{
  "id": 15903706,
  "title": "Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/apple-will-have-limited-iphone-duo-units-available-in-stores-on-friday-15903706",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:44:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445286/apple-will-have-limited-iphone-duo-units-available-in-stores-on-friday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Francisco - Apple announced on Wednesday that its folding iPhone Duo will have limited availability for walk-in customers when it launches on Friday. Initial online orders sold out quickly, with delivery times extending to January for some customers. The iPhone Duo, introduced in September, is a more complex product than standard iPhones, with a tight hinge that may pose manufacturing challenges. Apple has committed up to $100 million for titanium procurement in the United States to support the manufacturing push. Apple Stores in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, and much of the UK and Europe will have limited iPhone Duo units for walk-in customers on Friday morning. Online orders and limited walk-ins will be available in these regions. However, regions such as mainland China, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the UAE, and Macau, which is a China-governed island, will only have iPhone Duo units available for customers who purchased them online, with limited inventory on Macau.",
  "summary": "SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday said it will have ‘limited’ numbers of its folding iPhone Duo phone available for walk-in customers when the device launches Friday, after initial online orders sold out in minutes and pushed delivery times for some customers to January. Apple announced its first folding phone in September, with analysts expecting it to quickly come to dominate a niche segment…",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Apple will have 'limited' iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/apple-will-have-limited-iphone-duo-units-available-in-stores-on-friday",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:03:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Stores Will Have 'Limited' Availability of iPhone Duo for Walk-In Customers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/apple-stores-will-have-limited-availability-of-iphone-duo-for-walk-in",
        "published": "2026-10-21T14:24:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}