Apple leaks reveal iPhone Fold specs, a tabletop robot, new MacBooks, and more

techspot - According to a Weibo post by well-known tipster Digital Chat Station, Apple's foldable iPhone will do away with Face ID and bring back Touch ID. However, instead of using a 3D ultrasonic under-display sensor, Apple is said to be opting for a side-mounted …

#mobiletech #innovation #apple #iphone #ios #gadget #technology #smartphone #foldable

Wait hang on so it looks like the only way to get a small iphone (5.3in in the purported foldable vs 5.42 in the Mini series) is to probably buy the most expensive iPhone ever? www.macrumors.com/2025/12/16/f...

2 months / bsky / @danhon.com / danhon.com

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Stock: Major iPhone Overhaul Coming with Foldable and New Models by 2027

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Foldable iPhone's Screen Sizes Leaked

2 months / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple leaks reveal iPhone Fold specs, a tabletop robot, new MacBooks, and more

2 months / techspot

iPhone Fold and more: Apple could release seven iPhone models per year by 2027

2 months / appleinsider

The Foldable iPhone Might Be ‘Small’

2 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry

digitaltrends - Smartphones are getting more AI features, not fewer, but rising memory prices may force manufacturers to ship phones with less RAM in 2026.The post You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry appeared first on Digit…

#mobiletech #chips #samsung #supplychain #pricing #semiconductor #technology #smartphone #memory

Apple's resilience amid crisis (3)
Consumer price surge impact (4)
Other industry and peripheral insights (4)
Smartphone shipment decline (3)
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Apple's resilience amid crisis

Apple Least Affected by Rising DRAM Prices

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

iPhone will do pretty well in 2026, as RAM prices hammer the smartphone industry

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Best Positioned to Weather DRAM Price Surge, Says Counterpoint

2 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Consumer price surge impact

All signs point to big laptop and smartphone price increases due to escalating memory shortage

2 months / mashable

Smartphones face a memory cost crunch – and buyers aren't in the mood

2 months / theregister / Carly Page

You might want to skip a phone upgrade in 2026, as memory crisis threatens industry

2 months / digitaltrends

Samsung hikes DDR5 prices 100%, reshaping device pricing in 2026

2 months / reddit / /u/CipherGarden

Other industry and peripheral insights

The Worst Thing About the RAM Shortage That Nobody’s Talking About

2 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Don't wait if you're planning to upgrade your RAM or SSD, Kingston rep warns — says 'prices will continue to go up,' NAND costs up 246%

2 months / tomshardware

Sapphire rep predicts DRAM prices will begin to stabilize in the next 6-8 months, but warns 'it may not be the prices we want' — GPU vendor says memory crisis is similar to tariff uncertainty

2 months / tomshardware

DRAM Price Hikes Have Minimal Impact on PC OEMs, Notes Report

2 months / techpowerup

Smartphone shipment decline

Rising Memory Costs Could Cut 2026 Smartphone Shipments, Apple Better Positioned Than Rivals [Report]

2 months / iclarified

Chips costs to hit smartphone shipments in 2026 – Counterpoint Research

2 months / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

Chip Crunch to Curb Smartphone Output in 2026, Researcher Says

2 months / bloomberg / Vlad Savov

All Other Stories

The Worst Thing About the RAM Shortage That Nobody’s Talking About https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-thing-about-the-ram-shortage-that-nobodys-talking-about-2000700185

2 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Gizmodo: The Worst Thing About the RAM Shortage That Nobody’s Talking About "....“black hole” of AI “sucking everything into it”..." https://gizmodo.com/the-worst-thing-about-the-ram-shortage-that-nobodys-talking-about-2000700185 #inflation #

2 months / bsky / @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy / ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy

Apple Best Positioned to Weather DRAM Price Surge, Says Counterpoint

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Early iOS 26 Software Leak Uncovers Dozens of Upcoming Apple Features

Juli Clover / macrumors - Software from an iPhone prototype running an early build of iOS 26 leaked last week, giving us a glimpse at future Apple devices and iOS features. We recapped device codenames in our prior article, and now we have a list of some of the most notable featur…

#hardware #innovation #digitalhealth #apple #health #ios #airtag #technology #smartphone #updates

iOS 26.3 gives an official glimpse of a convenient iPhone-to-Android migration tool

2 months / digitaltrends

iOS 26 leak, your iPhone’s next big Siri upgrade has a date

2 months / digitaltrends

Leaked iOS Code Reveals 'Health+' Subscription, AI-Powered Siri, AirTag 2 Features

2 months / iclarified

iOS 26 leak details multiple unreleased Apple products

2 months / appleinsider

Early iOS 26 Software Leak Uncovers Dozens of Upcoming Apple Features

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - Government seeks "nudity-detection algorithms" in iOS and Android, report says.

#apple #google #government #uk #internet #privacy #censorship #contentmoderation #smartphone #regulation

UK Demands Apple and Google Implement OS-Level Nudity Blocking and Age Verification

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones What if you have a medical problem and want to share an image with a Doctor for diagnosis - banned too arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

2 months / bsky / @ecowarriorss.bsky.social / ecowarriorss.bsky.social

The UK Wants Apple to Play Nanny on Nude Photos

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones

2 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

UK Wants Apple to Implement System-Wide Nudity Blocking by Default

2 months / iclarified

Apple, Google will be asked to block nude images until age is verified in the UK, report reveals

2 months / mashable

UK Wants All iPhones to Block Explicit Images Unless You Prove Age

2 months / reddit / /u/quiplaam

Apple’s 2026 Foldable iPhone Leak Reveals Design Details

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - The latest leak offers detailed insights into Apple’s first foldable iPhone including design camera and display features ahead of its 2026 launch.The post Apple’s 2026 Foldable iPhone Leak Reveals Design Details first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#innovation #apple #iphone #supplychain #camera #gadget #technology #smartphone #foldable

How Apple May Be Lining Up an All-Screen iPhone for 2027

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

How Apple May Be Lining Up an All-Screen iPhone for 2027

2 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Apple Leak Confirms Work on Foldable iPhone, AirTag 2, and Dozens More Devices

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple Prototype Leak Reveals Roadmap for Foldable iPhone, Home Robot, M6 Macs, More

2 months / iclarified

iPhone Fold Isn't Even Out Yet, But Samsung Might Already Be Copying The Design

2 months / bgr

Apple Leak Confirms Work on Foldable iPhone, AirTag 2, and Dozens More Devices

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

iPhone Fold Touch ID rumor appears again, suggesting Face ID too thick

2 months / appleinsider

Apple’s 2026 Foldable iPhone Leak Reveals Design Details

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Foldable iPhone to Use Side-Mounted Touch ID to Achieve Ultra-Thin Design [Rumor]

2 months / iclarified

Leak Reveals Foldable iPhone Details

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe

Abhinaya Prabhu / techfundingnews - Europe’s push for digital sovereignty has transformed clouds, networks, and data infrastructure into strategic priorities. Yet the most…

#startups #vc #cybersecurity #mobiletech #infosec #government #europe #privacy #encryption #smartphone

Soverli Raises $2.6M in Pre-Seed Funding

2 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Soverli Secures $2.6M To Advance Sovereign Smartphone Technology

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Swiss startup Soverli secures $2.6M to rethink smartphone security in Europe

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Zurich-based Soverli raises €2.2 million to bring sovereign security to everyday smartphones

2 months / eu-startups / Rahul Raj

Soverli raises $2.6M to develop sovereign smartphone architecture

2 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Google is bringing Gemini live translation to your headphones (unless youre using an iPhone, of course)

mashable - Google's Gemini-powered live language translation is now supported by any headphones you've got, but not any phone you've got yet.

#mobiletech #voice #apple #google #android #aiethics #alphabet #iphone #smartphone #gemini

Google Tranlsate Unlocks Gemini AI Live Speech Translations for All Android Users

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Gemini 3 Pro is extremely good at generating new math visualizations (this proof is novel, i.e. nowhere in its training data, and yet it nailed it perfectly)

2 months / reddit / /u/Ryoiki-Tokuiten

Google Translate Expands Live Translation To All Earbuds On Android

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Epoch predicts Gemini 3.0 pro will achieve a SOTA score on METR

2 months / reddit / /u/Outside-Iron-8242

Google Turns Ordinary Headphones Into Instant Language Interpreters

2 months / cnet / Ty Pendlebury

Google is bringing Gemini live translation to your headphones (unless youre using an iPhone, of course)

2 months / mashable

Google Deepmind: Gemini rolling out an updated Gemini Native Audio model, built with Audio

2 months / reddit / /u/BuildwithVignesh

Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android

2 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google Translate brings real-time speech translations to any headphones

2 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Google Translate now lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code

Juli Clover / macrumors - The AirTag 2 will include a handful of new features that will improve tracking capabilities, according to a new report from Macworld. The site says that it was able to access an internal build of iOS 26, which includes references to multiple unreleased pr…

#hardware #mobiletech #apple #ios #airtag #gadget #technology #smartphone #findmyiphone

Hidden iOS 26 Code Hints at New ‘AirTags 2’ Features

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

New HomePod mini and AirTag 2 Surface in Leaked Apple Code

2 months / iclarified

AirTag 2 to get improved tracking in crowds and while moving

2 months / appleinsider

Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is launching today a new Emergency Live Video feature that lets Android users in the US share a live video feed with first responders during an emergency situation.The post Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US appeared first on Th…

#mobile #google #android #streaming #us #privacy #technology #emergencyservices #smartphone #safety

Google launches Android Emergency Live Video to assist 911 calls

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Android users can now share a live video on 911 calls | Emergency Live Video is rolling out today on phones running Android 8 or later.

2 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

This feature could help give emergency dispatchers context in circumstances like car accidents, fires, or medical crises.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google rolling out Android Emergency Live Video sharing

2 months / reddit / /u/hunterd189

You can now share live video with emergency services on Android

2 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Google Launches Android Emergency Live Video in the US

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

New Android Feature Lets You Beam Live Video to Emergency Services

2 months / cnet / Abrar Al-Heeti

Android Has A New Safety Feature You'll Pray You Never Need, But You Should Be Aware Of It

2 months / bgr

Android users can now share a live video on 911 calls

2 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Android’s new Emergency Live Video feature helps responders see exactly what you’re facing

2 months / digitaltrends

Apple's First Foldable iPhone to Trigger 30% Market Surge in 2026 [IDC]

iclarified - Apple's first foldable iPhone is expected to spark a major jump in the foldable smartphone market, with global shipments forecast to grow 30% year over year in 2026. The projection comes from new data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), …

#apple #chips #iphone #supplychain #manufacturing #technology #oled #smartphone #foldable #timcook

Apple's First Foldable iPhone Will Storm The Market Despite Its Higher Price Tag

2 months / bgr

Apple's First Foldable iPhone to Trigger 30% Market Surge in 2026 [IDC]

2 months / iclarified

Samsung Display will make 11 million OLED panels for Apple's foldable iPhone in 2026

2 months / reddit / /u/snowfordessert

iPhone Fold Expected to Claim 22% of Foldable Market, 34% of Revenue in First Year

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Supply chain report claims Apple is preparing for strong iPhone Fold demand

2 months / appleinsider

Google Unlocks AI Gestures on Pixel Watch 4—Here’s What They Can Do

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Google is rolling out new AI-powered updates for the Pixel Watch 4 today, adding expanded one-handed gestures and faster Smart Replies ahead of the holiday season. The goal is to make the watch easier to use when your hands are full, whether you’re shoppi…

#ai #wearables #google #aiethics #gadget #technology #smartphone #smarthome

Your Pixel Watch 4 is getting two more gestures for easier one-handed use

2 months / digitaltrends

Pixel Watch 4 Gains New Smart Gestures in December Feature Drop

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google Unlocks AI Gestures on Pixel Watch 4—Here’s What They Can Do

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Google rolls out new AI features for the Pixel Watch 4

2 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Google is reviving wearable gesture controls, but only for the Pixel Watch 4

2 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google Photos Gets Redesigned Video Editor on Mobile

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google Photos is getting a major set of highlight video-related updates across Android, iPhone, and iPad.The post Google Photos Gets Redesigned Video Editor on Mobile appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#software #mobile #google #android #ios #apps #ux #videogames #smartphone

Google Photos for iOS Gets Redesigned Video Editor

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Google Photos’ New Video Editor Is Shockingly Good—Here’s What’s New

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google Photos Gets Redesigned Video Editor on Mobile

2 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Google Photos rolls out new video editing tools

2 months / mashable

Google Photos Just Became The Built-In CapCut Alternative Android Needs

2 months / bgr

Google Photos’ new video editor makes it more like Capcut

2 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Google Photos for iOS Gets Redesigned Video Editor

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Google Photos launches new video editing tools

2 months / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

Juli Clover / macrumors - iFixit today announced the launch of a new iFixit app that's available to download from Apple's App Store (and the Play Store on Android devices). It includes all of the iFixit repair guides in a format that's ideal for mobile devices, along with a workbe…

#mobile #aiethics #apps #ux #batteries #diy #technology #repair #smartphone

New iFixit App Might Be the Only Repair Tool Your Phone Needs

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

iFixit Launches Free App To Help Users Repair Apple Products And More

2 months / bgr

iFixit Made an AI Assistant to Help You Fix Your Gadgets (and It’s Free, for Now)

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

www.engadget.com/general/ifix...

2 months / bsky / @reki.gay / reki.gay

iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

iFixit app returns to the App Store with AI guidance and battery warnings

2 months / appleinsider

iFixit’s new app uses AI to help you repair your stuff

2 months / engadget / Daniel Cooper

I Predicted My Phone Battery's Date of Death and You Can, Too. Here's How

2 months / cnet / Katie Collins

iFixit Put a Chatbot Repair Expert in an App

2 months / wired / Boone Ashworth

iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’

2 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

Anna Washenko / engadget - Google and Apple have long existed as polar opposites, each ruling over their tech kingdoms with little interest in cooperation. But the latest build of Android's Canary operating system hints at an unusual instance of collaboration between the brands, wi…

#mobiletech #apple #google #android #iphone #ux #technology #smartphone #updates #operatingsystems

Google and Apple are working on easier phone switching – yes, really

2 months / techspot

Leak reveals native Android-to-iOS transfer tool

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Apple and Google are working together to simplify moving between iOS and Android

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Android’s latest Canary release lays the groundwork to help you seamlessly switch to iPhone

2 months / digitaltrends

A new build of Android has been released that will make it easier for Android and iPhone switching to take place in the future.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Switching between Android and iOS is about to get easier

2 months / mashable

Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Switching From iPhone to Android Is About to Get Shockingly Easy

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Apple and Google's iPhone-Android switching update starts to roll out

2 months / appleinsider

Switching Between iPhone and Android Will Get Easier With New Apple and Google Collaboration

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]

iclarified - Apple has seeded a second Release Candidate (RC 2) for iOS 26.2 to developers, arriving less than a week after the initial RC build. The release suggests that Apple discovered a specific issue requiring a fix before the software is cleared for the general…

#software #mobiletech #apple #ios #technology #smartphone #updates #operatingsystems #developertools #timcook

iOS 26.2 delayed: Apple issues second Release Candidate to testers

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Following the initial release candidates, Apple has supplied a second build of iOS 26.2, as it prepares for a formal release of its operating system updates ahead of the holidays.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Second release candidate of iOS 26.2 surfaces ahead of public release

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]

2 months / iclarified

Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 RC 2 Ahead Of Official Release

2 months / bgr

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18

digitaltrends - If the under-display solution lives up to expectations, it could reshape how iPhones look and feel, and push the smartphone world further toward full-screen design.The post Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18 appeared f…

#mobiletech #innovation #apple #iphone #technology #oled #smartphone

New iPhone 18 Pro Leak Reveals Under-Display Face ID

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

New iPhone 18 rumor says Face ID is disappearing under the screen

2 months / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

iPhone 18 Pro's Under-Display Face ID Tech Reportedly In Testing

2 months / bgr

Apple Begins Testing Under-Display Face ID for iPhone 18 [Rumor]

2 months / iclarified

Continuing the back and forth of rumors over under-display Face ID, a new leak claims that Apple plans to introduce it in the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18

2 months / digitaltrends

New leak revives claim of under-display Face ID for iPhone 18 Pro

2 months / appleinsider

iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID

2 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]

iclarified - Apple, Google, and Samsung are pushing back against a proposal in India that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based location tracking enabled at all times. The plan, still under review, has raised strong objections over privacy, security,…

#techpolicy #apple #google #samsung #india #asia #privacy #smartphone #satellite

Apple May Have to Enable Always-On GPS in India

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple May Have to Enable Always-On GPS in India

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Sanchar Saathi: Surveillance In The Garb Of Safety?

2 months / inc42 / Team Inc42

Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]

3 months / iclarified

India's request for satellite-aided iPhone location data is a privacy nightmare

3 months / appleinsider

Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - India is planning to mandate always-on satellite location tracking on all smartphones, which Apple, Google warn would turn phones into surveillance tools.The post Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal first appeared on iPhone in …

#techpolicy #apple #samsung #government #india #security #privacy #smartphone #satellite #digitalprivacy

Govt Mulls Always-On Phone Location Tracking Proposal For Smartphones: Report

3 months / inc42 / Bhupendra Paintola

India Reviews Telecom Industry Proposal For Always-On Satellite Location Tracking

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Apple, Samsung Protest India’s Smartphone Surveillance Proposal

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

India is reportedly considering another draconian smartphone surveillance plan

3 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

iPhone Fold Rumors Point To eSIM-Only Design

bgr - With Apple's first foray into foldables reportedly on the way, going eSIM-only for the iPhone Fold may make room for things like improved battery life.