Apple has news to “surprise” us on Sept 9, but what do you mean there’s a new Mac Mini with M6 chip suddenly on sale? Don’t count on a typical September from Apple. Bridget Carey explains why Apple couldn’t wait on new Macs, but we keep waiting for the big iPhone event. Tim Cook’s final week as Apple CEO is full of unexpected news: Walmart is finally accepting Apple Pay.
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Timecode Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 New M6 chip and new M5 Ultra chip
0:26 Apple Polishing Cloth gets a price cut
0:38 Tap to pay comes to Walmart
1:17 September 9 is iPhone announcement date
1:31 New Apple products coming soon include iPhone 18 Pro and possible folding iPhone
1:49 New Mac Mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips
2:21 New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips
2:56 Mac shortages
4:01 Changing times for Apple
4:13 Apple launches Mac Mini with social-first video announcement
4:27 Walmart now accepts Apple Pay
4:59 Tim Cook’s final bow as Apple CEO
5:09 Win an Apple Watch in CNET’s Big Guessing Game
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Host: Bridget Carey
Scripted by: Bridget Carey
Producer: Carly Marsh
Camera: Carly Marsh, CNET Archival
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August 28, 2026 at 9:21 am
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@JettingChen
August 28, 2026 at 1:13 pm
0:51 Ba-dum tsss!
@usmanahmad8995
August 28, 2026 at 1:21 pm
CNET ladies are too beautiful…
@spaceman2000-i3s
August 28, 2026 at 1:27 pm
Maybe the Walmart turnabout is because of the transition to Chase from Goldman Sachs.
@jasonme3557
August 28, 2026 at 1:28 pm
AI is a joke
@craigerator7548
August 28, 2026 at 2:20 pm
Jokes on you
@cadenchurchill4296
August 28, 2026 at 1:41 pm
4:13 I feel like I don’t know you anymore Apple! Vertical video? 😭
@Wani_Dave
August 28, 2026 at 1:55 pm
I n Europe we pay over $300 more than in the US for the Mini and most other products respectivley, gee thanks Tim.
@Steve-racer
August 28, 2026 at 2:02 pm
If you can hold out, don’t buy new computers from Apple, and then come around Black Friday. They’ll go on sale. I do believe their sales will go down on them. Just my opinion.
@Steve-racer
August 28, 2026 at 2:04 pm
Walmart changing to accepting Apple Pay. Makes you think maybe their sales are down, trying to get more people to shop there.
@minqnia
August 28, 2026 at 2:14 pm
walmart accepts Apple pay in Canada since it was launched. Seems Walmart USA is late for the party.
@mike168168
August 28, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Walmart in Canada already has tap to pay
@carf-e1
August 28, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Galaxy S7 used to work around the Walmart system by recreating the magnetic strip signal through the phone. If the swipe machine picked up the signal it would go through but then they started switching to chip authentication and it stopped working.
@Louisa-p4x
August 28, 2026 at 3:28 pm
Remember when the Mac Mini was $599? Pepperidge Farm remembers. ..
@Stone1778
August 28, 2026 at 3:39 pm
Dude my salary didn’t 2x so why are you asking 2x for everything…. yeah thought so.
@Hof79905
August 28, 2026 at 4:23 pm
Bridget gets so excited when Apple has it’s annual new product release.
@K123thisisyoutube
August 28, 2026 at 4:49 pm
Apple events feel so… boring now.
@crucialconversations
August 28, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Getting drunk at the Apple event again this year?
@mickealwise3342
August 28, 2026 at 5:33 pm
It’s not just Apple Pay. Samsung Pay and Google pay will also be accepted.
@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers
August 28, 2026 at 6:04 pm
No to Walmart.
@christopherpederson1021
August 28, 2026 at 6:39 pm
Apple low-key introduced the new Mac mini because they were embarrassed that the price is completely insane for one of the few products that were supposed to be affordable.
@TyTyMcGinty
August 28, 2026 at 6:57 pm
Tim will introduce John in the next event.
@MrHaydnSir
August 28, 2026 at 7:08 pm
been waiting so unbelievably long to pick up an iPad mini imma just have to wait for the upgrade to come out
@kingech_B15
August 28, 2026 at 7:29 pm
ooooh Walmart folded lol
@TransplantHelper
August 28, 2026 at 8:57 pm
My theory is the new iPhone won’t sell
And they know it.
@richardc5100
August 28, 2026 at 9:02 pm
Nah, I want a Bridget signed photocard