They seem very hit and miss.
I’ve used eSims in the UK (Three Mobile) and Airalo in the US and they worked well, but a friend of mine has the same phone as me but couldn’t get Airalo to work in the US at all.
I used Airalo when I was in Vietnam no issues accept I had to activate my local SIM also an esim to get an SMS and was wondering why I wasn’t getting any internet on my phone. It only happened when I was getting a ride share to meet up with some friends and never received any of their messages until way later. But we managed to find one another eventually luckilly. Never made that mistake again.
A federal judge has restricted Google from entering into exclusive contracts for the distribution of search and other apps, but he rejected more severe punishments for the tech giant, including a divestiture of its Chrome browser.
New iPhone 17, 17 Pro and Pro Max announced. Also a new iPhone Air.
*Note the prices seen here are US prices, please see below for AU pricing.
All these iPhones will get 256GB starting storage at long last. And the Pro Max is getting a max storage upgrade, doubling from 1TB to 2TB. The Pro remains at 1TB.
| Model | Chip | Entry-Tier | Pricing | Top-Tier | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 17 | A19 | 256GB | $1399 | 512GB | $1799 |
| iPhone Air | A19 Pro | 256GB | $1799 | 1TB | $2599 |
| iPhone 17 Pro | A19 Pro | 256GB | $1999 | 1TB | $2799 |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | A19 Pro | 256GB | $2199 | 2TB | $3799 |
Pre-order starting at 10:00 pm AEST on 12.9.
Available starting 19.9.
No iPhone 17 Plus. The Plus series has been discontinued again, with the new iPhone Air replacing the Plus series. The 16 Plus remains available to purchase.
Meanwhile, Apple is rolling out RCs (Release Candidates) of iOS/iPadOS 26 and other platforms including macOS with macOS 26, for those running Developer or Public Betas of these OSes and are enrolled in either of the said Beta programs. All will be available to download and install for free on 16th September.
Nearly $4,000 for an iPhone? 
And $400 is a bit steep for a storage bump from 256 to 512 GB.
99.99% of people don’t need 2tb in a phone and those that do are probably using it for business - probably shooting RAW photos so storage is needed.
i have a 512Gb iphone pro that has over 200GB free, and most of the space thats taken is by music downloaded (you only do one Bris - Per flight where the wifi fails to keep entertainment on hand)
Agree re storage, my 256GB Samsung S24 has nearly 100GB worth of stuff on it including the OS, apps etc.
128GB is just too skinny as base storage these days however (since SD card slots have been removed).
that orange is very attractive
still unsure about the Air - i mean, why would someone want a thin phone?