TechRadar Publishes First-Person iPhone 18 Pro Article Claiming Two Upgrade Reasons
TechRadar on Sept. 10, 2026 published a first-person article by Jacob Krol titled "I just tried the iPhone 18 Pro — and Apple gave me two surprisingly good reasons to upgrade." The article text available with the byline did not list the reasons.
Krol is based in New York City and joined TechRadar in May 2024. Before joining the site, he was senior editor, technology and commerce at TheStreet, where he covered consumer technology products, including pre-orders, deals, reviews, analysis and features. He was previously a founding member at CNN Underscored, where he built and grew the electronics section, helped develop social media channels, programmed the homepage and established testing protocols for one-off reviews and best-of guides. Before CNN, he was a tech writer at Mashable covering news, reviews and evergreen content.
Krol’s biography says he has covered Apple, Samsung, Google and Microsoft, and has tested smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smart home gadgets, speakers, earbuds, headphones, TVs and smart glasses. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Media & Communication cum laude with a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Muhlenberg College. During college, he interned at CNET, Fox News, CNN and CNBC, and founded his own tech blog, NJTechReviews, in 2010. Outside of work, the biography says, he listens to Bruce Springsteen, posts on TikTok, builds Lego sets, watches a Star Wars show and spends time with his family dogs, Georgia and Charlie.
The TechRadar article’s timestamp is 09:33 UTC on September 10, 2026. No further details about the iPhone 18 Pro or the two upgrade reasons were included in the article text that appeared with the byline.