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The Siri rebuild Apple showed off at WWDC 2024 and promoted in iPhone 16 ads — then delayed twice and paid $250 million to settle a false-advertising suit over — finally rolls out today as part of iOS 27.
Apple's first foldable debuts alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max in John Ternus's first major product launch as CEO, with a 7.6-inch inner display and pricing from $1,999.
Xiaomi's first flagship built on its in-house XRing O3 chip adopts the wide passport foldable form factor with a 200MP Leica camera, 6,000mAh battery, and LPDDR6 RAM. It launches in China on September 7.
Apple set its fall launch event for September 9 at Apple Park, where CEO-elect John Ternus is expected to unveil the first foldable iPhone alongside the iPhone 18 Pro lineup and Apple Watch Series 12.
Google's 11th-generation Pixel phones go on sale August 20 starting at $899, powered by the new Tensor G6 chip and deep Gemini AI integration across camera, voice, and daily tasks.
Google has emailed users to confirm it will start removing Google Assistant from phones, tablets, Wear OS watches, and paired devices on September 4, 2026, permanently replacing it with Gemini for anyone on a supported device.
Qualcomm has notified hardware partners of a double-digit price increase on all Snapdragon chips effective September 1, citing rising input costs across wafers, packaging, and memory. Flagship Android phones above $1,000 are the expected outcome.
Samsung unveiled a three-way foldable lineup at Galaxy Unpacked in London: a new Fold8 Ultra flagship with a titanium hinge and 4.1mm unfolded thickness, alongside a standard Fold8 and Flip8. Pre-orders are open now, with general availability August 7.
Google is ending its legal fight over the Epic Games antitrust ruling and will let third-party Android app stores in the US access the Play Store's app catalog starting July 22, under a new Play Catalog Access Program.
Google's first teaser officially names the Pixel 11 series, shows off a new circular LED ring called Pixel Glow, and sets an August 12 Made By Google event where pre-orders will open.
Parent company Oppo is expected to announce this week that OnePlus will exit the US and European markets entirely, limiting future device releases to China and India, according to Bloomberg and German outlet WinFuture — the culmination of rumors that began circulating in January 2026.
Apple released public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and watchOS 27 on July 13, headlined by a completely rebuilt Siri AI that holds conversations, reads on-screen content, and chains multi-step actions across apps.