Overview

• Apple made iOS 26 available today with the new Liquid Glass interface, with Apple Intelligence features limited to newer hardware such as iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 and 17 Pro models, and M‑series iPads and Macs.
• Apple Store estimates now place iPhone 17 and 17 Pro deliveries for September 30 to October 8 and the 17 Pro Max for October 8 to 15, with tighter launch‑day stock than prior years.
• In China, JD.com logged record first‑minute preorder traffic versus the entire first day for iPhone 16, while iPhone Air preorders were paused over integrated eSIM regulatory approvals that initially confine support to China Mobile.
• Early Geekbench runs reported for the A19 Pro show a 3,895 single‑thread score—about 11% over A18 Pro—and roughly 37% GPU gains, with new vapor‑chamber cooling in Pro models aimed at sustaining performance.
• Bloomberg reporting outlines roughly ten additional Apple products through spring 2026, including M5‑based MacBook Pros and an M5 iPad Pro, AirTags 2, a refreshed Apple TV with an N1 wireless chip, and a Vision Pro 2.