Sentences with phrase «intentionally slowing down»

The company misled customers for years as «conspiracy theorists» claimed Apple was intentionally slowing down older iPhone models in order to force people to upgrade.

Back in December, Apple admitted that it was intentionally slowing down older iPhone models, particularly the iPhone 6, 6S and SE, through software updates.

The users did not like this feature of intentionally slowing down the phones.

This is an experimental feature added as Apple faced a backlash after the news that the company is intentionally slowing down older iPhones to prevent unexpected shutdowns.

With the big news in 2017 about how Apple has been intentionally slowing down older iPhones using software updates as a way to make the aging battery last longer or make people buy more iPhones, I'm hoping consumers will wise up and start demanding smartphones with removable batteries again.

Sen. John Thune, R - S.D., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, last month sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook with specific questions as to whether the company was pursuing «planned obsolescence» by intentionally slowing down older iPhone models to encourage demand for the newer phones.

Samsung Electronics has once again denied the allegations that it is intentionally slowing down its older smartphones and other devices, so consumers would be forced to upgrade their hardware.

Whether Apple is facing difficulty in production or is intentionally slowing down iPhone X production, it's clear that buying the upcoming 10th anniversary iPhone will be an inconvenient task for many consumers this November.

Apple apologized to customers on December 28th for intentionally slowing down the processors used in the iPhone 6, 7, and SE through iOS updates to address aging lithium - ion batteries.

Apple has written a lengthy letter of apology to its customers around the controversy that the company was intentionally slowing down old iPhones and slashed prices of spare batteries

Stefan Bogdanovich and Dakota Speas have filed suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California, accusing Apple of intentionally slowing down older devices to promote the sale of newer models.

Apple is not intentionally slowing them down to force you to upgrade.

Apple's statement and reports from bloggers helped fuel conspiracy theories Apple is intentionally slowing down its products to fuel sales.

Reports emerged earlier this week via Reddit, indicating that Apple is intentionally slowing down older iPhones with depleting battery power, in an effort to conserve overall battery quality.

Update 10/29/16: Apple has released a statement apologizing for the controversy surrounding the company intentionally slowing down older iPhone devices.

Law firm Hanuri, representing 63,767 consumers, filed a class action lawsuit against Apple for damages caused by the tech giant intentionally slowing down older iPhone models.

A month ago, Apple admitted it had been intentionally slowing down the performance of its batteries on older iPhone models.

Apple added the battery - health feature after reports that it was intentionally slowing down iPhones with older batteries without disclosing the practice to customers.

Apple now faces over two dozen lawsuits around the world that either accuse the company of intentionally slowing down older iPhones, or at least of failing to disclose power management changes it made starting in iOS 10.2.1.

But fika is not buying a to - go coffee and inhaling it in your car on the way to somewhere else — it is intentionally slowing down to drink a cup of coffee (or tea), eat some kind of delicious baked good, and enjoy yourself — either alone or with friends.

Last week, a story went viral that claimed Apple was intentionally slowing down older iPhones to push people to buy its latest models.

Apple recently announced that it was intentionally slowing down older iPhone models in order to preserve battery life.

Geekbench wrote a blog post about the issue, and Apple admitted it was intentionally slowing down some iPhones with older batteries a few days later.

Samsung, HTC, Motorola, and several other companies have said they don't intentionally slow down their devices to preserve battery life but they also don't make it easy to replace it.

Apple intentionally slows it down to encourage you to buy a new one.

Consumers are not happy with Apple's admission that it intentionally slowed down older iPhones to keep up with declining batteries, reports USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham on Talking Tech.

So it's true Apple intentionally slow down old iPhones.

And it is clear that we also have some behavioral control over breathing — we can intentionally slow it down, speed it up, and take deeper breaths or shallower ones.

Intentionally slow down, be kind to yourself and free up space to truly LIVE up to your highest potential free from the clutter and junk that's been holding you back.

Apple's legal battle against accusations that it intentionally slows down older iPhones to incentivize customers to upgrade to newer models will likely take place in one courtroom near the company's headquarters in California.The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has disclosed that it will consider consolidating dozens of iPhone performance - related complaints filed against Apple during a hearing scheduled for Thursday, March 29 in Atlanta, Georgia, as is routine for similar cases filed across multiple states.Apple currently faces 59 putative class actions across 16 district courts in the United States.

Apple is also delivering on its promise of allowing users to disable the feature, although it doesn't recommend it.The power management changes fueled an argument that Apple intentionally slows down older iPhones at wholesale to encourage customers to upgrade

Apple has confirmed to The Verge that it intentionally slows down older iPhones in an effort to conserve device battery health.

Thanks to all the criticism that Apple has received since it revealed that it intentionally slows down older iPhones with degraded batteries, the company was forced to issue an apology and communicate better with its customers.

The apology follows a statement from Apple earlier this month that it intentionally slows down performance on some older iPhone models due to shutdown issues that can be caused by aging lithium - ion batteries.

This apology comes in right after the company had made it public knowledge that they do indeed intentionally slow down older iPhone models to preserve the batteries in these phones which inevitably begin degrading from the very first use.

According to spokespeople that got in contact with The Verge, neither Motorola or HTC intentionally slow down processor speeds of their phones as batteries get older.

I've been saying it for years that Apple intentionally slows down the older iphones every time when a new IOS comes out.

In a statement outlining what he'd like internet service to look like, Obama highlights four major points: internet providers wouldn't be allowed to block websites offering legal content, they wouldn't be allowed to intentionally slow down or speed up certain websites or services based on their own preferences, and they wouldn't be able to offer paid fast lanes.

His theory that Apple intentionally slows down old phones sparked a furious debate online.

Unlike Apple though, they don't intentionally slow down their older phones on the pretext of aging batteries and don't even inform consumers about it.

The benchmarking company says the results prove Apple doesn't intentionally slow down the performance of older iPhones with each new iOS release.

Earlier this week, a report by Geekbench described how Apple intentionally slows down the performance of iPhones with low - capacity batteries by reducing the CPU speeds.

The idea, in essence, is that Apple intentionally slows down older iPhones in order to preserve a full day's battery charge in the event that the regular battery has degraded over time — or wasn't working perfectly to begin with.

In late December 2017, Apple confirmed that iPhones with older batteries were being intentionally slowed down by the company as the power sources aged, in order to ensure that phones remained stable.

While it may seem that Apple has a noble intention behind its move to intentionally slow down older iPhones, this didn't stop consumers from criticizing it.

According to a report from Bloomberg, both government agencies are looking into whether or not Apple violated securities laws with an iOS update that intentionally slowed down older iPhones.

To solve the problem, Apple intentionally slows down the older models to allow the iPhones to conduct tasks without suddenly shutting off.

The letter, which is a response to questions Thune sent Apple, comes after the company said it intentionally slows down batteries on older iPhone models to avoid unexpected crashes on the device.

Apple usually charges $ 79 for a battery replacement, out of warranty, but after the company faced a strong negative reaction when it become clear that Apple intentionally slowed down iPhones with older batteries, the company reduced the price by $ 50.

Late last year, Apple confirmed that iPhones with older batteries were being intentionally slowed down as the devices» batteries aged in order to prevent further performance issues.