What to expect from iPhone 13 ... and 14?!?

September 11, 2021

Around the Cult of Mac office, we're getting hyped about Tuesday's big "California Streaming" event. The iPhone 13 lineup is bound to be the star of Apple's show (although we'll likely see lots of other new hardware as well).

Read our top story to see what we expect from this year's iPhone models.

And, if you don't mind some extreme spoilers, check out our coverage of this week's audacious iPhone 14 leak.

— Lewis Wallace, managing editor

News and opinion

Apple will almost certainly unveil the iPhone 13 at its “California Streaming” event on Tuesday. But why wait? Virtually all the details already leaked out. Here’s everything we’re expecting for Apple’s 2021 handset.

Jon Prosser’s iPhone 14 leak is every Apple fan’s dream — and Tim Cook’s biggest nightmare.

This week on the Cult of Mac podcast: iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, Apple Watch Series 7, AirPods 3 and … more? We’re talking hardware predictions for Tuesday’s California Streaming event.

Apple must allow iPhone software developers to point customers to their own websites to make in-app purchases, a judge says.

Pshew! It looks like Apple resolved those production problems we heard about.

Plus, more rumors and speculation:

Facebook and Ray-Ban teamed up on a pair of smart glasses that are basically a camera you wear on your face. The specs turn the wearer into a walking, talking privacy violation. Apple better not follow suit.

How-tos

Hidden in Tuesday’s invite to the Apple September event is an augmented reality Easter egg. It’s part of the company’s ongoing move to draw more attention to AR — and make its event invites cooler than anyone else’s.

If you’re considering selling, trading, giving away or returning your Apple Watch, here's how to prep it.

This week's leak came with 3D renders of the iPhone 14 that you can check out in augmented reality.

Deals

This 11-in-1 Smartphone Photography Accessory Bundle gives you all the gear you need to take professional-grade photos with your smartphone. For a few days only, you can get this 11-piece setup for just $22.

The 4-in-1 Multi-Port and Apple Watch Charger can charge four of your devices at once, is a comfortable length without opening itself up to tangles, and is on sale for $18.

You have the site, the app, the ad deal, the social media — all the things you need to get your voice, name or business out there. The only thing you need are snappy pictures to populate everything.

Charging your iPhone shouldn’t be inconvenient, even if everything else happening around you is.

Reviews

The surprise Broadway smash follows hard on the heels of the Hamilton concert movie on Disney+. The question is, will Come From Away come close to the success of its predecessor?

Plug the Twelve South StayGo mini into the USB-C port on an iPad Pro or Air and you’ll add a USB-A port, HDMI and a headset jack. All without sacrificing the USB-C port. And it can be used with a Mac thanks to a handy cable.

The true crime fiction series turns up the heat on podcaster Poppy Parnell and lifestyle (and deathstyle?) guru Micah this week.

Setups

If you’re out there pimping your computer setup on a Mac social media list, but you don’t have a Mac, what do you do? Well, you could flex your Hackintosh laptop and surround it with some Apple gear to make things look good.

With all the staged, pristine-looking computer setups flaunted all over the web, regular folks can really appreciate a “lived in” and productive workstation.