iPhone 18 Pro Max battery capacity jumps to 5,391mAh in China and 5,567mAh in the U.S., representing a meaningful upgrade from the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s 5,088mAh. The iPhone 18 Pro sees more modest gains, rising to 4,056mAh and 4,288mAh respectively, suggesting Apple is holding the line on smaller models.
Apple’s Mac mini has unexpectedly become a favorite among AI researchers despite never being designed as a server. The shift stems from its isolated setup, always-on capability, unified memory architecture, and cost advantage over cloud inference for running AI agents continuously.
WhatsApp is testing a green dot indicator showing when contacts are active, currently available in iOS beta. The feature respects privacy settings but appears only in chat info screens, limiting its practical utility for now.
Apple’s first foldable iPhone will be extremely hard to get at launch, with supply capped at just 500,000 to 1 million units in Q3 2026—compared to 20+ million for standard iPhone models. The $2,300-$2,500 device could see resale prices spike 50-100% above retail, with delivery delays stretching into December.
A Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro Max has been sealed in a time capsule until 2276, symbolizing modern technology for America’s 500th anniversary. The irony: this color won’t survive even one product cycle on the market, giving it permanence through preservation that it never achieved through sales.
Apple’s foldable iPhone Ultra will be announced in September 2025 but won’t be available until Q4 2026, with production limited to 7-8 million units. Priced between $2,299-$2,499, the device will likely sell out immediately upon pre-order, with delivery times stretching months.
Season 5 of “Trying” premieres July 8 on Apple TV, bringing a new emotional complexity as Princess and Tyler’s biological mother arrives. The weekly release schedule builds momentum for this story about how the family Nikki and Jason built gets complicated by unexpected connections from the past.
Silo Season 3 arrives on Apple TV+ this weekend with a major structural shift: a pre-apocalypse timeline running alongside the present-day story, revealing how the silos were actually built. Jessica Henwick and Ashley Zukerman anchor the origin sequences that fundamentally change what kind of show Silo is.
Plex has launched a five-year Plex Pass for $249.99—the original lifetime price—giving users a familiar cost while shifting to recurring revenue. The move offers savings over annual subscriptions but carries renewal risk, as pricing may change when the five years expire.
WhatsApp is testing a green dot indicator for iOS that shows when contacts are active in the app, but it’s currently hidden in the chat info screen—a buried menu most users never access. The feature respects privacy settings and may become more useful once WhatsApp launches its upcoming Contacts screen.