Telstra’s own trade-in page offers iPhone 18 Pro buyers up to A$1,620 in credit through October 9, the only Australian carrier offer confirmed this weekend. Optus’s and Vodafone Australia’s own pages did not load on repeated attempts, and a check of Apple’s own pages the same day adds a few points worth correcting. Telstra's own…
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iPhone 18 Pro in India: Jio, Airtel and Vi Show No Offer This Weekend, and Where the Cashback Sits
Jio’s, Airtel’s and Vi’s own homepages carry no iPhone 18 Pro offer this pre-order weekend, checked directly on Sunday, September 13. The only confirmed cashback and EMI terms for iPhone 18 Pro in India still come from Apple’s own storefront, not from any of the three carriers. Apple India's own store, not a carrier, carries…
Apple's Leadership Page Now Lists Tim Cook as 'Executive Chair,' Not 'Chairman'
Apple’s own leadership page currently lists Tim Cook’s title as “Executive Chair,” not “Executive Chairman,” the phrase Apple used in its April 20, 2026 newsroom announcement of the change. The shorter version also appears in Apple’s September 1, 2026 Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC, which describes Cook’s appointment “to the role of Executive Chair.”…
Apple General Counsel Jennifer Newstead Sold Shares Twice in September
Jennifer Newstead, Apple’s senior vice president, general counsel and government affairs, sold Apple shares on two separate dates this month, according to Form 4 filings with the SEC: 1,439 shares on September 1, 2026, and 1,438 shares on September 8, 2026. Both filings say the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan Newstead…
iPhone 18 Pro in the UK: What EE, Vodafone and Three Publish This Weekend, and Where O2 Goes Quiet
EE, Vodafone and Three each publish an iPhone 18 Pro trade-in credit on their own pages this weekend, ranging from £750 to £1,035 at the ceiling, alongside their own SIM-free and monthly pricing. O2’s shop pages would not return offer content on repeated attempts made for this report, so nothing from O2 is confirmed below.…
iPhone 18 Pro and Apple Watch at Best Buy: The Trade-In Tiers Its Own Pages Show This Weekend
Best Buy’s own pages show the AT&T and Verizon iPhone 18 Pro trade-in tiers side by side, plus an Apple Watch Series 12 that a qualifying trade-in brings to a stated $199 and an Apple Watch Ultra 4 that drops to $369. Amazon’s own iPhone, Watch and AirPods pages returned server errors or timed out…
iPhone 18 Pro Carrier Offers: What AT&T and Verizon Publish This Pre-Order Weekend
AT&T’s own deals page and Verizon’s own September 10 news release each publish iPhone 18 Pro trade-in credit worth up to $1,200 this pre-order weekend, with the tiers spelled out on the carriers’ own sites. T-Mobile’s pages returned an access error on every attempt made for this report, so its terms cannot be confirmed here.…
Apple News Is Still No. 1 in Three Countries, and Its Food Section Now Has 100,000 Recipes
Apple News is the No. 1 news app in the United States, Canada and Australia, and No. 2 in the UK, according to Apple’s own January 12, 2026 recap of 2025. Inside it, Apple News+ Food now carries 100,000 recipes, and the whole News+ tier costs $12.99 a month, verified on Apple’s current pricing page…
Apple Sports Launched in Three Countries in 2024. It Is Now in More Than 170.
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Buyers pre-ordering Apple Watch Ultra 4 this weekend on the strength of its satellite features are relying on two Apple documents that do not yet say quite the same thing. Apple’s Ultra 4 press release describes the two-year free satellite window as applying to “Ultra 3 and later,” but Apple’s own dedicated satellite how-to support…