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Tag: Hanlon’s razor

France fines Apple €25 million over iPhone throttling

Friday, February 7, 2020 5:50 pm18 Comments

According to French officials, Apple installed software that slowed down iPhones. So, the country fined Apple more than $27 million for iPhone throttling …

Apple’s reduced rate battery replacement program ends December 15th

Monday, December 3, 2018 4:55 pmMonday, December 3, 20188 Comments

Details of how to get a battery replacement are available at…

Apple’s Greg Joswiak dismisses planned obsolescence as ‘craziest thinking in the world’

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 5:01 pmWednesday, June 6, 201813 Comments

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 4:01 pmWednesday, May 23, 20182 Comments

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

Thursday, May 3, 2018 1:01 pmThursday, May 3, 20189 Comments

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

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 8:59 am1 Comment

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

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 10:32 amTuesday, March 6, 20188 Comments

A video posted to YouTube over the weekend compares the operating performance of an iPhone 6s…

Does Apple have an upgrade problem?

Monday, March 5, 2018 1:44 pmMonday, March 5, 20187 Comments

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

Friday, March 2, 2018 1:00 pmFriday, March 2, 201812 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 5:35 pmWednesday, February 28, 201812 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 2:28 pmTuesday, February 27, 20185 Comments

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

Monday, February 26, 2018 4:50 pmMonday, February 26, 20185 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 4:01 pmTuesday, February 20, 201814 Comments

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

Monday, February 12, 2018 10:28 amMonday, February 12, 20187 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 9:34 am5 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 5:35 pmTuesday, February 6, 20186 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 4:05 pmTuesday, February 6, 201812 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 3:30 pmTuesday, February 6, 20182 Comments

Apple Inc., responding to U.S. Senate questions about its decision to slow performance on older iPhones…

Apple and Samsung both under investigation by the Italian government over ‘planned obsolescence’

Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:02 pm14 Comments

Italy’s antitrust organization has launched two separate investigations against Apple…

China consumer group seeks answers from Apple over batterygate

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 9:32 amTuesday, January 16, 20181 Comment

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

Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:43 pmThursday, January 11, 201812 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:12 pmWednesday, January 10, 201810 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 10:59 amWednesday, January 10, 201839 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 9:31 amWednesday, January 10, 201822 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 8:28 amWednesday, January 10, 201814 Comments

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?

Tuesday, January 9, 2018 1:01 pmTuesday, January 9, 201814 Comments

Apple Inc.’s recent admission that it secretly slowed down older iPhones with aging batteries…

French prosecutor launches probe into Apple planned obsolescence

Monday, January 8, 2018 4:56 pmMonday, January 8, 201826 Comments

A French prosecutor has launched a preliminary investigation of U.S. tech giant Apple…

The iPhone X got upstaged by Apple’s batterygate scandal

Monday, January 8, 2018 1:47 pmMonday, January 8, 20189 Comments

Lately people have been talking about Apple for all the wrong reasons…

Apple’s design decisions and iPhone batteries

Monday, January 8, 2018 10:28 amMonday, January 8, 201831 Comments

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

Friday, January 5, 2018 3:45 pmFriday, January 5, 201827 Comments

Apple now faces over two dozen lawsuits around the world…

Apple’s $29 replacement batteries expected to hurt new iPhone sales

Thursday, January 4, 2018 12:30 pmThursday, January 4, 201825 Comments

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

Thursday, January 4, 2018 11:42 amThursday, January 4, 20189 Comments

Apple has been catching some heat for throttling CPU performance on older phones…

Brazilian agency requires Apple to inform consumers on batteries

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 3:55 pmWednesday, January 3, 20184 Comments

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

Wednesday, January 3, 2018 3:06 pmThursday, January 4, 201820 Comments

Apple Inc.’s offer to replace iPhone batteries cheaply may cut sales of new handsets by millions of units…

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