Apple says ‘Fold’ and competitors ask ‘how wide?’
The Verge looks at Apple's expected foldable iPhone launch and the company's continuing influence under new CEO John Ternus. It notes the iPhone 18 Pro models may arrive first while the regular iPhone 18 is reportedly delayed to early next year.
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First Xiaomi, then the world: why Arm might give phone gaming a huge graphics boost
The Verge reports on Arm's five-year effort to add an AI gaming graphics accelerator to its Mali GPU lineup, launching first in the Xiaomi 18 Fold's Xring O3 chip. The technology is aimed at making mobile games run faster, at higher resolution, and with advanced lighting on Arm-powered phones.