How Long Can You Keep Using an iPhone?

Did You Know?: There’s a mash-up band called Beatallica that, you guessed it, mashes up the music of The Beatles and Metallica—even the song titles themselves are mash-ups, like “And Justice for All My Loving”, combining Metallica’s “And Justice for All” and The Beatles’ “All My Loving”. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() November 22, 2022 Did You Know? There’s a mash-up band called Beatallica that, you guessed it, mashes up the music of The Beatles and Metallica—even the song titles themselves are mash-ups, like “And Justice for All My Loving”, combining Metallica’s “And Justice for All” and The Beatles’ “All My Loving”. 💾 Stock Up on Storage You know what’s great to pick up during Black Friday (other than TVs, of course)? Digital storage! Everything from [hard drives]( to [solid state drives](, from [flash drives]( to [SD cards]( is on sale. Why not grab the storage you need now, so you don’t have to pay full price later? Here’s a small sample of storage on sale now: - [SAMSUNG T7 1TB External SSD for $89.99 ($15 off)]( - [PNY CS900 500GB Internal Solid State Drive for $34.99 ($23 off)]( - [WD 6TB Elements External Hard Drive for $109.99 ($80 off)]( - [Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS Internal HDD for $279.99 ($298 off)]( - [PNY 128GB Turbo Attaché 3 Flash Drive 2-pack for $18.69 ($16 off)]( - [SanDisk 512GB Ultra microSDXC for $39.99 ($60 off)]( – Elizabeth TODAY'S TOP STORY [How Long Can You Keep Using an iPhone?]( [How Long Can You Keep Using an iPhone?]( Gone are the days of meaningful yearly smartphone upgrades, a change that’s better for the planet and your wallet. Instead, the burning question has become one of longevity: how long can you keep your iPhone going before it’s time to upgrade? [Read More »]( SPONSORED [Save Big on Tech in Adorama’s Black Friday Sale]( Break out the egg nog and your wallet—it’s holiday shopping time! 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