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Tag: planned obsolescence

Consumer association sues Apple in Italy claiming planned iPhone obsolescence

Monday, January 25, 2021 9:13 am4 Comments

​Euroconsumers​ today announced it has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple in Italy, claiming planned iPhone obsolescence …

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…

Apple TV trails Roku, Amazon FireTV and Google Chromecast with 5% of all U.S. households with WiFi

Monday, April 3, 2017 10:55 amMonday, April 3, 201716 Comments

New data from comScore shows that 5% of all U.S. households with a WiFi connection now use Apple TV…

‘The Grand Tour’ smashes Amazon streaming record

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 12:00 pmTuesday, November 22, 201623 Comments

The debut episode of the highly anticipated new Amazon Original Series…

Group accuses Apple of ‘planned obsolescence’ by ‘sabotaging’ old iPhones with iOS upgrades

Friday, July 8, 2016 10:58 amFriday, July 8, 201629 Comments

A petition demanding that Apple stop ‘sabotaging’ older devices with iOS upgrades…


New Apple TV to take on Amazon’s Echo, source says

Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:29 pmThursday, May 26, 201611 Comments

Apple is working on its answer to Amazon’s Echo, the voice-activated assistant packaged inside a speaker…

Getting ready for ‘The Grand Tour’: How to watch Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV

Friday, May 20, 2016 10:59 amFriday, May 20, 20166 Comments

If you are an Amazon Video using Apple TV owner and also use an iPhone, iPad, Mac or iPod touch…

Apple needs to scale back iOS compatibility with older devices to accelerate device replacement

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 12:55 pmWednesday, May 4, 201620 Comments

At Apple’s recent March event, Apple touted the 80% installation rate of its latest version of iOS…

iPad 2: Five years later, it keeps chugging along

Thursday, April 28, 2016 2:57 pmThursday, April 28, 201613 Comments

This aging tablet remains one of the most-used pieces of electronic hardware in my household…

Gaming shootout: Apple TV vs. Amazon Fire TV

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 12:45 pmWednesday, February 10, 20169 Comments

If you’re an Apple fan, should you really grab an Amazon box?

Hello, Apple? One-third of US households will have 4K TVs by 2019

Friday, December 11, 2015 9:28 amFriday, December 11, 201535 Comments

The fourth gen Apple TV doesn’t offer 4K support…

Jeremy Clarkson confirms new post-Top Gear Amazon Prime show will be in 4K

Friday, November 20, 2015 11:24 amFriday, November 20, 201513 Comments

Jeremy Clarkson, the former star of the BBC blockbuster car show “Top Gear,” confirmed yesterday that his new show for Amazon Prime…

The Verge: Apple TV is the best streaming video device you can buy

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 2:32 pmTuesday, November 17, 201519 Comments

This fall a bunch of new streaming video devices launched, including the new Apple TV, Roku 4, the 2nd-gen. Amazon Fire TV, and new Google Chromecast dongles…

Why Apple TV doesn’t need 4K Ultra HD video

Thursday, November 12, 2015 3:27 pmThursday, November 12, 201572 Comments

For those of you not in the know, 4K, also known as UHD (Ultra-High Definition), is a resolution that is 4 times higher…

Why your old iPhone becomes sluggish over time

Thursday, August 28, 2014 2:18 pm18 Comments

Apple is no more guilty of creating and managing a product cycle…

Apple and planned obsolescence or lack thereof

Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:15 pm39 Comments

The thing is, it is actually true that there’s planned obsolescence, but…

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