APPLE'S FOLDING FUTURE: iPhone Duo Joins New Watches and AirPods at 'Surprise and Shine' Event...

Apple's first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo launching October 23rd at $1,999, arrives seven years after Samsung pioneered the category with the Galaxy Fold. The device folds like a book, shrinking to passport size before opening to a 7.6-inch display comparable to an iPad mini—but only if apps like Zoom, Slack, and Netflix optimize for the dual-screen layout. The announcement at Wednesday's "Surprise and Shine" event also included the AirPods 5, offering 50 percent better noise cancellation than the AirPods 4 for $129, undercutting the $199 AirPods Pro 3 while adding wireless charging and five-hour battery life with active noise cancellation enabled.