Details that surfaced today from Chinese regulatory filings and posts by longtime leaker Ice Universe point to a meaningful jump in battery capacity for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max. The device could ship with a 5,567mAh cell in its U.S. version. That figure sits nearly 500mAh above the capacity of the iPhone 17 Pro Max and marks one of the largest single-year gains Apple has targeted in recent memory.
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Liel Farhat enjoyed a sailing trip with friends near Athens when her iPhone 16 Pro ended up in the sea during a swimming stop. She had set the device down to take a photo. It slid into a net on the yacht and disappeared beneath the surface.
Plug a recent iPhone into Anker’s Smart Display Nano Charger, priced at $25.99 (was $39.99), and the small screen wakes up right away. It flashes the model name for a moment before settling into numbers that show exactly how much power flows in and where the battery sits. That quick recognition sets the tone for what Anker built here.
Recent checks on Apple’s supply chain point to a launch strategy heavy on anticipation and light on immediate stock. The company appears ready to show its first foldable handset, the rumored iPhone Ultra, in September, yet early buyers could face weeks or months of waiting lists and marked-up resale prices. This setup recalls past launches where demand ran far ahead of what factories could deliver right away.
Apple launched the first iPhone Air last year as a deliberate step toward extreme thinness. At just 5.6 millimeters thick, the device used a titanium frame and careful internal engineering to deliver a phone that felt unlike anything else in the lineup. It sold well, roughly twice as strong as the model it replaced in some markets. Yet feedback quickly highlighted two areas where the bold design created clear compromises: a single rear camera and battery life that struggled to match expectations during long days of use.
A visit by iFixit to one of China’s large battery production sites offers a rare look at how replacement batteries for iPhones actually get finished and tested. The team captured the work on video, showing lead teardown technician Shahram Mokhtari walking through the final assembly steps that turn a bare lithium-polymer cell into a complete, safe pack ready for installation.
Apple announced broad price increases for its Mac computers and iPad tablets on June 25. Sharp rises in memory and storage component costs prompted the changes, which touch entry-level models as well as several higher-end configurations.
Darkness swallows the apartment building as the Category 5 hurricane slams the coast in Netflix’s Unhinged. The electricity goes out, the stairwell locks, and Ava soon realizes she’s sharing the space with something far more dangerous than wind and rain. Her only way to contact anyone who can help her is through the device that most people carry with them wherever they go.
Recent video renders from a well known Apple leaker along with strings found in the first iOS 27 developer beta have supplied the clearest picture so far of the foldable iPhone Ultra that Apple has in development. Multiple reports now refer to this model as the iPhone Ultra and describe it as the new flagship that will sit above the regular Pro versions in the fall lineup.
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Exploration of the iOS 27 developer beta has turned up several strings of code that seem built specifically for a folding iPhone. These references include terms for tracking foldState along with the mechanical angle of a hinge measured in degrees. Such details would allow the operating system to understand exactly how the device is positioned at any given time, potentially unlocking new ways for apps to respond when the screens sit at different angles.