 Pro accessories to upgrade your setup [Update #2]
Update 9/30: This post has now been updated with some additional accessories we have in our carts, and with the...
App Store bug is exposing internal labels for app categories and age ratings
Apple's App Store appears to be suffering from a wider display bug than first thought, with internal-looking labels appearing in place of both app categories and age ratings. The Apple Post spotted the issue on iPhone
Apple Invites update leans on iOS 27's new features
An update for Apple Invites is making it better for users to create invitations and to relive their events in high resolution, with the iPhone app tapping into some of the features of iOS 27.
iOS 27.2 adds new Messages feature that’s already a favorite
iOS 27.2 is coming soon with several new features for iPhone users, including a Messages addition: Suggestions.
Apple Invites App Updated With Three New Features
The free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with three new features: shared albums now support full-resolution photo sharing, Image Playground now lets you create photorealistic backgrounds for invites, and guests who need to verify their email can now tap a link in their inbox instead of entering a code. Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers.
Apple Invites for iPhone updated with three new features
Apple is rolling out a new version of its Apple Invites app for iPhone today. The update taps into new...
Apple Music finally lands in four countries 11 years after launch
Apple Music is now available in more countries, with iPhone users in Albania and three others now able to subscribe and listen to tracks.
Apple Event on October 13?
Earlier this week, Daring Fireball's John Gruber floated Tuesday, October 13 as a potential date for Apple to hand out iPhone Duo review units to selected reviewers in person, and it appears that he might have been on to something. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to unveil its all-new smart home hub, a second-generation HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV 4K model on October 13, the same date that Gruber mentioned in his speculative piece a few days ago.
Apple Watch SE 3 vs. Series 12 Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Buy?
The Apple Watch SE 3 starts at $249, while the Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399. The $150 difference buys a more advanced health sensing system, a larger display, longer battery life, and more options for tracking training and recovery. The two watches still share many features, including an always-on display, wrist temperature sensing, sleep apnea notifications, retrospective ovulation estimates, 5G connectivity on cellular models, media playback, and 64GB of storage.
Halide 3.2 pro camera arrives with iPhone 18 Pro aperture feature and two new looks
In May, Lux Optics launched the all-new Halide Mark III pro camera app for iPhone. Today, Halide is back with...
The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
It’s worth upgrading your iPhone’s camera app.
iPad Mini 8 to Offer These 10 New Features
Last week, our exclusive leak revealed that the next-generation iPad mini will feature Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, a landscape front camera, and a redesigned speaker system, but that is not all, as plenty of other upgrades have been rumored. Here are 10 new features and changes expected for the iPad mini 8: Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, manufactured with TSMC's advanced 2nm process.
Deals: iPhone 17 Pro Max, MacBook Pro, HomeKit Prime Day discounts, Apple Watch bands from $7, more
Joining the updated early fall Prime Day sale at Amazon and the giant ongoing $500 price drop on this M5...
iPhone Duo expected to sell six million units by end of 2026
Apple will sell approximately 6 million units of the iPhone Duo in 2026, according to analysts' forecast, which may be more promising than it first appears.
PSA: Do not open links to an early iPhone Duo pre-order page
Scammers have launched what is claimed to be a pre-order site for the iPhone Duo, but if you are on an older iOS, simply going to the page installs malware.
DoorDash Unveils AI Food Ordering Through Apple's Messages App
DoorDash is inviting U.S. customers to join a waitlist for an AI assistant that can take food orders through Apple's Messages app (via Bloomberg). The phone number used in the conversation connects the request to a customer's DoorDash account. The assistant can use previous purchases and preferences to help put together an order, then use a saved payment method at checkout.
T-Mobile brings back its iconic referral discount, but there’s a catch
T-Mobile's iconic referral discount is back in T-Life, but you get lesser discount but through a wider referrer base. Check out the details!
Fake iPhone Duo preorder page can steal crypto wallet data and more
iPhone Duo pre-orders start on Friday, October 16, but scammers are trying to trick people into visiting a fake website...
India finally gets Apple Pay after more than nine years of negotiations
Apple has launched Apple Pay in India for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with Mac support to follow. It follows years of negotiating the country's complex financial legislation.