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Join Club MacStories: http://club.macstories.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4oslaka52miPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo: The MacStories Overview https://www.macstories.net/news/iphone-18-pro-and-iphone-duo-the-macstories-overview09 Sep 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4oslaka52mhttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4nmlzigp2vApple’s Surprise and Shine Event: All the New Accessories https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-all-the-new-accessories09 Sep 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4nmlzigp2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4dkbufzw27Apple’s Surprise and Shine Event: By the Numbers https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-by-the-numbers09 Sep 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4dkbufzw27https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4hf7okpc2iApple Introduces Two AirPods 5 Models https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-two-airpods-5-models09 Sep 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4hf7okpc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4ehdxj372vApple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4: The MacStories Overview https://www.macstories.net/stories/apple-watch-series-12-and-apple-watch-ultra-4-the-macstories-overview09 Sep 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4ehdxj372vhttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4e2yjfa327Last Seen is out on Apple TV today: Apple TV: apple.co/4qY9qxe Patrick Brammall stars in Last Seen as a dispatcher who hears a distress call from the daughter who vanished 11 years ago https://apple.co/4qY9qxe09 Sep 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4e2yjfa327https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4dkbufzw27Apple’s Surprise and Shine Event: By the Numbers https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-by-the-numbers09 Sep 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4dkbufzw27https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv4737mj5z2uAll the ‘Surprise and Shine’ Release Dates, Visualized https://www.macstories.net/news/all-the-surprise-and-shine-release-dates-visualized09 Sep 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4737mj5z2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv46c6hp6z2iApple’s Surprise and Shine Event: Replay the Keynote and Product Videos https://www.macstories.net/news/apples-surprise-and-shine-event-replay-the-keynote-and-product-videos09 Sep 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv46c6hp6z2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv3qxej3yo27Slow Horses returns September 16. Season 6 finds Jackson Lamb and his agents on the run after Diana Taverner drags Slough House into a deadly game of revenge. Apple TV: apple.co/46ApaNn Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=Slow%20Horses%20Premiere&dates=20260916/20260917&details=Watch%20Slow%20Horses%20here:%20https://apple.co/46ApaNn%0A%0ASubscribe%20to%20Apple%20TV+:%20https://apple.co/4mKNUYS&trp=false iCal: https://cdn.macstories.net/images/uploads/2026/09/02/20260916-slow-horses-premiere-1788348932249-435b28f482.ics09 Sep 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3qxej3yo27https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mv3k54ysov2hWe have some fun things in store for today's Surprise and Shine Apple event on MacStories. 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Mark your calendar for Sept. 9: Apple TV: apple.co/4qY9qxe Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?action=TEMPLATE&text=Last%20Seen%20Premiere&dates=20260909/20260910&details=Watch%20Last%20Seen%20here:%20https://apple.co/4qY9qxe%0A%0ASubscribe%20to%20Apple%20TV+:%20https://apple.co/4mKNUYS&trp=false iCal: https://cdn.macstories.net/images/uploads/2026/09/02/20260909-last-seen-premiere-1788348499829-f20eea677e.ics03 Sep 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:2phzgmgagw44iyzgnqbdmlrd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumnrahko32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net/post/3mulczcecti2vMayday stars Ryan Reynolds as a Navy pilot stranded in Cold War Russia and Kenneth Branagh as the ex-KGB agent who may be his only way home. 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