According to its iPhone repair and service page, Apple has increased its out-of-warranty battery replacement fee for iPhone 16 Pro models…
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Apple to pay $14.4 million to settle ‘Batterygate’ lawsuit in Canada
A Canadian court in British Columbia has given its approval for a settlement to end a class-action lawsuit over alleged iPhone throttling;
iPhone owners get $92 payouts from Apple in throttling settlement
In yet another testament to the expediency of the U.S. judicial “system,” iPhone users had to submit claims in Apple’s iPhone thottling …
Mass lawsuit against Apple over iPhone batteries may proceed, London tribunal rules
Apple lost a bid to block a London lawsuit worth up to $1.9 billion which accuses it of using ‘defective’ batteries in millions of iPhones …
Apple to begin payments to iPhone users in $500 million ‘Batterygate’ iPhone throttling settlement
Apple will soon begin paying $65 to owners of older iPhone in class-action lawsuit over iPhone throttling, otherwise know as “Batterygate.”
Apple fights $2 billion UK lawsuit for ‘throttling’ millions of iPhones
Apple on Tuesday urged a London tribunal to block a $2 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of “throttling” millions of iPhones…
Apple ups out-of-warranty iPhone, iPad, MacBook battery replacements by almost 30%
Apple has increased the cost of battery replacements worldwide for all out-of-warranty iPhones, iPads and MacBooks by almost 30%…
Apple sued for £750 million in UK for secretly ‘throttling’ iPhones in 2017
Apple has been hit with a multimillion-pound lawsuit over a secret decision the company made that “throttled” the speed of older iPhones…
Judge certifies class action lawsuit against Apple over alleged misleading statements by CEO Tim Cook
An English council is suing Apple for allegedly concealing weak iPhone demand and has now won a legal breakthrough after a judge certified…
Apple to pay $3.4 million over iPhone throttling in Chile
In the first such settlement in Latin America, Apple has agreed to pay Chilean consumers $3.4 million in a lawsuit over iPhone throttling …
Lawyers in Apple ‘iPhone throttling’ class action settlement land $81 million in fees
The $87.7 million by class counsel Cotchett and Kaplan Fox in a $310 million class action settlement over “iPhone throttling” with Apple…
Apple hit with another lawsuit over alleged iPhone ‘planned obsolescence’
In another episode of the unending “Batterygate” saga, Apple is facing a new lawsui over “planned obsolescence” with the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S…
Apple sued in EU for $217 million over ‘iPhone throttling’
Apple is facing lawsuits in several EU countries seeking about 180 million euros ($217 million) over throttling older iPhones with batteries…
Apple agrees to pay $113 million in ‘iPhone throttling’ settlement
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich announced a $113 million multi-state settlement with Apple regarding Apple’s 2016 “iPhone throttling” decision…
Apple must face shareholder lawsuit over CEO Cook’s China sales comments
Apple has been ordered to face a proposed class-action shareholder lawsuit which accuses CEO Tim Cook of concealing falling demand for iPhones…
Arizona leads multi-state probe into Apple’s throttling of older iPhones
Arizona is leading a multi-U.S. state probe into whether Apple’s deliberate throttling of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws, documents…
Apple faces deceptive trade practices probe by multiple U.S. states
According to a March document, multiple U.S. states are investigating Apple over claims of deceptive trade practices. The Texas attorney general may sue…
How to stake your claim in Apple’s $500 million iPhone throttling settlement
Earlier this year, Apple agreed to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit that accused the company of “secretly throttling” older iPhone models. Now, iPhone…
Judge: Apple must face U.S. shareholder lawsuit over CEO Cook’s iPhone and China comments
Late Tuesday, a U.S. federal judge said Apple must face part of a shareholder lawsuit claiming CEO Tim Cook’s comments fraudulently concealed…
Apple may soon compensate customers for iPhone throttling
Apple iPhone customers may soon be compensated by the Cupertino, California-based compnay for its initial approach to iPhone throttling…
$500 million won’t stop Apple from another iPhone Batterygate, but this will
Apple last week agreed to settle the iPhone ‘Batterygate’ throttling class action lawsuit and will pay up to $500 million to settle litigation accusing…
Apple settles iPhone throttling lawsuit for up to $500 million
Apple has agreed to settle the iPhone throttling class action lawsuit and will pay up to $500 million to settle litigation accusing it of quietly…
France fines Apple €25 million over iPhone throttling
According to French officials, Apple installed software that slowed down iPhones. So, the country fined Apple more than $27 million for iPhone throttling …
Why Apple doesn’t want users to replace their own batteries
As lithium-ion batteries become more common, companies like Apple are using software to make sure the batteries in its devices are authentic. This is because all lithium-ion batteries…
Apple locks down iPhone batteries, warns users against unauthorized third-party battery repairs
Apple has activated a dormant software lock on the iPhone’s battery that affects how iOS software treats unauthorized third-party battery replacements….
New California class action launched over iPhone throttling issue
A collection of 18 plaintiffs have launched a new class action through a U.S. District Court in San Jose, joining cases that have since been consolidated accusing Apple of fraudulent behavior in deliberately throttling older iPhones with weaker batteries…
Apple pledges to warn iPhone owners if iOS update could slow device or affect battery life
People had not realized an operating system update could affect the performance of their iPhones…
Apple, CEO Cook, CFO Maestri face another class action over false and misleading financial statements
Apple’s almost universally positive financial outlook, offered in investor conference calls following quarterly earnings reports…
Class action lawsuit filed against Apple for making false and misleading statements to the market
The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc. for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934…
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces class action lawsuit against Apple over false and misleading statements
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of Apple Inc…
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong files class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging executives made false and misleading statements to the market
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court…
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman announces deadline for class action lawsuit against Apple over false and misleading statements
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934…
The Schall Law Firm files class action lawsuit against Apple, alleging executives made false and misleading statements to the market
The filing of a class action lawsuit against Apple for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5…
Apple CEO Cook, CFO Maestri accused of securities fraud over iPhone sales
The suit claims that Apple CEO Tim Cook and the company’s chief financial officer Luca Maestri violated the U.S. Securities Exchange Act…
Apple wants plaintiffs’ lawyers in iPhone throttling case kicked out
Apple Inc on Tuesday moved to sanction lawyers at Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy representing consumers…
Apple.com’s homepage in Italy forced to add iPhone battery throttling advisory
Apple has been compelled to add a statement regarding the outcome of a ‘planned obsolescence’ lawsuit…
Apple set aside money to pay for lawsuits related to its iPhone ‘batterygate’ throttling scandal
As 2017 turned to 2018, Apple faced a swell of consumer anger…
Ron Johnson: Apple stock is the best buy you can make ‘for the next decade’
Apple’s former retail chief, Ron Johnson, told CNBC on Wednesday that the tech giant’s stock…
Apple ‘replaced ten times more batteries in 2018 than predicted’, stunting iPhone sales
Ten times more iPhone owners are thought to have cashed in on Apple’s discounted battery repairs…
Apple replaced 11 million iPhone batteries under their $29 replacement program
The battery replacement program ran all year long…
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…
