Apple News 8 Hours

Last updated: June 13, 2026, 2:36 PM ET

Software & Support

Apple is ending support for 16 devices this fall, with the Apple Watch line facing the deepest cuts in its history. At the same time, the company is streamlining Apple Pay in iOS, letting users flip between payment cards and view order details more quickly during checkout. WWDC 2026 underscored these moves by unveiling Siri AI as a standalone app that also runs system‑wide, signaling a push to make core services more intuitive while older hardware phases out.

App Store & Developer

Developers are confronting a vibe coding flood that has left over 1,000 low‑value apps cluttering the marketplace, prompting calls for tighter review standards. In response, Mosyle is promoting its platform as a way to unify Apple management for IT teams, arguing that centralized control can mitigate the Saa S sprawl often associated with generative AI tools without triggering an apocalypse for enterprise environments.

Hardware & Competition

A new location‑sharing tool called Hey Polo is enhancing location sharing beyond Apple’s native Find My, aiming to give families, friends and coworkers smarter, cross‑platform options. On the hardware front, Dell is challenging MacBook Neo with a rebuilt XPS 13 that starts at $599, positioning the Windows laptop as a direct price rival to Apple’s entry‑level notebook and intensifying the budget‑segment battle ahead of the back‑to‑school season.