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Apple’s reduced rate battery replacement program ends December 15th
Details of how to get a battery replacement are available at…
Apple’s Greg Joswiak dismisses planned obsolescence as ‘craziest thinking in the world’
Announced during the WWDC keynote, was the feature that iOS 12 more quickly ramps up peak performance…
Batterygate: Apple offers $50 refund for iPhone batteries replaced in 2017
Apple Inc. will give a partial refund to some customers who paid full price for iPhone battery replacements…
Apple facing complaints over its iPhone battery-replacement pledge
At the end of last year, Apple admitted to slowing down older iPhones to preserve battery life…
Batterygate: Israeli agency investigating Apple over handling of iPhone slowdown
Israel’s consumer protection bureau said on Tuesday it was investigating Apple over a failure to disclose…
Video demonstrates iPhone 6s performance before and after battery replacement
A video posted to YouTube over the weekend compares the operating performance of an iPhone 6s…
Does Apple have an upgrade problem?
No matter how positive you are on any company or stock, it’s always wise…
Expect a huge performance boost from Apple’s forthcoming A12 SoC
Later this year, Apple is expected to launch a trio of new iPhones…
If you want an iPhone replacement battery, you may have to wait a full month
Though Apple claims that it was only trying to help customers when it throttled CPU performance on older iPhones…
Batterygate: Dozens of iPhone throttling lawsuits filed against Apple look set for consolidation
A Canadian law firm has filed another class action lawsuit against Apple for secretly throttling performance on iPhones…
Apple now faces more than 60 class action lawsuits over iPhone batterygate
Apple’s legal battle against accusations that it intentionally slows down older iPhones…
Getting a new iPhone battery is often a frustrating, weeks-long process
Some people across the country are reporting that they’re having a tough time getting…
Apple’s iOS 11.3 confirmed to restore original performance on older iPhones with aged batteries
According to some benchmarks did by iHelpBR editor Filipe Espósito on an iPhone 6 Plus…
How to turn off Apple’s iPhone throttling in iOS 11.3
Apple’s iOS 11.3 Beta has added the ability for you to disable a feature that throttles…
Apple sees ‘strong demand’ for replacement iPhone batteries
Apple Inc has seen ‘strong demand’ for replacement iPhone batteries and may offer rebates…
How will new iPhones manage power? Apple’s response to U.S. Senator raises questions
In early January, Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee…
Apple tells U.S. Senate company may offer rebates for battery purchases amid iPhone blowback
Apple Inc., responding to U.S. Senate questions about its decision to slow performance on older iPhones…
What to do if you think Apple’s slowing down your iPhone
It’s been one of the more persistent tech conspiracy theories…
Apple confirms U.S. government inquiries over throttling iPhones with aging batteries
Apple on Monday said it has responded to inquires from U.S. agencies over the handling over older iPhone batteries…
U.S. DOJ and SEC probe Apple over updates that slow iPhones with aging batteries
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc. violated securities laws…
Tim Cook suggests customers were informed about Apple throttling iPhones with aging batteries
In a recent TV interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook wrongly suggested that customers were properly informed…
Apple and Samsung both under investigation by the Italian government over ‘planned obsolescence’
Italy’s antitrust organization has launched two separate investigations against Apple…
Apple CEO Cook: Next iOS update will allow users to disable intentional battery slowdowns
If you don’t want it, you can turn it off…
Tim Cook: ‘Maybe we should have been clearer’ over throttling iPhones with aging batteries
The iPhone throttling issue that Apple brought upon itself last year shows no signs of going away…
China consumer group seeks answers from Apple over batterygate
A Chinese consumer group has asked Apple for information about the slowing of older iPhones…
South Korean consumer group considering criminal case against Apple over iPhone batterygate
A consumer group filing a civil suit against Apple on behalf of over 100 plaintiffs for damages…
Republican Senator John Thune, Chair of the U.S. Commerce Committee, has some questions for Apple over throttling old iPhones
The chairman of the U.S. Senate’s commerce committee wants Apple to lift the veil on its once-secret slowdown…
How to easily check to see if Apple is throttling your iPhone
Apple has been beyond deceitful for all this time and the company now faces more than a dozen lawsuits as a result…
Class action lawsuits against Apple over iPhone throttling now number 30
The total number of class action lawsuits against Apple for deliberately slowing older iPhones…
Republican U.S. Senator wants Apple to answer questions about slowing iPhones
The chairman of a U.S. Senate committee overseeing business issues asked Apple Inc to answer questions…
Can Apple profit from their self-inflicted batterygate debacle?
Apple Inc.’s recent admission that it secretly slowed down older iPhones with aging batteries…
French prosecutor launches probe into Apple planned obsolescence
A French prosecutor has launched a preliminary investigation of U.S. tech giant Apple…
The iPhone X got upstaged by Apple’s batterygate scandal
Lately people have been talking about Apple for all the wrong reasons…
Apple’s design decisions and iPhone batteries
Shorter battery life – Making phones and notebooks as thin as possible and then making them even thinner…
Apple now faces over two dozen lawsuits for ‘purposefully’ or ‘secretly’ slowing down older iPhones
Apple now faces over two dozen lawsuits around the world…
Apple’s $29 replacement batteries expected to hurt new iPhone sales
There’s a very good business reason as to why Apple priced iPhone battery replacements at $79…
How to see if Apple’s throttling your iPhone
Apple has been catching some heat for throttling CPU performance on older phones…
Brazilian agency requires Apple to inform consumers on batteries
A Brazilian state agency responsible for consumer issues notified Apple Inc. on Wednesday…
Analyst: Apple’s ‘batterygate’ solution may mean 16 million fewer iPhones sold this year
Apple Inc.’s offer to replace iPhone batteries cheaply may cut sales of new handsets by millions of units…
A reality check about Apple’s iPhone ‘batterygate’
Apple found itself in the thick of it when it quietly released an update, iOS 10.2.1…
An Apple conspiracy theory blooms
For years, some iPhone owners have contended that Apple software updates purposely slowed their phones…