WHY IT MATTERS Meta’s new VR Glasses cost less than half of Apple’s Vision Pro and weigh a fraction as much, thanks to a compute puck that solves the headset’s biggest complaint. Based on the demo, this isn’t just a cheaper alternative. It might be the better product. At Meta Connect 2026, the company unveiled … Read more
BOTTOM LINE The iPhone Duo is genuinely impressive execution, and it’s priced lower than the $2,499 many expected. It’s still $1,999 for a phone most people will never own, and I don’t think it makes foldables mainstream. Apple’s September keynote opened with a cold-open sketch, a string of people pitching increasingly over-the-top ideas for how … Read more
BOTTOM LINE Tim Cook’s fourteen years as Apple’s CEO end today, with John Ternus, the company’s longtime hardware chief, taking over. Cook never pretended to be the product visionary Steve Jobs was, but he took a $350 billion company and built it into one worth several trillion, all while critics kept asking if Apple could … Read more
BOTTOM LINE Apple’s new Mac mini now starts at $899, its second price increase in four months, as the AI-driven DRAM shortage spills into consumer hardware. The M6 chip is a genuine leap forward, but most buyers won’t have a workflow demanding enough to justify paying for it. Apple’s new Mac mini starts at $899, … Read more
BOTTOM LINE iOS 27 Beta 6 doesn’t introduce anything new. That’s deliberate. Apple has shifted from building features to stabilizing the conversational Siri, speed gains, and Liquid Glass redesign it introduced earlier this summer. With a public release expected in mid-September alongside the next iPhone lineup, the remaining betas are about making millions of users’ … Read more