By Diego Tejeda, Contributing Writer
• October 9, 2025
But the question remains: Is it worth the $1,099 price tag? Getting a new iPhone or anything new, for that matter, is enjoyable. Still, it’s hard to justify buying a new device that costs anywhere from $700 to $1100. If my long day at the Apple store taught me anything, it’s that Apple is great at overpricing and giving one too many options to make you spend more money. Consider the value new features might bring, but also consider your wallet.
MBTA Go, a first-party mobile transportation app, was released by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on Nov. 20, offering real-time transit updates and accessibility features designed to improve commuting.
I open my settings app to Screen Time. four hours and two minutes, it reads. Yet as I count the individual app usage — one hour and 12 minutes on Messages, 36 minutes on Instagram, 27 minutes on Safari, 10 minutes on Gmail — I see that something does not add up … literally.
With the market of headphones and earbuds constantly growing, the options seem endless. Each new launch seems to have more impressive features than the last.
