No More Easy Unlocked iPhones

Think you can buy a financed iPhone and just walk away with it unlocked? Not anymore. Apple just closed a massive loophole. Finance through T-Mobile or Verizon now? Your phone stays locked until it is fully paid off. Meanwhile, OnePlus is reportedly packing its bags and pulling out of the US and European markets entirely. Good news for AirPods fans, though. The EU just exempted Apple from making those tiny headphone batteries removable, saving us from bulky, ugly designs. Plus, Apple is planning a massive smart home invasion with a three hundred and fifty dollar Home Hub screen. The smartphone landscape is shifting fast, and Apple is tightening its grip.