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Apple has created a lot of hype around its new Apple Watches, dropping an extreme sports watch they're calling the Apple Watch Ultra alongside the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) at the tech giant's September 7 "Far Out" event. The new Series 8 contains a few essential new features like fertility tracking and crash detection, while the Ultra increases durability, water resistance, depth pressure, and more.

Apple's September 7 "Far Out" event didn't bring us many surprises, but it did bring us some impressive new devices. We got the iPhone 14 line, including the biggest non-Pro iPhone model ever in the new iPhone 14 Plus (which has taken place of the mini). Apple also announced a brand-new Apple Watch Ultra aimed at hardcore athletes, the Apple Watch Series 8, the second generation of Apple Watch SE, and the next generation of AirPods Pro. Let's take a look at each of these new devices and when they'll be available.

The new Mac software, macOS Ventura, was released to the public on October 24. Find out which Macs are compatible with macOS Ventura and which macOS features are available now.

Nearly a year after they were first rumored, Apple finally debuted the second generation of AirPods Pro at the September 7 "Far Out" event. With upgraded sound quality and longer battery life, this model also has a redesigned case, a more intuitive Touch Control sensor, and expanded charging options. Below, we'll cover the fun new immersive sound features and convenient upgrades.

Apple unveiled the Pro line of its iPhone 14 series, featuring the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, at its "Far Out" event on September 7. The most notable change is the move away from the infamous notch to what Apple is calling the "Dynamic Island." This still obstructs your screen to a certain degree, but it looks completely different and changes depending on what you are doing on your iPhone. As always, the iPhone camera got an upgrade, but this time it includes a massive jump from 12 megapixels to 48! Finally, with the switch to the Always-On display, Apple promises all-day battery life on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

In August, reports started coming out that Apple was pushing back the release of iPadOS 16 until October rather than releasing it alongside the newest version of iOS in September as the company had done in the past. This tracks with rumors that new iPad and Macs will be announced at a later fall Apple event, expected to take place in October. Here's everything we know about the new Mac and iPads coming this October. 

There's a fun new feature available for Lock Screen photo wallpaper that's been added with iOS 16: the Depth Effect! This neat feature will make the subject of the photo appear in front of the clock, and here we'll walk you through a few common problems that can temporarily disable the effect.