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U.S. government questions Apple over iPhone slowdown debacle

Following revelations that the French government opened an investigation into Apple's decision to throttle the performance of older iPhones with deteriorated batteries, a U.S. senator on Tuesday sent a letter to CEO Tim Cook requesting details about the hardware policy.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 73

Law firm that extracted $450M settlement in Apple e-books case is going after company for throttling iPhones

Hagens Berman, the consumer rights law firm that successfully obtained a $450 million settlement from Apple over e-book price fixing, once again has the tech giant in its sights, and on Friday filed a class-action lawsuit over the iPhone throttling debacle.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 179

How iPhone batteries work, and how Apple manages performance over time

Lithium-ion batteries such as those found in nearly every smartphone and tablet are not little, indestructable homogenous power reactors. AppleInsider delves briefly into the construction and chemistry of them, and discusses how an old battery works against not only device manufacturers, but the users themselves.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 52

Apple tops device activations during holidays, iPhone X handily beating iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

Apple once again leads the industry in smartphone and tablet activations during the week before Christmas, with very strong sales of the iPhone X leading the iPhones released in 2017, with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 availability both overseas and as used devices adding to the lead.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 39

Second class action suit surrounding Apple's throttling of iPhones with depleted batteries launches

Just hours after the first class action suit was launched against Apple alleging harm by the company's actions to keep iPhones functional in the case of a chemically depleted battery, a quintet of filers in have also launched their own in Chicago.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 140

Apple hit with lawsuit after admitting to slowing down iPhones with depleted batteries

A day after Apple acknowledged slowing down iPhones with degraded batteries, a Los Angeles man is pursuing a class action lawsuit in the matter.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 125

Apple responds to reports of worn batteries forcing iPhone CPU slowdowns

Apple has confirmed that it temporarily slows down processes on older iPhones with poorly functioning batteries, with a recent update able to "smooth out the instantaneous peaks" when needed to prevent device shutdown.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 172

Apple debuts new Hermes Watch band, case options for iPad Pro, Apple Pencil & iPhone 7 Plus/8 Plus

Apple has ushered in another batch of new accessories for its mobile devices, presumably hoping to snag holiday shoppers — or people who will customize Apple gifts after the fact.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 10

Director Steven Soderbergh secretly shot new thriller 'Unsane' entirely on Apple's iPhone

Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh's next film, a thriller titled "Unsane," will see a wide theatrical release next spring, despite the fact that it was filmed entirely on an iPhone.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 18

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