Here are some of the top Apple stories from this week.
° Apple seems to be working a four-speaker surround sound system with HomePods.
° I’ve long wanted Apple to make its own game controllers; a new report says this may happen.
° Apple purportedly wants to squeeze more revenue from its App Stores.
° Apple recorded the most year-over-year smartphone growth of all major brands in quarter two.
° Counterpoint Research predicts that Apple will have 25% of the global foldable smartphone market by year’s end.
° The 2026 Emmy Awards began this weekend, with the winners announced for Creative Arts categories. So Apple TV is leading the pack with 20 wins, followed by HBO Max with 16 and Netflix with 13.
° Apple has bought Sonera, a company that makes non-invasive sensors that can measure neural signals from the brain.
° The UK plans to crack down on nude images regarding kids on Apple and Google platforms.
° Apple’s Mac now has 29.4% of the U.S. personal computer market.
° Apple’s iPhone 17 series generated over US$170 billion in wholesale revenue in its first year of sales, the highest ever for an iPhone series, according to Counterpoint Research.
° Apple drops to seventh on MBLM’s ‘”Brand Intimacy Report” rankings.
° Apple has debuted the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max.
° Apple has announced the AirPods 5, which it says delivers “the industry’s best Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) in an open-ear design and even better sound quality.”
° The new Apple Watch Health Sensing System enables a new readiness score and higher-frequency HRV.
° The new Apple Watch Ultra 4 boasts advanced health and fitness features and longer battery life.
° The Apple Watch Series 12 has new health sensors and new Apple silicon.
° Apple’s first foldable iPhone isn’t the “iPhone Fold” or “iPhone Ultra”; it’s the “iPhone Duo.”
° macOS 27 will arrive on September 14 along with other OS updates.
° TrendForce says the iPhone Duo is expected to capture 24.8% of the foldable smartphone market this year.
Article provided with permission from AppleWorld.Today
