Apple agrees to pay up to $500 million to settle iPhone throttling lawsuit in the U.S.
Apple has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a lawsuit over iPhone throttling in the United States.
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‘iPhone SE 2’ rumored to launch in the first quarter of 2020 with iPhone 8 design
Apple is rumored to launch an “iPhone SE 2” in the early part of 2020, and it could look a lot like the iPhone 8.
Apple releases iOS 12.4.2 for older iPads and iPhones; watchOS 5.3.2 for older Apple Watches
Apple releases iOS 12.4.2, a minor software update, for older iPads and iPhones.
Apple’s stopped selling iPhone SE/6/6 Plus/6s Plus in India, leaving only 6s at the low end
The phased-out models will increase the average selling price of iPhones in India and boost both Apple’s profit and revenue at the expense of market share.
iPhone hobbyist claims to have ported iOS 13 beta 1 to the iPhone 6 [updated]
A user of iOS 13 beta 1 claims to have ported the firmware to an unsupported device (the iPhone 6). Sadly, it turned out to be a hoax.
This tweak enables all Live Photos-centric features on unsupported handsets
Live Photos is a niche feature of iOS that Apple limits to certain handsets. This tweak fixes that.
Sketchy reports claim iOS 13 will drop support for iPhone SE, iPad mini 2 and other models
If one of iOS 13’s proclaimed goals is to speed up older devices, then removing the A9-powered iPhone SE from the compatibility list but not iPhone 6s makes no sense to us.
Apple Italia has been compelled to post an advisory statement regarding iPhone throttling
The Cupertino tech giant has published an advisory statement on its Italian website to inform the public about the whole planned obsolescence saga.
Apple knew iPhone 6 would bend, misled customers about “touch disease”
Internal documents indicate Apple knew iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus would bend, the fact it has not admitted publicly to this date. Nearly 1.5 years into the iPhone 6 cycle, the company made engineering changes by reinforcing the housing to prevent bending which may have caused the so-called “touch disease” issue that it’s now being sued over.
New Samsung ad mocks iPhone throttling, but it’s deceiving and doesn’t make much sense
It was just a matter of time before Samsung put out an anti-iPhone ad mocking CPU throttling, but the South Korean firm’s advertising department still couldn’t do it properly.
Apple may replace damaged iPhone 6 Plus requiring replacement with iPhone 6s Plus
Depending on the exact damage to your iPhone 6 Plus and the results of Apple’s diagnostic tests, Apple may replace it with a brand new iPhone 6s Plus at no charge whatsoever.
Russians are hopping on the anti-Apple bandwagon
Customers in Russia are also suing Apple for slowing iPhones.
