The iPhone SE 4 – no, wait, the iPhone 16e – is out and it’s a huge change of direction for Apple’s lowest-cost iPhone. Plus there are yet more rumors about the iPhone 17, and the Humane AI Pin bows out very badly.
We expected the new iPhone to be good, we expected it to be significantly better than the iPhone SE it replaces, but we didn’t expect it to be called the iPhone 16e. There is a huge amount to like about the new iPhone, but being the lowest-cost model in the range, there are features it lacks.
Whereas according to which rumors you’ve heard most recently, the iPhone 17 will have everything. There are again some claims of what the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro will look like, and there are again reasons to doubt them. But until Apple unveils the next new iPhones in September, these rumors are irresistible.
Hopefully you were able to resist the $700 Humane AI Pin, though, because as of February 28, 2025, you wasted every cent. The Humane company, possibly ironically given its name, is not caring for its users and instead is “warmly” switching off everything.
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