Apple discontinues iPhone X, iPhone 6s, iPhone SE, and Apple Watch Edition
Apple has said goodbye to the last iPhones with a headphone jack. At the same time, it has ended the ceramic Apple Watch Edition.
iPhone 6s
Apple begins iPhone 6s production in India
Apple has begun production on the iPhone 6s in India. This is the second Apple handset after the iPhone SE to be manufactured in the nation.
Apple trialing production of nearly three years old iPhone 6s Plus in India
While iPhone 6s Plus may seem outdated by today’s standards, it accounted for an estimated one-third of Apple’s smartphone sales in India last year. The company could reduce production cost of iPhone 6s Plus by five to seven percent with local manufacturing.
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.
Health app data is being used as evidence in a rape and murder investigation in Germany
Apple’s Health app is being used to recreate a suspect’s whereabouts on the day of the murder.
Jim Cramer: Apple has become a punching bag
CNBC’s Jim Cramer says Apple’s become a political target after Senator John Thune demanded answers from the firm about the iPhone throttling saga.
US and France investigating Apple over the iPhone throttling scandal
Following last week’s investigation by a French watchdog, Apple is now facing questions from government officials in its own country over the iPhone trolling debacle.
Apple’s discounted $29 battery replacement service is limited to one repair per iPhone
The discounted out-of-warranty battery replacement fee, at $29, is limited to one repair per iPhone.
Apple clarifies deliberate CPU throttling on iPhones with degraded batteries
Slowing down iPhones with old batteries is how Apple aims to “deliver the best experience for customers.”
Geekbench finds a link between sluggish iPhone performance and battery age
This problem will only get worse as iPhones and their batteries continue to age.
Futuremark debunks speculation that Apple intentionally slows down older iPhones
The myth that with every major new version of iOS Apple deliberately throttles its older CPUs and GPUs in order to make legacy iPhones feel sluggish has been debunked.