iPhone 13 could land September 17

August 26, 2021

The wait for iPhone 13 is nearly over.

If the latest rumor is true -- and it's semi sketchy, but just believable enough to be plausible -- Apple's new handsets will go on sale in less than a month.

In other news:

  • The iPhone is finally getting picture-in-picture support from YouTube, but there's a small catch.

  • We review a cheap, simple button remote for Apple TV, and it's a winner thanks to its familiar design.

  • Find out how one Redditor connected five displays to his M1 MacBook Pro in our latest setups post.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

The wait for Apple’s next-generation iPhone lineup could be over in less than a month. A new report, citing information from a Chinese retailer, claims iPhone 13 will make its big debut on September 17, followed by AirPods 3.

We’ve all been referring to Apple’s next-generation iPhone lineup as “iPhone 13” for months now. And according to a spy shot published by one leaker this week, we’ve been right on the money.

YouTube repeated an earlier promise to allow all iPhone users in the U.S. to watch video from its application in a small window while another app is open. And it expanded on the commitment by promising iPad will be included too. But exactly when this will happen is a bit up the air.

An old, spiral-bound, somewhat stained Apple II computer manual from 1980 went under the hammer at auction the other day. When all was said and done, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had the winning bid for the thing — $787,484.

If like me, you hate the fiddly Apple TV Siri Remote like the pox, Function 101’s Button Remote for Apple TV might be your perfect choice. Function 101’s $29.95 Button Remote is a traditional infrared remote control with 18 buttons, hence the name. Thanks to its familiar design, it’s perhaps the easiest way to use Apple TV.

iCloud+ subscribers can now start using custom domain names with iCloud Mail. The new feature, announced at WWDC 2021 alongside iOS and iPadOS 15, just rolled out in beta with support for up to five custom domains.

Two Apple TV+ shows won Primetime Emmy Awards on Wednesday. For All Mankind: Time Capsule won for Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media while Calls won for Outstanding Motion Design.

Redditor Parmg100 runs his M1 MacBook Pro with enough displays to make most Mac owners do a doubletake. He said he manages to connect five displays, including two ultrawide monitors. Naturally, Redditors showed some curiosity about how he does it, given the MacBook Pro’s limitation on connecting external displays.

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