Along with its apology for miscommunicating about the throttling of performance of iPhones with degraded battery, Apple lowered the price of battery replacements for qualifying devices and said this program would be available starting in early 2018.
In the wake of all the iPhone throttling drama, iFixit has announced that it is dropping the price on all of its DIY iPhone battery fix kits to $29 or less. The news follows Apple's own announcement yesterday that it is going to be discounting out-of-warranty battery replacements to $29 in 2018.
An Italian apparel company has won the right to use the name Steve Jobs, reports Italian site la Repubblica Napoli (via The Verge). After a lengthy legal battle with Apple, the clothing co can now freely use the name of the iPhone-maker's beloved founder in its designs.
Apple on Thursday posted an apology letter to its website regarding its slowing down of older iPhones. In addition to the apology, the company says that it wants to clarify what it's really been doing to older handsets and it even makes a peace offering for disgruntled customers: $29 out-of-warranty battery replacements for the next year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook earned just over $100 million this year, Bloomberg reports. The news was spotted in the company's latest proxy statement, which was filed Wednesday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of its February shareholders meeting.
The Korea Communications Commission has asked Apple for an explanation regarding its practice of slowing down older iPhone models, reports The Korea Herald. It's not a formal investigation yet, but it could be indicative of things to come.
While Apple continues research into what should one day result in its own rumored non-invasive continuous glucose reader for Apple Watch, industry watchers have cautioned that the Cupertino tech giant is probably years away from a commercial product.
Even though Touch ID could be used to authorize family purchases, an increasing number of parents who bought an iPhone X are discovering that they're unable to approve their kids' iOS purchases and downloads with the handset's new Face ID facial recognition system.
Apple has filed for a pair of new figurative trademarks potentially indicating that many more health devices will be released in the future that will integrate seamlessly with Apple Watch.
As many as eight class action lawsuits have been leveled against Apple thus far after the company admitted to slowing down older iPhone models that have worn-out batteries, with the latest class action filing seeking an unbelievable $999 billion payout (not a typo).
Apple usually drops prices for older iPhones right after new models arrive. However, a sketchy supply chain report would have you believe that iPhone X, the best and most expensive iPhone model ever made, might receive an unexpected price cut come as soon as early 2018.
Thanks to stronger than expected sales of Apple Watch, which has been available since April 2014, supply chain sources have upgraded their shipment projections for next year.