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Apple debuts its first foldable phone called Duo

CUPERTINO, California — Apple on Wednesday unveiled a foldable phone called Duo, introducing the biggest change in years in the company's flagship product. The Duo is sized and shaped like a passport, with rounded edges. It opens into a horizontal, wide screen that also can be viewed vertically. There is a smaller single screen on the front, when the phone is folded. When open, it is Apple's…

Apple debuts its first foldable phone called Duo

Cupertino, California - Apple unveiled a foldable phone called Duo on Wednesday, marking a significant change in the company's flagship product for the first time in years. The Duo shares the same size and shape as a passport, featuring rounded edges. When unfolded, it presents a horizontal, wide screen that can also be viewed vertically.

When folded, a smaller single screen is visible on the front. Apple claims the Duo to be their thinnest phone yet. The presentation of the foldable phone, the first event under the leadership of new CEO John Ternus, marked the most noticeable overhaul of Apple's flagship product since the removal of the physical home button from the iPhone X in 2017.

The iPhone generated $209.6 billion, or slightly more than half of Apple's sales, in the company's most recent fiscal year. Ternus took over as CEO from Tim Cook, who transitioned the leadership baton through a video presentation that concluded with a close-up of Cook stating, "Not me. That's your guy," gesturing towards Ternus.

Ternus emphasized the iPhone as a personal AI hub focused on privacy, asserting that other companies sought to collect and store personal data. "Honestly, trust...

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