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Barely a week has gone by, but Apple is lighting up the tech world again just ahead of its September 9 event, which is already making waves across media and social platforms. Tim Cook, ever the showman, kicked things off with a buzzworthy post on X from Apple Park, calling these some of the most exciting moments at Apple, and indeed, the stage is set for a string of headline launches. According to the Times of India and Business Insider, the company’s “Awe Dropping” event is expected to see the debut of the iPhone 17 lineup—including the eye-catching, ultra-thin iPhone Air that insiders say could finally win over users missing the iPhone Mini's compact vibe, but craving power. There’s also the iPhone 17 Pro, boasting a $1,099 starting price, up a hundred dollars from last year but with a bigger storage bump to 256 GB. The Air will slide in between at $999, striking a balance between price and innovation.
The Pro model is getting all the performance superlatives: Apple says it’s the most powerful iPhone ever, riding on the all-new A19 chip and a triple 48-megapixel fusion camera system so advanced, the entire keynote was filmed using it. The Air, meanwhile, ditches the physical SIM card for eSIM only, further trimming thickness, and introduces a new “TechWoven” case after last year’s FineWoven misfire. Liquid Glass design debuts in iOS 26, drawing oohs for its slick, transparent-themed aesthetic seen at WWDC.
Accessories aren’t being left in the dust: the AirPods Pro 3 get live translation and the Apple Watch Series 11, Watch SE 3, and Ultra 3 up the ante, with the latter flaunting a massive always-on display and satellite connectivity. Cook is also making good PR rounds on national TV to tout Apple’s $2.5 billion investment in Corning’s US plants, ensuring all iPhone and Apple Watch glass is made stateside—a move he claims will both bolster American jobs and guarantee the toughest screens yet, thanks to Ceramic Shield 2.
Amid the glitz, Cook quietly made history. As the Daily Galaxy reports, he officially surpassed Steve Jobs in tenure, clocking over 5,090 days as CEO as of August 1. It’s a milestone that marks a changing of the guard: Jobs was Apple’s brilliant firestarter, but Cook’s been the steady hand, executing global expansion and a slow shift to AI-powered, services-driven growth—even if Apple’s been catching up to Microsoft and Nvidia on the generative AI front. Rumor has it Apple will soon make a splash there too, with foldable iPhones in the oven for 2027 and AI-first features teased for the current launches, but Cook, age 64, remains cagey on succession plans. Wall Street is watching all of this intently, hoping the iPhone 17 slate bumps the stock, which is up nearly 3 percent this month but still lagging for the year, as reported by Business Insider.
And as invites went out and influencers paraded their Apple Park swag on social media these past days, excitement keeps ramping up, setting the tone for a fall season where Apple aims to offer not just next-generation gadgets, but a renewed promise of ecosystem dominance.
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