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In the News blog post for August 28, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/08/in-the-news843.html

00:00 A Ray of Wow
08:10 Beefy Mac
18:14 Polishing It Off
20:32 Cooking on the Backburner
25:41 Suggested Ads
33:08 Wally Pay
36:43 Photo Bits
40:21 CarPlay Baby
45:33 Brett’s iTip: iMessage + Button Tips
50:26 Jeff’s iTip: Download PDF Apple Card Statement

Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro and foldable iPhone Ultra event: ‘Surprise and shine’

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple's iPhone Event Tagline is Different in Every Country

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: Apple Event Logo Hints at Two iPhone 18 Pro Features

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple unveils M6, M5 Ultra chips and updates its desktop Macs

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple just did something rare that signals big September event

Andrew O’Hara | AppleInsider: Apple's new & cheaper Apple Polishing Cloth almost as good as the original

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Holds Farewell Party for Tim Cook as Ternus Prepares to Take Over

Marcus Mendes | MacRumors: Tim Cook and John Ternus host Pikachu and The Pokémon Company CEO at Apple Park

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Tim Cook Stepping Down as Apple CEO Next Week: 15 Years in Quotes

Ryan Christoffel | MacRumors: Apple Maps launches ads on iPhone, here’s what’s new

Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Walmart finally caves and starts accepting Apple Pay

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: BitCam: The 1-Bit Camera App Turns 2.0

Nicole Kinning | Wired: Review: Ottocast Cabin Care Wireless CarPlay Adapter

Brett’s iTip: iMessage + Button Tips
https://youtube.com/shorts/_CtWBDJ17ok?is=idBcrmPFyzAZFpEt

Jeff’s iTip: Get a PDF version of a monthly Apple Card statement
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102284 

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