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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.
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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.
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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)

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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.
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This week: We’re unpacking all the week’s WWDC announcements — Siri AI, new Apple Intelligence features, Liquid Glass changes and all the software features Apple didn’t talk about! Plus: Our WWDC prediction results…
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Siri gets major redesign with chat interface and dedicated appApple reinvented its smart assistant Siri as “Siri AI,” with a new range of advanced capabilities and its own dedicated app.

Why the EU won’t get iOS 27’s biggest new featureApple says EU iPhone and iPad users will miss out on Siri AI in iOS 27 due to ongoing regulatory disputes over the Digital Markets Act.

15 great new Apple Intelligence features to try (beyond Siri AI)In addition to Siri's revamp, the WWDC26 keynote outlined a slew of new Apple Intelligence features.

macOS 27’s best new features go far beyond Siri AI and Liquid Glass tweaksmacOS 27 introduces a refined Liquid Glass design, Siri AI, deeper Apple Intelligence integration and a host of performance improvements for your Mac.

watchOS 27 brings Siri AI, smarter Workout Buddy and a lot more to the Apple WatchFrom Siri AI to smarter Workout Buddy, here's what watchOS 27 will bring to the Apple Watch this fall.
What it means for watchOS to drop support for your Apple Watch

Our WWDC26 predictionsCongratulations to listener Stephen Morgan, who scored 9 points.

This week: The leaked colors coming on the iPhone 18 Pro, the powerful software features coming to the folding iPhone, reports that the Vision Pro’s death are greatly exaggerated, reports that smart glasses are greatly delayed, and our WWDC keynote predictions!
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Best look yet at four iPhone 18 Pro colors: Can dark cherry top cosmic orange?Apple's iPhone 18 Pro color lineup may have just been revealed, thanks to images of a fresh batch of dummy units.

iOS 27 might finally bring split-screen multitasking to the iPhoneWith iOS 27, designed to support the folding "iPhone Ultra," Apple might solve one of the biggest problems with foldable devices.

First Apple smart glasses may not arrive until late 2027You will have to wait another year for Apple's smart glasses, with their launch supposedly only happening in late 2027.

They say Vision Pro is doomed, but I just bought one anywayIs it weird that I just bought an Apple Vision Pro when everyone says the platform is dead? Maybe. But I have zero regrets.

Our WWDC26 predictionsIt is time for us on the Cult of Mac podcast to lay out our predictions for Apple’s WWDC26 Keynote.
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