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In this week's episode:
AirPods with cameras are real, and Apple just showed how they’ll work - but they might not arrive until 2027.
Oops: Apple accidentally leaks 10+ unreleased devices.
iPhone 18 Pro Max might get big camera upgrades that regular Pro lacks.
Graham: I’m getting my app ready for OS 27 next month.
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AirPods with cameras are real, and Apple just showed how they’ll work - but they might not arrive until 2027.
Oops: Apple accidentally leaks 10+ unreleased devices.
iPhone 18 Pro Max might get big camera upgrades that regular Pro lacks.
 Sound bites:

"AI is my friend and I use it for everything"
"These AirPods supposedly coming for a while now"
"Infrared cameras can see what you're doing"

The Cult of Mac Podcast is back! We have a new lineup of hosts: Leander Kahney, Lewis Wallace, Graham Bower and Charlie Sorrel.
In this week's episode:
The all-glass iPhone is dead, but the compromise design still sounds droolworthy.
Apple Watches might get bigger screens, smaller screens, or no screen at all
Start saving now, big iPhone price hikes are coming, but we have practical advice you’ll not hear anywhere else
The world’s most boring sport is coming to Vision Pro, and it’s magical.
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iPhone 20’s (nearly) all-glass design is compromised, but it still sounds downright droolworthy Apple’s flashy 20th-anniversary iPhone is apparently not canceled—it’s still rumored to arrive in 2027.
Big screens, rounds screens, no screens: Revamped Apple Watch lineup Apple is reportedly looking at a much bigger Apple Watch rethink, as screen-free fitness trackers and smart rings gain traction. Stuff like Fitbit Air and the Oura Ring.
iPhone price hikes incoming If you’re eyeing an iPhone 18 Pro, brace yourself: analysts think the price could jump by roughly $100 to $300 when it arrives in September. 
Baseball on Vision Pro will be like teleportation to the ballpark Apple is bringing live Friday Night Baseball to Vision Pro in Apple Immersive Video—basically a far more “you’re at the ballpark” version of the usual broadcast.

This week: An announcement on the future of the podcast, which will be taking a brief hiatus, returning with Leander and Lewis.
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Griffin is going independent (and open to new opportunities)
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This week, with special guest Mikah Sargent: Apple’s big price hikes hit hard, what iOS will look like on the folding iPhone, changes in iOS 27 beta 2, what to do if you’re stuck on Siri AI waitlist, and all about how you can podcast and livestream from a Mac.
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Ouch: Apple’s Mac and iPad price hikes are brutalFrom the MacBook Neo to MacBook Pro to Vision Pro, Apple is raising prices across the board as soaring memory costs squeeze its margins.
Check out the best Amazon Prime Day deals on our favorite Apple gear

Resizable iPhone apps show what the folding iPhone will be likeNow that you can resize iPhone Mirroring to any arbitrary size, you can stretch the screen to the dimensions of Apple’s folding iPhone.
Extra Ordinary: Hidden In Plain Sight—A History of iOS Foreshadowing iPhone

iOS 27 beta 2: All the new features and changesiOS 27 beta 2 introduces several hidden changes, including smarter HomeKit camera notifications, Write with Siri, and other quality-of-life improvements.

Hack to skip the Siri AI waitlist no longer works — but there may be another wayThe hack that some Mac users were using to try out the new Siri AI, skipping the waitlist, no longer works — but there may be a new way.
How to file Apple bug reports (and why you should do it ASAP)

Podcasting and live-streaming from a MacDell UltraSharp U2719D Display
Elgato Prompter Display
Sony ZVE10 II mirrorless camera
Elgato Stream Deck MK.2
Heil PR 40 microphone
Sound Devices MixPre-3 II Audio Interface
Ecamm for Mac
Restream
Audio Hijack
Hazel
TextExpander
Keyboard Maestro

This week: Testing Siri AI against Apple’s bold claims, tons of extra details we’ve found in iOS 27, the big features coming later, and Apple’s major product launches on course for next year.
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I tested the new Siri AI against Apple’s own claimsI replicated demos from Apple’s WWDC26 keynote, using questions based on my own personal context. Here's how the Siri AI test went.

10 hidden iOS 27 features Apple barely mentioned at WWDC26Beyond Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, iOS 27 includes plenty of useful hidden features that make your iPhone smarter to use.

iOS 27 isn’t done yet: Additional features might arrive in SeptemberFrom a customizable Camera app to third-party AI in Siri, Apple may have three more surprises lined up for September.

Apple plans one of its most ambitious product waves ever for 2027Apple 2027 product releases ambitiously shape up to include camera AirPods, 2nd-gen foldable iPhone and 20th anniversary iPhone.
Trump says Apple and Intel will build chips together in US

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