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Greg Joswiak talks iPhone Duo in-store availability and demand ahead of launch
Friday is iPhone Duo launch day, and there are a lot of eager customers hoping to walk into an Apple Store and get one after a messy pre-order launch. In a new interview with TechRadar, Apple marketing SVP Greg Joswiak offered insight into demand and in-store availability for the first foldable iPhone.
Read MoreApple is finally catching up with Siri, but the goalposts are moving again
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While it is great that Siri AI can finally deliver Apple’s promise of an actually useful, personal assistant for the age of AI, expectations surrounding agentic assistants are quickly shifting. But Apple is showing it might not watch from the sidelines again.
Read MoreTesla skipped the most important shareholder question on its earnings call
Tesla skipped one of its top shareholder questions on its Q3 2026 earnings call: when Hardware 3 owners will find out if they get a free computer upgrade for the unsupervised “Full Self-Driving” they paid for.
The question ranked fifth by shares on Say. Tesla read and answered questions ranked below it. It went past this one without a word.
Read MoreThis iOS app is replacing scanners for good, and it’s on sale for $25 (Reg. up to $199)
iPhone Duo hands-on review, Apple announces MacBook Pro and Tell event
Ahead of its official launch, Chance has spent a week with the iPhone Duo and he is here to tell us all about his experiences with Apple’s new foldable phone, including the various poses, state of the software, Touch ID versus Face ID, battery life and more. Also, Apple announces yet another product event, so we preview what the company is preparing to ‘Pro and tell’ us.
And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin tests the new HomePod Sound Glow feature, and Apple says its new Apple Music logo was “built by sound”. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.
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Today’s Apple Books and audiobook deals from $1
Be sure to go lock-in your Apple TV 4K pre-order discount while you still can, but we do have today’s lineup of the best Apple Books deals: 26 Beauties, A Clockwork Orange, A Going Concern, Black Trillium, Close Her Eyes, Cosmic Queries, and more. Then scope out AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, this huge $900 price drop on Apple’s 36GB M5 Max MacBook Pro, and the iPhone Duo-ready Apple Pencil (USB-C) as low as $61.
Read MoreTesla now says it needs its own maps for FSD after years of dismissing maps
Tesla says it’s building its own maps to fix some of the most common problems with its “Full Self-Driving” system, including reading speed limits, parking, and choosing routes. The company’s head of AI described the effort on Tesla’s Q3 2026 earnings call.
It’s a notable shift for a company whose CEO spent years arguing that self-driving systems relying on maps are brittle. And it shows Tesla’s fleet is now doing the same job Waymo’s cars do: mapping the roads so the self-driving system knows what it can’t reliably figure out on its own.
Tesla fans argue that Waymo’s approach differs because it creates HD maps with lidar, but ultimately both are creating their own maps; if your argument is that Tesla’s maps are less well-defined and needed for driving for different reasons than Waymo’s, you don’t really have an argument.
Read MoreMy favorite 3-in-1 foldable MagSafe charger: Anker Prime 25W now nearly 35% off
We featured the most recent price drop on the latest Anker Prime 25W Qi2.2 3-in-1 Foldable MagSafe Charger at nearly 35% off, and today we are highlighting the same deal on the white model. You can indeed land my personal favorite option in the Phantom Gray treatment (a sort of Space Gray vibe) at the same discounted rate, but for those with a penchant for the light, bright, and minimalist, the Radiant White model is at the ready.
Read MoreFerrari Luce EV starts at $560,800 in the US, $80K less than expected
Ferrari’s first electric car, the Luce, will start at $560,800 in the US, with American deliveries planned for the second quarter of 2027. Car and Driver first reported the figure, and Ferrari has confirmed it.
That’s roughly $80,000 under the ~$640,000 number that has followed the Luce since its unveiling in May, including in our own coverage. But Americans aren’t getting a deal.
Read MoreHere are 40+ new iPhone Duo cases on sale at Amazon starting down at $14
We detailed some notable all-time lows on Apple’s official iPhone 18 Pro cases from $31 this morning and, while its iPhone Duo Folio with Kickstand and the basic iPhone Duo Case, there are plenty of deals on cases for Apple’s new foldable. We have detailed some of our favorites from Pitaka and SANDMARC already, but there are plenty more live on Amazon right now – you’ll find 40+ different iPhone Duo cases on sale below starting from just $14 Prime shipped.
Read MoreOrangetheory adds Apple Watch in-studio workout tracking for a one-time fee
Starting tomorrow, Orangetheory Fitness will allow members to connect the Apple Watch to the club’s proprietary in-studio performance-tracking experience. Using a personal Apple Watch with the Orangetheory system will require a one-time fee.
Read MoreToday’s Android app deals and freebies: Pixel Golf, Lantern Mail, Through the Darkest of Times, more
Today’s best Google Play app and game deals are ready, including Pixel Golf, Lantern Mail, Through the Darkest of Times, Ryan World – Challenge, WindWings: Galaxy Attack, 1942 Pacific Front Premium, Save the Puppies Premium, and more. Just be sure to check out Google’s latest Pixel 11 Pro Fold at up to $419 off, this brand new condition Galaxy S26 Ultra model at $420 off, and the ongoing FREE gift card offers on the new Galaxy Tab S12 while you still can.
Read MoreArc browser gets a sunset date, and users have two months to move on
The Browser Company announced plans to discontinue its flagship Arc browser in favor of a new browser project called Dia. Today, Arc received a sunset date that gives users exactly two months to move on from the discontinued app.
Read MoreToday’s Apple TV deals: Up to 90% off horror collections, X-Files, Stephen King bundles, more
Today’s lineup of the best Apple TV deals is now ready to roll, including titles like The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Extended Edition), The X Trilogy, The Predator, The Butterfly Effect Collection: The Butterfly Effect & The Butterfly Effect 2, Stephen King 8 Movie Collection, Slashers: 15-Film Collection, Shrek 4-Movie Collection, Immaculate, and more. go secure your Apple TV 4K pre-order discount whiel you still can and upgrade your iPhone Duo rig with a new set of AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, and then scope out this giant $900 price drop on Apple’s 36GB M5 Max MacBook Pro, the iPhone Duo-ready Apple Pencil (USB-C) as low as $61, and these official Apple iPhone 18 Pro/Max cases at all-time lows too.
Read More1Password launches solution for safely using logins with AI agents
Amazon has loads of physical PS5 games at up to 70% off right now
PlayStation launched a massive Planet of the Deals sale on the PS Store this week, loaded with thousands of deals on digital titles. Amazon is, however, serving up a number of notable discounts on PS5 games this week as well, but all in physical form with an actual disc. From Mouse: P.I. For Hire and Resident Evil titles through to PRAGMATA, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, and NBA 2K27, you’ll find some highlights up top here and even more waiting down below.
- Mouse: P.I. For Hire $25 (Reg. $30)
- PRAGMATA $50 (Reg. $60)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition $45 (Reg. $50)
- Resident Evil Requiem $50 (Reg. $70)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth $20 (Reg. $50)
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II $30 (Reg. $40)
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows Standard Edition $30 (Reg. $50)
- Borderlands 4 $20 (Reg. $50)
- Resident Evil 3 $16 (Reg. $30)
- The Adventures of Elliot: Millennium Tales $45 (Reg. $60)
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection $49 (Reg. $70)
- OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 $30 (Reg. $50)
- NBA 2K27 $50 (Reg. $70)
- And even more down below…
Tesla pushes Optimus deliveries to late 2027, says hands still a problem
Elon Musk now says Tesla will start delivering Optimus humanoid robots to outside customers around the end of 2027. On Tesla’s Q3 2026 earnings call, he said the hands, the robot’s durability and its AI all still need work before then.
Those are the same three problems every humanoid robot company is fighting. And despite Musk’s claim that nobody is close to Tesla, XPeng and Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics look at least as far along.
Read MoreDeals: Pixel 11 Pro Fold up to $419 off, S26 Ultra $420 off, HP OLED Copilot+ PC all-time low, more
Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by a chance to score Google’s latest Pixel 11 Pro Fold at up to $419 off alongside this Galaxy S26 Ultra model at $420 off via Amazon. And for today only, we have HP’s 2K OLED Snapdragon X 16GB/512GB Copilot+ PC down at the $600 all-time low, these 240W USB-C cables with mini displays at $12 each, and the ongoing deal on Amazon’s all-new Fire TV Stick 4K down at $30 (50% off). Head below for a closer look.
Read MoreDeals: MacBook Pro $900 off, Apple Pencil (USB-C) from $61, Apple TV 4K, MacBook Neo, more
You can still lock in your Apple TV 4K pre-order discount before delivery dates slip ever further, much like the new HomeView, and we also have AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off. But today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by iPhone Duo-ready Apple Pencil (USB-C) as low as $61 at Amazon (more details here), alongside a giant $900 price drop at Amazon on this 36GB M5 Max MacBook Pro (the lowest price ever). We have MacBook Neo at $120 off courtesy of the Apple refurb store, these 240W USB-C cables with mini displays at just $12 each, and much more below.
Read MoreThis Galaxy S26 Ultra model is $420 off at Amazon today
While we did catch this model for a little bit lower recently, that deal came and went very quickly and the $420 price drop you can land on a brand new condition Galaxy S26 Ultra at Amazon today is still a very notable one.
Read MoreTesla (TSLA) quietly cuts 2026 capex guidance to $20B
Tesla has lowered its 2026 capital spending forecast. In its Q3 10-Q, the company now says it expects capital expenditures “to be in excess of $20 billion in 2026,” down from the “more than $25 billion” it had guided since April.
The change was in the 10-Q Tesla filed Wednesday, not in the shareholder letter it released the same day. And it lands in a quarter where Tesla reported $1.53 billion of positive free cash flow, a number that depends a lot on timing.
Read MoreToday’s iOS app deals and freebies: Control, Death Stranding, Codenames, more
Today’s lineup of the best iOS game and app deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Control Ultimate Edition, DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT, 7Days: Backer, Codenames, Through the Darkest of Times, Stair Quest, KOI Remake, Blue Wednesday, and more. You can still lock in your Apple TV 4K pre-order discount and upgrade your iPhone Duo setup with a fresh set of AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, just be sure to scope out this giant $900 price drop on Apple’s 36GB M5 Max MacBook Pro, the iPhone Duo-ready Apple Pencil (USB-C) as low as $61, and these official Apple iPhone 18 Pro/Max cases at all-time lows from $31 as well.
Read MoreApple reportedly boosts iPhone Duo orders by more than 40% given strong demand
Supply chain reports suggest that Apple has increased iPhone Duo orders by more than 40% in response to what the company described as “extraordinary” pre-order demand.
Delivery dates started slipping literally within a minute or so of pre-orders opening, and it wasn’t immediately clear whether this reflected high demand or poor supply. This latest report seems to point firmly to the former …
Read MoreNBA 2K27 hits Amazon all-time low on all platforms at 30% off
While pre-order discounts are still live on the highly-anticipated Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (releases in two weeks!), with the 2026-27 NBA season now underway, this morning we are featuring Amazon all-time low pricing on NBA 2K27. You’ll now find boxed copies sitting at Amazon all-time low pricing on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Regularly $70, all three versions are sitting down at $49.94 shipped for nearly 30% in savings and the lowest we have tracked to date at Amazon:
- NBA 2K27 PS5 $50 (Reg. $70)
- NBA 2K27 Switch 2 $50 (Reg. $70)
- NBA 2K27 Xbox $50 (Reg. $70)
