ByEwan Spence,
Senior Contributor.
Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines from across the Apple world, including iPhone 17e upgrades, iPhone 18 specs leak, Apple challenges Adobe, hidden MacBook Pro release date, Siri turns to Gemini, cross-platform messaging improvements, and Apple adjusts trade-in prices.
Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the many discussions around Apple in the last seven days. You can also read my weekly digest of Android news here on Forbes.
Apple’s mid-range iPhone 17e is due to arrive before the end of Q1 2026. Last year’s iPhone 16e was just $100 cheaper than the regular iPhone 16, and we’re expecting a similar price difference with the 17e and the 17. That leaves the question of making the 17e value for money while also not depressing potential iPhone 17 sales. Forbes’ contributor David Phelan looks at what we can expect from the key component… the display:
