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Top Apple-related stories for the week of July 6-10

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of July 6-10.

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of July 6-10.

° The lower-end iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will be equipped with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17e, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

° Apple will likely unveil its foldable iPhone at the same time as the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, but not ship it after the non-foldable have arrived in customers hands, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says.

° Apple has started offering free 4K upgrades on select titles in the Apple TV app.

° According to Counterpoint Research, Apple dominates as Edge AI hits 25% of smartwatch shipments in the first quarter.

° The second generation iPhone will purportedly have an 11% battery capacity boost.

° iPhone sales in China drop 9% year-over-year during the month-long 618 shopping festival.

° A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Apple regarding condensation defects in the US$549 AirPods Max.

° A West Virginia lawsuit against Apple will remain in West Virginia courts.

° Apple has announced a new multiyear commitment with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and wireless connectivity technologies for a wide range of Apple products. 

° Apple has suspended development of a display for a cheaper, lighter version of the Vision Pro, according to the Korean site, The Elec.

° Worldwide PC shipments fell 4.9% year over year in quarter two (Q2) of 2026 to 68.2 million units, according to IDC. However, Apple beat the trend.

° The Television Academy on Wednesday revealed nominations for its 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. And Apple TV shows wracked up 89 noms.

° Mac sales rose 15.9% year-over-year in quarter two while many other PC makes see sales dropped.

° “T3” names the iPod as the “Biggest Product” in the magazine’s history.

° Apple TV is now the fourth largest SVOD platform in the US.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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