iPhone Duo

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   iPhone Duo preorders slip to late January, a record wait for Apple

   Apple opened iPhone Duo preorders on October 16, but within about half an hour the US online store showed a January 25 ship date for every color, capacity and carrier configuration — a record wait for a new iPhone. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman attributed the backlog mainly to "extraordinary supply chain constraints," with tricky components reportedly hitting high failure rates in manufacturing. Buyers wanting one sooner can try carriers or retailers: T-Mobile and Best Buy list October 23 to November 3, AT&T shows November 9 or December 1, and Verizon November 6 to December 4; the phone goes on sale in the US on October 23, and Apple stores typically hold limited in-store stock.

   ZDNET AI · 🔥 10
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   WPS mobile adds iPhone Duo support with split-screen and AI sidebar

   According to DoNews and PingWest, WPS mobile has completed adaptation for the iPhone Duo, with layouts that adapt to all device form factors. The update also adds split-screen dual-app use and a companion AI sidebar. Neither source details the sidebar's specific capabilities, rollout timing or which models are supported.

   DoNews · 🔥 31
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   TIME names iPhone Duo a best invention; Apple says it isn't chasing AGI

   TIME published its 2026 Best Inventions issue with Apple CEO John Ternus on the cover and the iPhone Duo among the picks; Ternus took over as CEO on September 1, 2026. In the interview he discussed the iPhone Duo (reported to start above $1,999, with a hinge of more than 100 precision parts and nano-texture treatment to reduce the crease, following a 2011 Apple patent filing), memory supply shortages, and said "all options should be on the table" after reports that Apple tested Chinese chips. Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswiak said the company does not feel threatened by OpenAI's hardware plans, adding that Apple is not building for the "die-hard AI believers chasing superintelligence" but for everyday users, with an emphasis on personalization and privacy; the report says the new Siri, built with Google Gemini technology, launched in the US in September 2026.

   Techmeme · 🔥 40
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   Cook confirms Apple Intelligence China test version due late October

   Zhidx reported on Oct 15 that Apple board executive chairman Tim Cook, speaking to media in Shanghai, confirmed Apple Intelligence will release a test version in China by the end of October, with Apple Intelligence and related Alibaba Qwen models approved; the first features include live translation, writing tools and a photo cleanup tool, but not Siri AI. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman separately reported the same day that the full version is expected in December alongside iOS 27.3 in China, without the new Siri AI, Image Playground or the latest Genmoji, and with limited text-generation tools. MIIT network access license records show the foldable iPhone Duo completed a certificate change on Sept 29 adding model filing numbers corresponding to Apple Intelligence, Tongyi Wanxiang and Tongyi Qianwen, while China's cyberspace regulator said on July 15 that Apple Intelligence passed generative AI service filing on July 8.

   智东西 · 🔥 4
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   Apple Intelligence, Qwen added to China iPhone filings; December launch planned

   Multiple China-market iPhones received updated regulatory filings on September 29 carrying three large-model registration numbers: Apple Intelligence (Shanghai-AppleZhiNeng-202506160057), Tongyi Wanxiang (Shanghai-TongYiWanXiang-202410090024) and Tongyi Qianwen (ZheJiang-TongYiQianWen-20230901), according to IT之家 and cnBeta. The filings cover iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max and later models, plus iPhone Air and the foldable iPhone Duo — matching the device list that supports Apple Intelligence. Apple Technology Development (Shanghai)'s Apple Intelligence model was registered on July 8, 2026 for use on Apple phones, and Alibaba has said Qwen will be integrated into Apple Intelligence to bring text and image understanding and content generation to Chinese users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS. Bloomberg reports Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in mainland China in December via iOS 27.3, without Siri AI features.

   IT之家 AI · 🔥 88

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