Top Stories: Apple Card AirPods Pro Promo, WWDC 2026 Schedule, and More
The week's biggest Apple stories revolved around a new Apple Card promo essentially offering free Air Pods Pro 3 to new cardholders, as well as Apple's official announcement of the major WWDC 2026 events plus media invitations to the keynote. Other popular topics this week included rumors about the upcoming foldable i Phone, tips and tricks for Apple Watch and i Phone, and more, so read on below for all the details! Top Stories New Apple Card Holders Can Get Free Air Pods Pro 3, But There's a Catch Late last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman revealed that Apple would be launching a new promo to encourage users in the U.S. to sign up for Apple Card: a cash back promotion that would essentially offer free AirPods Pro 3 to new Apple Card customers. The promo officially launched this week, and while it does offer the free AirPods Pro 3, there is a bit of a wrinkle. The cash back comes in the form of $25 per month over 10 months with a requirement that the Apple Card be used at least 10 times in a given month to qualify for that month's rebate. Apple Announces WWDC 2026 Schedule, Sends Media Invites Apple this week provided a schedule for its 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts on June 8 and runs through June 12. Apple also sent out invites to members of the media who have been invited to attend an in-person keynote viewing at Apple Park. Both the invites and schedule confirm that the WWDC 2026 keynote will begin at the usual time, 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time or 1:00 p.m Eastern Time. MacRumors will be on hand for keynote day and will have full coverage of WWDC announcements throughout the week. Foldable iPhone Production Stalls Amid Hinge Issues Trial production of Apple's long-anticipated foldable iPhone, likely called the "iPhone Ultra," has run into a significant engineering hurdle centered on hinge reliability, according to a known leaker. The leaker known as "Instant Digital" posted on Weibo that the foldable device's hinge is consistently failing to meet Ap