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When iPhone 17 Pro launched, Apple touted the device’s improved durability. One user just put that claim to the test—unintentionally—and came away shocked after her iPhone 17 Pro survived an airplane fall unscathed.
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When iPhone 17 Pro launched, Apple touted the device’s improved durability. One user just put that claim to the test—unintentionally—and came away shocked after her iPhone 17 Pro survived an airplane fall unscathed.
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Apple made a big change to iPhone purchasing options this week. Not only did it launch the Apple Upgrade leasing program, but it also killed the iPhone Upgrade Program. With the iPhone 18 lineup just over a month away, I’m curious: how do you plan to buy your next iPhone?
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iPhone 18 Pro is coming very soon, and it might cost much more than its predecessor, with a second report now predicting a starting price around $1,399.
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I use iPhone Mirroring every day to quickly access my iPhone directly from my Mac, and it’s getting even better this year. iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate public betas were released this month, bringing three key updates to iPhone Mirroring. Here’s everything new.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 7 reports from 4 outlets into a single canonical entry on “T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free.” The covered outlets are based across 2 regions — Other and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from 9to5Mac (Jul 31, 2026, 11:37 UTC); the most recent came from Mashable (Aug 1, 2026, 09:00 UTC).
Comparing the wording across sources, 3 named entities are referenced by multiple outlets and the phrase recurring most across the coverage is “iphone 18”.
4 statements are carried by only one outlet within this set and are not echoed by the others.
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AIPROPX — “T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free” · https://www.aipropx.com/story/2a2f2c28174a8ecdef7c8877b600fe0a
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