At its “Surprise and Shine” fall event, Apple unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, featuring a 7.6-inch Retina display when unfolded and a 5.4-inch outer display. The device boasts a 48-megapixel fusion main camera and a 48-megapixel ultrawide camera with 2x optical zoom, and it promises up to 31 hours of video playback on the inner display and 44 hours on the outer display. The iPhone Duo, priced starting at $1,999 with 256GB of storage, will be available for pre-order on October 16 and in stores on October 23.

Apple also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, which retains the design of its predecessors but features enhanced cameras with a 48-megapixel sensor and variable aperture controlled by six thin blades. The new Pro series camera is expected to improve low-light photography and increase shooting speed, while the camera software introduces new Pro controls and “Photographic Styles” for greater customization. The iPhone 18 Pro starts at $1,199, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max starts at $1,299, with pre-orders opening on September 16 and official availability on September 18. Additionally, Apple announced software updates for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, including “Audio Intelligence” features that enable conversation rewinding and summarization, as well as a “Sound Recognition” feature for alerting hard-of-hearing users to specific sounds. The AirPods 5 also received upgrades, including improved audio quality, stronger active noise cancellation, and volume control on the stem. Read the full article here.

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