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A few simple tweaks can make a big difference. Xijian/Getty Images While "unlimited" mobile internet plans are common, you might have a limited data plan to save money with an MVNO. And there are other times when you need to watch how much data you use, like during international travel or when using a hotspot.

When I first got my hands on the iPhone Duo, I admittedly dismissed the unfolding animation that would soon become a highlight of online discourse. I was less interested in the smooth transition as content shifted from one screen to another and more focused on details such as the matte inner display and seemingly invisible

Apple launched iOS 27 and MacOS 27 in September, and those updates introduced a revamped Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence to Apple devices. While the new Siri was better at most tasks in my testing, it can still take up a significant amount of on-device storage space. On my iPhone, for example, it takes

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Framesira/Shutterstock The iPhone X was the company's most expensive smartphone ever when it launched in 2017, and arguably helped normalize the idea of spending more than $1,000 on a flagship smartphone. The iPhone 18 Pro is the latest of its (non-folding) flagships and pushes the pricing boat out even further, starting at $1,200 for the

Some owners of Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro Max may be enjoying the new camera system and improved battery life. But if they’re AT&T customers, they could find the phone unable to perform its most essential task: making calls. That also includes being able to dial 911 in emergencies. The fix appears to be a

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Not much else differentiates them, which isn’t a bad thing. Apple While Apple's first-ever foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, grabbed most of the headlines after the "Surprise and Shine" event, John Ternus also introduced other devices in his debut as CEO. The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max add two new devices to

José Adorno/BGR Long before Apple released the iPhone 18 Pro with a variable aperture on the main camera, which we consider the best smartphone camera of 2026, other Android players walked this path before — and eventually exited it. The first was Samsung with the 2018 Galaxy S9 and S9+. Over the years, other companies