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• Sunday Reboot: No cell service for 250 years

  12-07-2026 23:30 via appleinsider.com
  
  In this week's Sunday Reboot, an iPhone 17 Pro Max goes underground for a very, very long time.
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  Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step.
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• Apple Watch Series 11 drops to $299 with Amazon deal, save $100

  12-07-2026 21:35 via appleinsider.com
  
  Amazon has brought the 42mm Apple Watch Series 11 back down to $299 for the weekend, offering $100 off its regular price. The sale also includes discounts on larger 46mm models and premium titanium styles.
  Save $100 on Apple Watch Series 11 styles.
  Weekend Apple Watch shoppers have plenty of reasons to take a look at Amazon, where Apple Watch Series 11 models are $100 off across multiple configurations. The standout offer drops the 42mm GPS model to $299, within $20 of the lowest price on record
  
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• M6 era will last just six months as Apple pushes for AI-focused M7

  12-07-2026 17:06 via appleinsider.com
  
  It takes years to tape out a chip and bring it to market, with overall industry seismic shifts taking much less time. Nothing will demonstrate that better than the rumored six-month gap between the M6 processor debut and the AI-focused M7.
  With no M6 Pro or M6 Max on the horizon, don't expect much from the Mac Studio.Apple's chip lines have gradually become more AI-centric, and that will be the same in the future too. However, rather than sticking to an established release format, Apple's intend
  
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• Power of Apple's M7 & M8 chips was born from Apple Car research

  12-07-2026 16:59 via appleinsider.com
  
  We've been telling you this for years — Apple Car research wasn't lit on fire, and the fruits of Apple's labor on it will be seen in artificial intelligence performance in the M7 and M8 processor.
  16-inch MacBook Pro will be the first to get M7 Pro processors
  Before AI used to be called Apple's biggest failure, that title went to the Apple Car which was cancelled after ten years of development and ten billion dollars of investment. AppleInsider argued at the time that Apple Car research wo
  
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• EU regulations could force an Apple Pencil upgrade in early 2027

  12-07-2026 16:28 via appleinsider.com
  
  The iPad Pro with M6 is expected in early 2027 and Apple may release upgraded Apple Pencil models with easier-to-replace batteries in time for new EU regulations.
  EU regulations will force Apple to rethink Apple Pencil design
  The European Union mandated in 2023 that consumer electronics must have easily replaced batteries by 2027. One of Apple's notoriously impossible-to-repair products is the Apple Pencil, which could see some design changes to meet this mandate.According to the "Power On" news
  
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• Assess Apple's imminent Back to School sales, before you pull the trigger on a bad deal

  12-07-2026 16:11 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple is preparing to launch its annual Back to School promotions in the United States. Take a minute after they're revealed to assess before you buy, because they're very rarely blockbuster deals, and other vendors will likely have better ones.
  MacBook Neo will be a popular item this Back to School sales period.Each summer, Apple joins the rest of retailers by holding Back To School offers. Preparing for the academic year ahead, students and teachers can get some extra money off from their purc
  
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• Crime blotter: Stolen iPad leads to arrest of accused bank robber

  12-07-2026 13:41 via appleinsider.com
  
  A woman is bitten after her iPad is stolen, dozens of iPads are stolen from an elementary school, and a man is arrested for selling fake AirPods to police, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
  The Lenox Square Apple Store (Apple)The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series examining the world of Apple-related crime.
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