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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
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This M3 iPad Air deal is 20% off — just in time for iPadOS 26 and proper windowing support
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. At WWDC this year, Apple announced iPadOS 26, which will finally introduce proper windowing support to the iPad. If you're looking to get in on the new features, the 11-inch iPad Air with Apple's M3 chip is on sale for Prime Day. Check out all the deals in Amazon's Prime Day Sale The 11-inch, M3 iPad Air is going for $479. This is the lowest price we've seen on the iPad Air with M3, which has a list price of $599. All-time low price The 11-inch iPad Air boasts Apple's powerful M3 processor, has 128GB of storage, uses Touch ID for authentication, and boasts a 12MP camera. It's ready for iPadOS 26 later this Check: $479 @ Best Buy View Deal For this sale, you can get 128GB of storage, Wi-Fi connectivity (cellular boosts the price to $629), and your choice of color. The 11-inch Air uses Touch ID for authentication, boasts 12-megapixel front and rear cameras, and is compatible with Apple Pencil Pro and the Magic Keyboard.M3 also supports Apple Intelligence features. At the moment, those aren't terribly. useful in my opinion, though it does mean you should eventually get the new Siri and anything else that comes down the pipe. iPadOS 26, which is expected to be released this fall, should greatly improve multitasking. Beyond a "liquid glass" redesign, the big feature for iPad is vastly improved windowing, letting you arrange them as you would on, well, most other computers. It should make that Magic Keyboard accessory far more useful if you opt for it. The new OS version will also add menu bars to apps. Apple's M-series chips have long felt overpowered in iPads, but iPadOS 26 may greatly enhance multitasking, which means you can make better use of the M3 in the iPad Air. Then again, the 11-inch form factor is pretty portable, so it'll be just fine as your go-to ebook reader, too. We are working hard to find the best computer hardware deals for you this Amazon Prime Day. We cover the hottest deals in real-time at our Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Live page. If you're looking for more savings, check out our Amazon Prime Day deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, or CPU Deals pages.
The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
iPhone 17: New leaks reveal release date and more
With WWDC now firmly in the rearview and iOS 26 in public beta, the countdown to the launch of Apple 's next iPhone is officially underway. Set to launch in September, the iPhone 17 is already being tipped as one of the tech giant's biggest upgrades in years. At its developer conference in June, Apple unveiled iOS 26, showing off a major redesign with a new 'liquid glass' look, plus a suite of Apple Intelligence features including live translation, smarter call handling and on-screen awareness. But while Apple Intelligence dominated the keynote, the full Siri revamp was notably absent. According to recent reports, it's still in the works, with many of Siri's more advanced capabilities now expected to arrive in 2026. Now, as the software continues to take shape, all eyes are turning to the iPhone 17 itself. From the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air to upgraded front cameras, a matte finish and a possible purple colourway, here's everything we know so far about Apple's upcoming phones. Apple iPhone 17 release date: When will the new smartphones launch? It's easy to predict the release date for the iPhone 17. It used to be that Apple only launched products on a Tuesday, and while that's changed to Mondays and Wednesdays for recent launches, its iPhone launches still happen every September like clockwork. Apple almost always announces its new line of smartphones on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday in the second week of September. To give you an idea, the iPhone 16 was announced on Monday 9 September 2024, the iPhone 15 on Tuesday 5 September 2023, the iPhone 14 on Wednesday 7 September 2022, and the iPhone 13 on Tuesday 14 September 2021. Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman has also weighed in, suggesting the keynote will take place during the week starting Monday 8 September, which is the week straight after Labor Day in the US – Apple's traditional launch window. Apple tends to avoid Fridays, and while Monday 8 September is a possibility, Gurman says Tuesday 9 or Wednesday 10 is more likely. So, I'm expecting Apple to unveil the iPhone 17 sometime between 8 and 10 September, most likely on Tuesday 9 September, with pre-orders going live on Friday 12 September. The iPhone 17 lineup could then be released on Friday 19 September. Apple iPhone 17 price: How much could the new handsets cost? iPhone pricing rumours are never all that reliable. Every year, leakers and analysts predict a price hike, and every year Apple tends to hold firm. But that might finally change in 2025. In May, The Wall Street Journal claimed that Apple was planning to raise iPhone prices later this year. The tech giant reportedly intends to attribute the hike to new features and design changes, rather than tariffs, in a bid to avoid political backlash. In the same month, Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all iPhones manufactured outside the US. Apple has already shifted some production to India, helping it avoid earlier tariffs, but this latest threat could still affect global pricing by the time the iPhone 17 launches. As for specifics, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported in March that the iPhone 17 Air, which is expected to replace the Plus model, will cost the same as the iPhone 16 Plus: $899 in the US and £899 in the UK. That could make it the most affordable of the new models, despite its slimmer design and potential battery trade-offs. Apple iPhone 17 design and display Majin Bu, a leaker with a mixed track record, claimed back in September 2024 that Apple was prototyping an iPhone with the volume and action buttons unified into one single button. It could work similarly to the capacitive camera control button seen on the iPhone 16 Pro. The biggest design overhaul looks set to arrive with the iPhone 17 Air. In March, notorious leaker IceUniverse claimed that the phone could be just 5.5mm thick – thinner than any iPhone Apple has ever released. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said last year that it will feature just a single 48MP rear camera in a new horizontal pill-shaped camera bar, and unusually, Apple Track claimed in late April 2025 that it will feature a USB-C port that's slightly off-centre to accommodate the slimmer chassis. The device is also rumoured to feature a 6.6in OLED display with ProMotion, Dynamic Island and Face ID. As for the rest of the range, a really early rumour from Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu, published in May last year, claimed that the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro will use a complex aluminium design instead of the titanium frame found on the 16 Pro. The 16 and 16 Plus already use aluminium, but the 16 Pro doesn't. Pu did suggest the iPhone 17 Pro Max could maintain the titanium frame, however. It's a downgrade in materials that I'm hoping won't come to fruition, but another report published by The Information in September adds credence to the leak and suggests that all four handsets will have an aluminium frame. The report states that the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will also boast an aluminium upper back half, while the bottom half will be glass, reportedly because wireless charging doesn't work with a metal rear. Again, it would be a big downgrade from the all-glass rear on the iPhone 16 Pro line right now, depending on how it's implemented. There will also be a larger rectangular camera bump, making the 17 Pro look more like a Google Pixel. In December, a semiconductor insider shared a render of what the new frame could look like on X. In April 2025, Majin Bu reported that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may launch in a new sky blue colourway, a softer hue similar to the latest MacBook Air. This would follow last year's desert titanium finish and pastel iPhone 16 colours like teal and ultramarine. Most recently, on 20 June, Bu shared another leak suggesting that Apple is also testing two new pastel purple and green colours for the base iPhone 17 models. Both are reportedly still in contention, but only one might make the final cut. Purple is said to be the frontrunner, described as 'a vibrant and modern hue crafted for those seeking a device with bold personality', while green offers a more muted, natural tone. These could replace some of the iPhone 16's brighter colour options, like pink or ultramarine. Jeff Pu claimed in his May 2024 report that, with the exception of the iPhone 17 Air, the iPhone 17 lineup will feature the same display dimensions as the iPhone 16. If true, that means the iPhone 17's display will measure 6.1in, the iPhone 17 Pro will feature the same 6.3in display, and the iPhone 17 Pro Max will still measure 6.9in. Pu claims that the iPhone 17 displays will be more scratch-resistant and boast a more anti-reflective coating, but that rumour has since been walked back due to reported production issues. One early 2024 rumour from The Elec, a media outlet specialising in Korean electronics, claims that the non-Pro models will receive the Pro's always-on display for the first time and that they'll also get ProMotion LPTO technology, giving it a dynamic refresh rate. Apple is also reportedly shifting the positioning of the Apple logo to sit lower on the back of the iPhone 17 Pro to accommodate a new full-width camera bar. This would be the first major repositioning since the iPhone 11. Leaked renders, shared by Bu in late June, suggest the redesign may centre the logo within a glass cutout below the aluminium camera bump, preserving wireless charging while changing how MagSafe accessories align. Accessory makers are reportedly already adapting their gear for this redesign, though it's unclear if the internal magnet placement will also change. Apple iPhone 17 specs Leaks about the iPhone 17's performance are beginning to trickle out. According to Bloomberg 's Gurman, all models (including the iPhone 17 Air) will feature an A19 chip, while the Pro and Pro Max will get an upgraded A19 Pro chipset. All four phones are also rumoured to ship with 12GB of RAM – a step up from the 8GB found in the iPhone 16 Pro to support future Apple Intelligence features. The iPhone 17 Air will also reportedly include Apple's own C1 modem (also found in the iPhone 16e) and won't have a SIM tray – even outside the US. Wi-Fi 7 support is expected across the entire range. The Pro models could also feature a new vapour chamber cooling system to help with heat dissipation. Apple iPhone 17 camera In an August 2024 report, Jeff Pu claimed in a research note that all four iPhone 17 models will feature a 24MP front-facing camera – a better lens than the 12MP front-facing camera on the iPhone 16. It's a rumour seconded by reliable leaker Ming-Chi Kuo in January 2024. In October 2024, Pu added that the iPhone 17 Pro would feature a 48MP telephoto snapper with 3.5x optical zoom and a redesigned triple camera array that runs horizontally across the rear. According to a YouTube video from FrontPageTech released in April, the Pro models may also gain a new video recording feature allowing users to capture footage from both the front and rear cameras at the same time. It's rumoured that it would let you overlay a selfie shot over outward-facing footage – a useful tool for vloggers or creators. In February 2025, Majin Bu showed more renders of the iPhone 17 lineup, this time of the camera array. In the renders, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max can be seen with a triple camera system placed horizontally across the top. The base iPhone 17 will stick to its two vertical cameras, and the iPhone 17 Air will feature just one single camera. Mark Gurman claimed in March 2025 that this will be a 48MP camera on the iPhone 17 Air. Apple iPhone 17 battery life While you might think that a thinner iPhone 17 Air would mean a worse battery life, Mark Gurman claims that the battery life in the iPhone 17 Air will be "on par with current iPhones', presumably the entry-level iPhone 16. This will be achieved, he says, thanks to some hardware and software optimisations, including the use of Apple's C1 modem – found in the iPhone 16e – a higher-density battery and the removal of an ultrawide camera, providing more room inside the phone for something bigger. According to a report in The Information, the iPhone 17 Air's ultra-thin design will come at a cost to battery life, with only 60 to 70 per cent of users expected to make it through a full day without recharging. That's a sharp drop compared to the 80 to 90 per cent average seen on other models. With a smaller battery packed into its slim chassis, Apple is reportedly preparing to offer a dedicated battery case, potentially an extra (and unwelcome) purchase. But in May, Bloomberg reported that the iPhone 17 Air could adopt a new silicon-anode battery developed by Apple supplier TDK. The company is expected to begin shipping the upgraded cells by the end of June, ahead of schedule, potentially giving Apple enough time to include them in the slimmer handset. The new tech could help extend battery life despite the smaller physical footprint. The verdict: Apple iPhone 17 rumours With rumours pointing to a slimmer iPhone 17 Air, design tweaks across the line-up and potential upgrades like a 48MP front camera and ProMotion trickling down to non-Pro models, the iPhone 17 could mark one of the more exciting updates in years – if the leaks are true. Pricing might not stay flat this year, with reports suggesting increases tied to new design costs and possible US tariffs. The move back to aluminium on the Pro models might feel like a step down, and while a new sky blue colour option could freshen things up, the iPhone 17 Air's single camera and speaker might split opinion. A new silicon-anode battery could help balance out its slimmer build, but the biggest unknown remains Apple Intelligence, with many features still delayed until 2026.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Apple Is Giving Your iPhone a Key New Feature for Commuters
The goal is to proactively help you avoid traffic and other delays, thus helping you save time. When Apple rolls out iOS 26, the next-gen operating system for your iPhone, it's going to bring several updates and features to some of your most-used apps. That includes Apple Maps. As revealed at June's WWDC, Apple's default navigation app is getting a feature called Visited Places, where your iPhone will keep track of where you've been and mark those locations, be it a restaurant or store, on your Map. That way, you can keep track of where you've been. Of course, Visited Places will be a feature that's end-to-end encrypted, so nobody but yourself will be able to keep track of your wearables. Plus, you'll need to enable it for your iPhone to track you. Additionally, your iPhone will be able to learn your daily routes and send you notifications if there's a delay, and even suggest an alternate route. Let's call these Commute Notifications. According to Apple, Maps 'learns the routes you travel regularly and can alert you about significant delays, even before you head out. If your routine changes, iPhone adapts to it so you can conquer your commute.' The neat thing with these Commute Notifications is that they work passively in the background. So, when you're doing things that wouldn't require using Apple Maps, such as driving to the gym or dropping the kids off at school, it can still send you delay/traffic alerts along with an alternative route suggestion. As with Visited Places, these Commute Notifications will be a feature that runs exclusively on your iPhone and is end-to-end encrypted. And you'll have to enable it. iOS 26 will roll out to all compatible iPhones this September. Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol's editorial team since 2014. As a Tech Staff Writer, he tracks everything in the consumer tech space, from headphones to smartphones, wearables to home theater systems. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Yahoo
Apple Is Giving Your iPhone a Key New Feature for Commuters
The goal is to proactively help you avoid traffic and other delays, thus helping you save time. When Apple rolls out iOS 26, the next-gen operating system for your iPhone, it's going to bring several updates and features to some of your most-used apps. That includes Apple Maps. As revealed at June's WWDC, Apple's default navigation app is getting a feature called Visited Places, where your iPhone will keep track of where you've been and mark those locations, be it a restaurant or store, on your Map. That way, you can keep track of where you've been. Of course, Visited Places will be a feature that's end-to-end encrypted, so nobody but yourself will be able to keep track of your wearables. Plus, you'll need to enable it for your iPhone to track you. Additionally, your iPhone will be able to learn your daily routes and send you notifications if there's a delay, and even suggest an alternate route. Let's call these Commute Notifications. According to Apple, Maps 'learns the routes you travel regularly and can alert you about significant delays, even before you head out. If your routine changes, iPhone adapts to it so you can conquer your commute.' The neat thing with these Commute Notifications is that they work passively in the background. So, when you're doing things that wouldn't require using Apple Maps, such as driving to the gym or dropping the kids off at school, it can still send you delay/traffic alerts along with an alternative route suggestion. As with Visited Places, these Commute Notifications will be a feature that runs exclusively on your iPhone and is end-to-end encrypted. And you'll have to enable it. iOS 26 will roll out to all compatible iPhones this September. Tucker Bowe has been on Gear Patrol's editorial team since 2014. As a Tech Staff Writer, he tracks everything in the consumer tech space, from headphones to smartphones, wearables to home theater systems. If it lights up or makes noise, he probably covers it.
Telegraph
5 days ago
- Telegraph
11 clever things your iPhone will soon be able to do with the next iOS update
Each June, Apple hosts its week-long Worldwide Developer Conference, also known as WWDC. It may sound like it's just for app developers, but this is where Apple reveals new features coming to its devices, including iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Apple Watch, later in the year. In 2025, those updates arrive in the form of a software update called iOS 26. It adds news tools to existing Apple gadgets and brings the biggest change to the way you use your iPhone since iOS 7 launched in 2013. I've been testing the early developer version of iOS 26, which I predict will be available to download in mid-September, following the next iPhone launch. Here are 11 clever things your iPhone will be able to do when the update rolls out. Some features even support smartphones as old as the iPhone 11. 1. Screen calls from unknown numbers With iOS 26, the phone app gets a full redesign. Favourite contacts now appear at the top, with recent calls and voicemails below on the same tab. But the bigger news is two new features. The first is call screening, which checks calls from unknown numbers for spam. When someone calls, they will be asked to say their name and the reason for calling. You will then receive the transcript of the conversation and can choose to answer or respond with an automated reply. The second is hold assist. It keeps your place in the queue when you are placed on hold. You can then go about your day and your iPhone will alert you when it's your turn, without having to endure the dreaded hold music. 2. See how long it will take for a full battery charge Most Android smartphones, including the Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, will let you know how long you have left to wait until their batteries are fully charged. Now your iPhone will too. You will see time estimates for reaching 80 per cent and a full charge. 3. Start a poll in messages Apple's Messages app will soon receive a couple of new features, including the option to add customised backgrounds to individual chats. This works much like what's already possible on WhatsApp. Messages from unknown senders will also be filtered out of the main chat list. You will also be able to create polls. I've found this useful for requesting dietary requirements for a dinner party or choosing the best available weekend for a short break. You can see who has voted, and if you press and hold on the poll, you will get more details, including a running tally for each option. Anyone in the chat can add a new option to the poll. In some instances, Apple Intelligence might even suggest starting a poll based on the conversation. 4. Adjust your alarm snooze duration If you use your iPhone as an alarm, the new iOS 26 software will allow you to adjust the snooze duration anywhere between one minute and 15 minutes. On the current version (iOS 18), the snooze duration is set as a default of nine minutes and this can't be changed. This small update gives you a bit more control over how your day starts. 5. Use AirPods to start a video recording or take a photo Apple's AirPods headphones already support features like conversation awareness mode, which lowers volume when it hears your voice. With iOS 26, the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC) will also let you remotely start and stop a video recording on your iPhone, or take a photo. A new camera control will appear in AirPods settings. You can choose to press and hold the stem or press once on the earbuds to use the AirPods as a camera. Just open the camera app and snap away. 6. Edit PDF documents MacBooks have long offered a photo-viewing app called Preview, which also allows you to view, edit and sign PDF documents. With iOS 26, it will now be available on iPhone, enabling you to tinker with PDFs directly from your iPhone without the need for a third-party application. You'll be able to highlight text, add notes, search within a document, or insert a saved signature. The app also lets you scan documents such as a passport directly from your iPhone. 7. Search for anything on your iPhone's screen All of the latest iPhones that support Apple Intelligence (iPhone 16e, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro) have a feature called visual intelligence. It helps you learn more about objects and places by identifying what's in your photos. For example, you could take a picture of a building in London and it would tell you what you're looking at. Visual intelligence is expanding with iOS 26. You will soon be able to search for something on your iPhone's screen by taking a screenshot (pressing the power button and volume up button simultaneously) and then highlighting the part of the screenshot you want to search for more information. This works similarly to the Circle to Search feature on Android phones. If the screenshot includes a date and time, a prompt will appear asking if you want to add it to your calendar. This is something Galaxy AI can do on the latest Samsung phones, so it's great to see Apple is finally catching up. 8. Live translation in calls and messages Apple has added live translations in both calls and messages with iOS 26. In the Messages app, you can turn on 'automatically translate' in a contact's information section. Translations are supported in English, German, Spanish (Spain), French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese. When it is switched on, message you send will automatically be translated into the selected language. Replies will be translated back into yours. For calls, if you tap on the 'more' icon when on a call in the phone app, there will be a 'live translation' option, where you can select between two languages. As you or the person you're talking to speaks, everything will be translated out loud into the requested language and a transcription will appear on each screen. 9. A more dynamic lock screen Apple tweaked the customisation options for the iPhone's home screen and lock screen with last year's iOS 18, but iOS 26 will offer a more dynamic redesign. The clock at the top of the photo shuffle wallpaper, which is the setting that cycles through photos of your choice, will now move around in line with the picture being displayed. You can also change the font and colour of the clock, along with the thickness of the typography. These are minor changes in the grand scheme of things, but more personalisation is always welcome. There's also a spatial scene option you can choose when customising your lock screen. This adds depth to any 2D photo, making it look like a 3D image. You can also do this in the Photos app with iOS 26. 10. Automatically categorise reminders The reminders app has gradually improved over the years and with iOS 26, you have the option to 'auto categorise' a list. This uses Apple Intelligence, which means you will need a newer iPhone, but you can now select 'auto categorise' from the three dots in the top-right corner of a reminder list and it will automatically sort everything in your list into groups of actions. 11. A new transparent design Along with all these new features, the user interface of the iPhone has been almost completely redesigned with iOS 26, with what Apple is calling 'Liquid Glass'. Icons such as the mail app, camera app and photos app are now translucent and semi-reflective, while menus, navigation and system bars float on top of content rather than getting in the way. The edges of app icons mimic the look of glass and actions such as moving the cursor across text look like a magnifying glass would, with a fluid movement that blurs at the edges as you move. There is also a new 'clear' option for apps that makes them look like they're etched onto glass. Apple iPhone iOS 26 FAQs When can I get iOS 26 on my iPhone? At the moment, iOS 26 is only available as a developer beta (an early version for testing), which is what you see in all the photos and videos I've used to help illustrate this article. You need to have an Apple developer account to access the developer beta. The public beta test of iOS 26 will be available from July, which you can sign up for at I recommend caution before downloading the public beta on your main device, however, as early software can often introduce issues. As for the final public build of iOS 26, a release date hasn't been revealed yet, though it is expected to land sometime in the middle of September 2025. The below iPhone models are compatible with iOS 26, though some of the features I've outlined above use Apple Intelligence. To enable these features, you will need any of the iPhone 16 models or last year's iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max iPhone 16e iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max iPhone 15 iPhone 15 Plus iPhone 15 Pro iPhone 15 Pro Max iPhone 14 iPhone 14 Plus iPhone 14 Pro iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 13 iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13 Pro iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 12 iPhone 12 mini iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro Max iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone SE (2nd generation or later) If you want to check which iPhone you own, go to 'settings' on your iPhone and then tap on 'general'. Under 'about' at the top, you will see a list of details, including 'model name'.
