{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_3hhhdx7vv3g7ufazqfza","title":"Apple Upgrade: Apple Retires iPhone Upgrade Program for Klarna-Backed Leases","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/apple-upgrade-apple-retires-iphone-upgrade-program-for-klarna-backed-3hhhdx7vv3","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_3hhhdx7vv3g7ufazqfza","seq":1384195,"kind":"article","title":"Apple Upgrade: Apple Retires iPhone Upgrade Program for Klarna-Backed Leases","url":"https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-upgrade-apple-retires-iphone-upgrade-program-for-klarna-backed-leases.2486027","summary":"Apple today launched Apple Upgrade , a new U.S. leasing program for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Apple partnered with Klarna for Apple Upgrade, and it replaces the current iPhone Upgrade Program and iPhone Payments. Apple Upgrade has lower base prices than the iPhone Upgrade Program, with iPhones available... Read more","published":"2026-10-02T16:10:57Z","seen":"2026-10-02T16:19:43Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","name":"forums.macrumors.com","domain":"forums.macrumors.com"},"via":"kite-forums-macrumors-com-7ccf66","topics":["apple","macrumors.com news discussion"],"authors":["author","MacRumors"],"entities":[{"id":"Q89","name":"apple","type":"org"},{"id":"Q1165072","name":"Klarna","type":"org"}],"story":"st_3hhhdx7vv3g7ufazqfza","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.699999988079071,"category2":"science-technology","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.09000000357627869,"political":0.23999999463558197}]}