Enlarge / A functional iPhone X, unlike the ones that went through recent stress testing. (credit: Samuel Axon) After public outrage, a US Senator has posed questions to Apple about its deliberate slowdown of older iPhones due to aging battery issues. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), who chairs the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, wrote a letter to Apple […]
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Apple faces two lawsuits over intentional iPhone slowdowns
Well that was quick. Just two days after Apple admitted that it intentionally slowed down older iPhones with older batteries (to prevent sudden unexpected shutdowns), the company is being sued. Both suits claim that Apple does this to force customers into a shortened upgrade cycle. The Atlas Consumer Law group in Chicago claims that Apple […]
T-Mobile’s unlimited plan will soon let you use 50GB before slowdowns
Enlarge (credit: T-Mobile) T-Mobile USA will soon let subscribers to its unlimited data plans use at least 50GB of data each month before risking slowdowns in congested areas. All four major nationwide carriers slow down their heaviest data users when they connect to congested cell towers. But while Verizon Wireless and AT&T set the potential throttle point at 22GB, […]
