How to Set Up Your New iPhone (2025)

Alternatively, you can simply select Set Up Without Another Device, and From iCloud Backup or From Mac or PC. Then enter your Apple ID and password, and go grab a peppermint mocha while your iPhone restarts with all of your settings, preferences, apps, and more in place. In other words,Continue Reading

How to Switch iPhones or iPads and Transfer Data (2025)

Losing all the stuff on your phone was no big deal before the smartphone age. These days, it’s practically a Netflix horror movie plot. Wondering how to switch iPhones or iPads successfully, without losing anything in the process? If you’re looking to upgrade (these are the best iPhones to buyContinue Reading

What's the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2025)

Most people in the US purchase iPhones from carriers, which means the devices are locked to that network. If you bought an iPhone from Verizon, that means you can’t easily switch to another carrier without breaking a contract and paying extra fees. It also poses headaches for travelers who wantContinue Reading

Use Apple Invites to Organize Your Next Event

Apple wants to make your events run more smoothly. It has just launched Apple Invites, an app on the iPhone and the web that lets you schedule occasions, invite people to them, and share any related photos and music with your guests. If you’re an iCloud+ subscriber—so if you payContinue Reading

8 Best Cheap Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Forget the spendy flagship smartphone. Every year, I test a dozen or more devices to find the best cheap phones that perform where it counts and aren’t annoyingly slow. Wireless carriers in the US go out of their way to make expensive smartphones seem affordable. AT&T will advertise a SamsungContinue Reading

Apple iPhone 16e Review: Questionable Value

The iPhone 16e isn’t for me. If you’re an avid tech enthusiast and Apple fan, it’s probably not for you either. It’s for the person holding on to an iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X, ready to upgrade because their more than seven-year-old smartphone isn’t working too well nowadays. TheyContinue Reading

9 Best MagSafe Wallets (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Good MagSafe Wallets Photograph: ESR I’ve tested several MagSafe wallets, but not every model deserves a top spot. Here are a few others that do the job but aren’t as good as our top picks above. ESR Magnetic Wallet HaloLock With Find My for $38: Like Apple’s MagSafe wallet,Continue Reading

In a surprising twist, Apple has expanded the iPhone 16 range months after launch with the new iPhone 16e. Unlike the iPhone SE it replaced, the iPhone 16e is a part of the “iPhone 16 family,” according to Tim Cook. That means you have a staggering five different iPhone 16Continue Reading

Apple launched on Wednesday (Feb 19) a budget-minded phone with artificial intelligence, the iPhone 16e, designed to win back mid-market customers at home and in crucial growth markets China and India. The new phone, which drops the SE naming convention for Apple’s budget series, will take on popular Android smartphonesContinue Reading