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Apple just announced the brand new iPhone 16 and 16 Pro lineup. Pre-orders are almost open, which means now is the time to make a buying decision. Should you upgrade, or wait another year? Let me provide three reasons for waiting until next year’s iPhone 17 Air arrives.

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iPhone 16 Pro pre-orders start tomorrow , and the device will be in users’ hands next week. There are a ton of great accessories already available to help you get the most out of your device. Key buys that unlock faster charging, cases designed for Camera Control, a host of USB-C peripherals, and more. Here are the best iPhone 16 Pro accessories to get ready for your new iPhone.

Apple will release iOS 18.0 next week to the public, but the company has also been running tests with iOS 18.1 beta – which will be released in October with the first set of Apple Intelligence tools. However, it seems that Siri has suddenly stopped working on and running the latest beta of iOS 18.1 .

As and also confirmed by 9to5Mac , there are a number of people who have been unable to use Siri on their devices running iOS 18.1

Earlier this week, Apple announced a powerful new health feature coming to AirPods Pro 2: hearing aid . But curiously, the company shared that it had not yet received FDA authorization for this ‘clinical grade’ hearing aid mode. Assuming that would happen, though, the feature would arrive later this year. As of today, however, it has officially authorized Apple’s new feature.

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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid

Alongside ongoing pre-order deals on and , today we are featuring a how-to so folks can land the new with a deal. While My Best Buy members can now score a straight up $50 price drop on Apple’s latest, with its elevated trade-in values you can actually score as much as your pre-order of the new right now. From there, we spotted a another shot at scoring the in the matching Space Black treatment at , these ultra-affordable Anker Find My trackers

Pre-orders for the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro open tomorrow. But if you want the fastest pre-ordering experience possible, you can walk through all the necessary shopping steps in advance via the Apple Store app. Here’s the cutoff time to prep your order in advance.

For years now, Apple has offered a sort of ‘pre’ pre-order via the online Apple Store.

Since pre-ordering right when sales open can be stressful, Apple lets you get a head start on your

A new report says that used iPhone sales are up 28% on the same period last year as owners liberate funds for an iPhone 16 purchase, with the peak seen on the day after the keynote.

The data suggests that the iPhone 16 is set to be a more popular upgrade than either the iPhone 14 or iPhone 15 – with one surprising twist …

SellCell lets iPhone owners lock in a price for their existing phone when planning an upgrade, and that 28.8% more people are