Magic Monday - September 7, 2026

We're less than 48 hours away from the September surprise, and rumors abound about what sort of fun we're in for. John Ternus, presumably, is going to be heading up the whole event for the first time. Of all the major products in Apple's lineup, the only ones that didn't receive recent price bumps are the ones that, if tradition holds, will be on stage at this week's event. If you're looking at a new phone, and price matters more than the latest features, you might want to buy sooner rather than later. And now for this week's tidbits...

Another One Bites the Dust

I have a brief update on the recent discussion of Walmart's adoption of Apple Pay. Part of the write-up explored major US retailers that still don't support Apple Pay, and one of the businesses mentioned was Hobby Lobby. Just in time to render that analysis obsolete, there's some interesting news.