Apple’s annual September event is now in the rearview mirror, with the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, Apple Watch SE 3, and AirPods Pro 3 set to launch this Friday, September 19. As always, there is more to come. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg‘s …
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The iPhone 17 is seemingly resonating with Chinese consumers, with seemingly strong preorder sales volume. The South China Morning Post reports that iPhone 17 sales at JD.com (a large online Chinese retailer) within the first hour of preorders going on sale exceeded the first day of iPhone 16 preorders last year. The base iPhone 17 with 256 GB storage was …
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What: Falcon 9 rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. When: Between 8:41 a.m. and 12:41 p.m. Saturday, according to SpaceX. If needed, the team has backup opportunities during the same time period Sunday. Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base. Landing: The first-stage booster, making its 28th flight, will land on the Of Course I Still …
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A SpaceX launch supporting the Department of Defense (DOD) is scheduled to liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday, according to the base. The launch window for the Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit opens at 8:41 a.m. and remains open until 12:41 p.m. According to the launch countdown on SpaceX’s website, liftoff is scheduled for …
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Apple has postponed preorders of the iPhone Air in mainland China, which were due to open today, with regulatory issues around eSIM almost certainly to blame. The Chinese store page for the super-slim iPhone says that “release information will be updated later” (translated from Chinese). Apple had originally announced that the Air would go on preorder in China at the …
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iOS 26 is coming in just three days, and it brings a new Liquid Glass design with translucent UI elements, rounded menu bars, simplified navigation, pop out menus, and more. Liquid Glass has been contentious during the beta testing period. Some people don’t feel like there’s enough translucency, and others think Apple has gone too far, impacting readability. Where do …
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Borderlands 4 is officially out – almost a day early for some people, and players on Steam have shown up in droves to jump into the latest loot shooter from Gearbox. The game has not only done very well for itself in terms of player activity, it also easily beat all other Borderlands games. Steam user reviews, however, aren’t as …
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One of 2025’s most-anticipated new games, Gearbox Software’s latest co-op looter shooter Borderlands 4, has finally launched in many regions on Windows PC, with further arrivals on the platform and on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles soon to come once the game’s launch times all come to pass. But while the new title is off …
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