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  "id": 6452879,
  "title": "Apple skips the base iPhone 18 at its fall launch event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-skips-the-base-iphone-18-at-its-fall-launch-event",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:19:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/news/991130/apple-skips-iphone-18-fall-2026-release"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Apple is taking the unusual step of skipping the base iPhone 18 this fall. At its \"surprise and shine\" event today, the company revealed the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, alongside a new foldable iPhone Duo. But the base iPhone 18 was a no-show. Rumors had suggested Apple would only launch premium iPhones this […]",
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        "published": "2026-09-09T13:09:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A live blog of Apple's \"Surprise and Shine\" event, where new iPhone 18 Pro, Apple's first foldable phone, new Apple Watches, and AirPods are expected (The Verge)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/a-live-blog-of-apples-surprise-and-shine-event-where-new-iphone-18",
        "published": "2026-09-09T16:55:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "iPhone 18 Pro series is here with a feature Android flagships abandoned years ago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/iphone-18-pro-series-is-here-with-a-feature-android-flagships",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:33:35.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Apple Reference Image is a new way to authenticate iPhone photography",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-reference-image-is-a-new-way-to-authenticate-iphone-photography",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:44:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Apple iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launched: Price in India and all details",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-iphone-18-pro-and-iphone-18-pro-max-launched-price-in-india-and",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:54:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Amateur Photographer",
        "title": "Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro series arrives with updated photography features and Apple’s first folding phone, the Duo!",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apples-iphone-18-pro-series-arrives-with-updated-photography-features",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:06:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple announces iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-announces-iphone-duo-its-first-foldable-iphone",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:13:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Raises Prices of iPhone 16, iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17e",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-raises-prices-of-iphone-16-iphone-17-iphone-air-and-iphone-17e",
        "published": "2026-09-09T18:39:31.000Z"
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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."
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