News, launches and India prices for iPhone.
Three days after launch, owners report inner displays failing in the same way. iFixit's teardown points at the hinge, but Apple has not commented.
Justice Jonathan Beach's remedies order covers rival stores, sideloading and alternative payments in Australia only, and it is not yet in force.
Parts for the newest Mac Studio and Mac mini went on sale at the same time through Apple's Self Service Repair programme.
Apple's October 20 supplier update names Perryman, Qnity, Broadcom, Corning, Coherent, TSMC and Amkor, and puts a $100 million commitment behind a new titanium source.
Estimates differ by model, retailer and minute, and some buyers can still pick up a phone on October 23.
Apple's first foldable iPhone went on pre-order on October 16 and on sale on October 23 in India, the US and 70-plus markets.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says US Apple Stores can make the iPhone Duo greet a new owner by name on first boot, in English and Spanish only. Apple has not confirmed it.
The report rests on unnamed supply chain sources. Apple has not commented, the cut varies by supplier, and the $100 price rise may soften any hit to revenue.
Reddit photos show pale or pinkish patches starting near the camera plateau on Burgundy iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max units. Apple has not commented, and the cause is unconfirmed.
Xcode 27.1 adds Duo support, and a new App Store Connect preview tool shows how product pages will look on the folding phone. Apple says customers get the device from October 23.
Software updates can stop the fault from striking healthy phones, but Apple says handsets that have already lost service cannot be fixed with code.
Apple's hardware engineering chief says the nano-texture layer that hides the crease can be swapped. Apple's repair price list puts it at $49 without AppleCare+, and it is not a DIY job.
Most standard Pro models still showed launch-day delivery after pre-orders opened on September 12, and GF Securities cut its Pro and Pro Max build forecast to 72 million units.
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at ₹1,64,900 in India against $1,199 in the US. GST-inclusive pricing, duties on imported components, retail margins and currency explain most of the gap.
Indian plants began iPhone 18 Pro production ahead of the September 9 launch for US and European demand, and Tata started with Pro models this time instead of easing in with base models.
The iPhone 18 Pro starts at ₹1,64,900 and the Pro Max at ₹1,79,900, both ₹30,000 above last year's launch prices, with 2TB models reaching ₹3,29,900.
Apple's first 2nm chip and a 48MP main camera with an adjustable aperture headline the new Pro models, which start at $1,199 and $1,299 in the US and ₹1,64,900 and ₹1,79,900 in India.
Ahead of the September 9 keynote, reports pointed to an A20 Pro, a variable aperture camera and a foldable expected to be called iPhone Ultra. It launched as the iPhone Duo at $1,999.
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