TechRadar Commentary Says John Ternus Gave Key to Apple's Preferred iPhone

Ulanoff is described by TechRadar as an award-winning tech journalist, on-air expert and commentator. Before joining TechRadar, he was editor in chief of Lifewire. Before that, he was chief correspondent for Mashable, where he covered technology and the intersection of digital and life, and helped Mashable find new ways to tell stories. He is based in New York.

The biography says Ulanoff is a 38-year industry veteran who has covered technology since PCs were the size of suitcases, “on line” meant “waiting,” and CPU speeds were measured in single-digit megahertz. Before joining Mashable as editor in chief in 2011, he was editor in chief of PCMag.com and senior vice president of content for Ziff Davis Inc. In that role, he guided the brand to a 100 percent digital existence and oversaw content strategy for all Ziff Davis websites. His long-running column on PCMag.com earned a Bronze award from the ASBPE. Winmag.com, HomePC.com and PCMag.com were honored under his guidance.

The biography also lists frequent appearances on national, international and local news programs, including Live with Kelly and Mark, the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNBC, CNN and the BBC. He has offered commentary on National Public Radio and been interviewed by newspapers and radio stations around the country. He has been an invited guest speaker at technology conferences including Think Mobile, CEA Line Shows, Digital Life, RoboBusiness, RoboNexus, Business Foresight and Digital Media Wire’s Games and Mobile Forum.

Ulanoff received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Hofstra University in New York. He serves on Hofstra’s School of Communication Advisory Board. In his spare time, he draws cartoons, which he occasionally posts online. He and his wife Linda have been married for more than 30 years and have raised two children.

The TechRadar item, as provided, contains no further reporting on Apple’s iPhone lineup, on Ternus’s role at Apple, or on any statement attributed to him. It does not identify the model that the headline says Apple wants consumers to buy, nor does it provide a date, venue or context for the claimed key from Ternus. The article also does not say whether the assessment is based on an interview, a product event, a corporate presentation, supply-chain information or another source.

Because the article’s available text is limited to the author biography, the central claim in the headline remains unsupported by the material at hand. The only confirmed details are that TechRadar published the item on Sept. 15, 2026, that it appears under the stated headline, and that it is credited to Lance Ulanoff.