Gadgets

  • Apple unveils folding iPhone as UK travel chaos and fuel prices bite

    Cupertino’s autumn showcase tips the first folding iPhone under new chief John Ternus, while UK flight cancellations top 1,300 and pump prices surge; also: scrutiny of the fatal Miami cargo crash, a Queensland farmer convicted of triple murder, Borthwick’s England extension and Tom Jones’s Voice UK row.

  • All the news from Apple’s ‘Surprise and shine’ event

    Apple held its “Surprise and shine” launch event on 9 September, expected to introduce the first phones in its iPhone 18 range, including a rumoured foldable device dubbed the “iPhone Duo”. The event carried added significance as the first major product launch overseen by John Ternus, who became Apple’s chief executive on 1 September after…

  • Apple unveils its first foldable iPhone at Ternus keynote

    Apple concluded a keynote unveiling its first foldable iPhone, marking the debut major product launch overseen by newly appointed CEO John Ternus. The event carried particular significance as Ternus’s introduction to leading Apple’s flagship announcements, having billed it in advance as “a huge launch” that would be “phenomenal,” with the folding handset positioned as the…

  • Framework is giving some customers a RAM refund

    Framework, the maker of modular laptops, is cutting RAM prices for some buyers of its Laptop 13 Pro and refunding customers who paid more, despite an ongoing industry-wide component shortage that had pushed memory costs up in July. The company said it secured a limited batch of Micron 32GB and 64GB LPCAMM2 memory modules at…

  • Gemini streamlines travel planning by integrating Google’s existing services

    Google’s Gemini AI assistant can significantly simplify travel planning by replacing the usual sprawl of browser tabs, blog posts and video reviews with a single conversational tool. Its advantage over rivals such as ChatGPT and Claude lies in its deep integration with other Google services, including Maps, YouTube, Gmail and Google Flights, allowing it to…

  • Audio-Technica’s new wireless ATH-AL5NC completes its open-back headphone lineup

    Audio-Technica has launched the ATH-AL5NC, a wireless open-back headphone priced at $279, extending its open-back range beyond the wired models it previously offered. Open-back designs let air pass through the ear cups, which the company says reduces heat build-up and produces a more natural sound than closed-back headphones, though this comes at the cost of…

  • Apple unveils debut foldable iPhone under new chief John Ternus

    Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable handset, at a Cupertino product event that also marked John Ternus’s debut as chief executive following his succession of Tim Cook on 1 September. The launch matters both as Apple’s entry into a foldable phone market already served by rivals such as Samsung and Huawei, and…

  • Apple expected to unveil folding iPhone as new CEO takes center stage

    Apple has unveiled the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone and the most significant redesign of the device since the iPhone launched in 2007. The launch, at a Cupertino event titled “Surprise and Shine”, marked the public debut of John Ternus as chief executive, who took over from Tim Cook on 1 September and framed…

  • Apple’s foldable ‘iPhone Duo’ will reportedly start at $2,000

    Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed the name of Apple’s long-rumoured foldable handset, the “iPhone Duo,” with pricing and colour details emerging just hours before Apple’s first iPhone launch event under new CEO John Ternus. The device, previously expected to be dubbed the iPhone Ultra, is reportedly set to start at $2,000, positioning it as Apple’s…

  • Apple’s new CEO unveils foldable iPhone Ultra in September

    Apple is set to hold its “Surprise and shine” launch event on 9 September, led for the first time by new chief executive John Ternus, with the iPhone Ultra – rumoured to be the company’s first foldable phone – expected to be the headline reveal. The event marks a notable moment for Apple, coming just…