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Brand hubMeridians hasn't tested Apple's new phones. Here's what outlets given early hands-on access are reporting about the camera, chip, battery and the two tradeoffs they flagged.
Meridians Reviews Desk · 15 September 2026 · 4 min read
Apple's new Siri AI ships today with undisclosed daily usage limits and a future paid tier. The European Union isn't getting it at all, over an unresolved dispute about data access.
Meridians Tech Desk · 14 September 2026 · 4 min read
The iPhone 16, 17e, 17 and iPhone Air each cost $100 more this week, with no announcement — and no discount at all on the last generation's Pro models, which Apple pulled from sale.
Meridians Reviews Desk · 11 September 2026 · 4 min read
Apple's first foldable phone starts at $1,999, folds around a 7.6-inch inner display, and ships October 23 — alongside a refreshed, pricier iPhone 18 Pro. Meridians hasn't tested either yet; here's what Apple has announced.
Meridians Reviews Desk · 11 September 2026 · 4 min read
A new 2-nanometer chip, a variable-aperture camera and a $2,000 foldable were the headlines from Tuesday's event. The price increase applies across most of the lineup.
Meridians Tech Desk · 10 September 2026 · 4 min read
Apple hasn't confirmed a lineup, but converging reports point to a foldable iPhone, a costlier Pro line and updates across Watch, TV and iPad. Meridians has not tested any of these devices.
Meridians Reviews Desk · 8 September 2026 · 4 min read
Apple has locked in a date and time for its first hardware event under new CEO John Ternus but has not named a single product — everything else so far is outlet speculation.
Meridians Reviews Desk · 2 September 2026 · 4 min read
Apple eliminated roughly 200 positions from its Vision Pro gaming and immersive-video teams and its Siri organization this month, shifting resources toward AI-powered smart glasses and a rebuilt "Siri AI."
Meridians Tech Desk · 31 August 2026 · 4 min read
Retailers started Labor Day promotions more than a week early. Here's what the price cuts actually look like on mattresses, appliances and Apple gear — and the one category shoppers are told to skip.
Meridians Reviews Desk · 29 August 2026 · 4 min read
Apple launched a redesigned Mac mini and Mac Studio on August 25 with faster chips, but the entry-level Mac mini now costs $300 more than it did when it debuted less than two years ago.
Meridians Tech Desk · 28 August 2026 · 4 min read
Tags that had been optional since March become mandatory later this year, as Apple says more than a third of new uploads are already fully AI-generated.
Meridians Tech Desk · 22 August 2026 · 4 min read
Apple's August 17 updates patch close to 30 vulnerabilities, most in the Safari engine WebKit. None were exploited before the fix, but that changes once patches are public.
Meridians Money Desk · 21 August 2026 · 4 min read
Insomniac's follow-up to its Spider-Man games arrived Tuesday at $69.99. Early reviews praise the combat feel but say the story and 15-to-20-hour campaign fall short of the studio's own bar.
Meridians Tech Desk · 17 September 2026 · 4 min read
OpenAI's policy chief says the three labs have been coordinating on safety standards for weeks, after Anthropic's CEO published a public call to slow down frontier AI development.
Meridians Tech Desk · 17 September 2026 · 4 min read
CPSC recalled about 1,738 DHASUWT hot air brushes after 10 reports of smoking or fire. The same underlying design, sold under other brand names on Walmart.com and eBay, got only a warning — because those sellers refused to recall.
Meridians Life Desk · 15 September 2026 · 4 min read
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