By John Moltz
August 14, 2026 2:00 PM PT
This Week in Apple: Fun AND games? In this economy?

Apple looks to make a splash in September, the Watch may let its hair down, and Siri gets ready to bring us all the news that’s fit to $#!& about.
Numerology
Buckle up, buttercups, because some iPhone models will be no-shows at Apple’s September event, but that doesn’t mean it’s not gonna be HUUUGE!
“Apple has eight new products to unveil at September event: report”
This is all according to some guy named Mark Gur-man? (Am I spelling that right?)
Eight! Wow! That’s a lot! Well, before you swoon, only two of these are the actually “new” kind of new.
The iPhone 18 Pro, the iPhone 18 Pro Max, the Apple Watch Series 12, the Apple Watch Ultra 4, the new Apple TV 4K, and the HomePod mini 2 are all the next iterations of existing product lines. Nice, but exactly what you’d expect. The two actually new products are the iPhone Ultra and the new HomePad PadHome thingamabobber.…