Owners of the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro are expressing dissatisfaction with the declining battery capacity.
Some iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro users are experiencing battery degradation concerns akin to the “batterygate” debacle. Within a year of usage, these individuals are witnessing a faster-than-expected decline in battery capacity. A prime example is Sam Kohl, who recently tweeted that his iPhone 14 Pro’s battery capacity had already dropped to 90 percent, a much swifter decline compared to his…
iOS 13.1 May Throttle iPhone XS, XS Max and XR Performance
Apple’s performance management feature has gotten the company in trouble in the past. But despite the controversy, Apple will continue to throttle iPhones going forward. The company recently updated its iPhone Battery and Performance support document to include the following snippet:... https://www.idropnews.com/news/ios-13-1-may-throttle-iphone-xs-xs-max-and-xr-performance/118284/
Apple Hit with Another Lawsuit for 'Secretly' Slowing Down iPhones
Apple is being hit with another lawsuit alleging that the company “secretly” started throttling older iPhones back in 2017. A group of 18 individuals has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple in a Northern California federal court this week. The class refers to the so-called... https://www.idropnews.com/news/apple-hit-with-another-lawsuit-for-secretly-slowing-down-iphones/113384/
Some Users May Be Entitled to $300 in Apple Battery Class-Action Lawsuit
Apple has been hit with a class-action lawsuit in Quebec alleging that the lithium-ion batteries in its products don’t last a “reasonable” amount of time. The Lawsuit The lawsuit, which was recently approved by Quebec’s Supreme Court, alleges that Apple has... https://www.idropnews.com/news/some-users-may-be-entitled-to-300-in-apple-battery-class-action-lawsuit/112264/
Raspberry Pi 4 new firmware update lowers temperature
Raspberry Pi 4 new firmware update lowers temperature
The Raspberry Pi 4’s enhanced specs assure considerably improved performance compared to the Raspberry Pi 3B; however, benchmarks have shown there’s a snag: heat. Under a substantial multi-core load, the Raspberry Pi 4 can hit 80C easily, causing the chip to throttle which can reduce performance significantly.
CNX-Softwarehas done some exploring of Raspberry Pi 4 including the current firmware…
The plaintiffs in three separate suits contend that an Apple software tweak that slows down older iPhones was a ploy to spur upgrades to pricier models.
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After years of complaints from consumers that their iPhones seem slower once a new model is released, Apple on Wednesday disclosed it was indeed slowing the performance of some older iPhones under particular circumstances. When batteries age, become very cold or operate at low power, their currents can spike when the phone's computer tries to hit higher speeds. Rather than having a phone shut down automatically to protect itself, Apple said that last year it tweaked its iOS software for some older iPhones so they slow down instead.
“Apple's disclosure this week didn't include the iPhone 5. The company said the software update applied to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus and SE, and earlier this year was extended to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. It will be applied to other Apple devices in the future, the company said.”
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Northern District of Illinois, Eastern division, represents five people who allege the company purposefully updated the phones' operating system to dampen its performance as a way of "fraudulently forcing iPhone owners to purchase the latest model from Apple,"
Two additional lawsuits were also filed Thursday in the Central District of California and the Northern District of California. Both of those suits allege largely the same thing -- that Apple knowingly misled consumers about battery problems in an effort to get them to upgrade to the latest iPhone models.
