No, Apple's new AirPods won't give you cancer

Not a cause for concern: The frequency on which Bluetooth devices operate is not very different from those used by mobile phones or WiFi service, so "biologically, it's not a new form of exposure.

Consumer technology analysts have been calling Apple's decision to leave the earphone jack off its new iPhone 7 a risky business move.

But some potential users of the iPhone 7 wonder whether Apple is asking them to take on some added risk as well.