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Russian Ambassador to Turkey
Science

Apple asked to unlock the iPhone 4s of Russian ambassador’s assassin, report claims

December 22nd, 2016

Reports from Turkish media claim that Apple has been asked to help unlock an iPhone belonging to the Russian ambassador’s assassin. The device, a relatively archaic iPhone 4S, was reportedly recovered from 22-year-old Mevlut Mert Altıntas, a 22-year-old police officer who shot and killed Russia’s ambassador to Turkey .  The iPhone is said to be protected with …

iPhone 4s 5 iOS 9.2.1 Update
Tech

iOS 9.2.1 finally ‘fixes’ your old iPhone 4s and iPhone 5

January 21st, 2016

Apple said that iOS 9 will bring performance improvements to all iOS devices, including older models that were slowed down by the iOS 8 update. However, when all said and done, it turned out that iOS 9 wasn’t able to dramatically increase overall speed, no matter how much optimization it underwent. Various early tests showed …

iOS 9.0.1 iOS 8.4.1 iPhone 4s 5 5s

Video: iOS 9 might slow down iPhone 4s, 5 and even iPhone 5s

September 24th, 2015

More and more people upgrade to Apple’s latest iOS release, with Apple claiming iOS 9 is adopted at a faster rate than iOS 8. But that doesn’t mean iOS 9 is a flawless update, as the iPhone maker has already released a first iOS 9.0.1 patch to fix some issues. On top of that, even …

iPhone 6s 5s 4s 3gs Evolution

Visualized: The iPhone 6s is the biggest ‘S’ upgrade in Apple history

September 11th, 2015

Many people will surely label the iPhone 6s as a minor update over last year’s phone, quickly dismissing it just because it’s an “S” update. In some ways, the new Apple phone is similar to last year’s version. But once you start digging under the hood, you’ll quickly realize that the iPhone 6s series brings …

iOS 9 iPhone 4s, iPad 2, iPad Mini

Why anyone who owns an old iPhone is going to love iOS 9

May 25th, 2015

With a few weeks to go until Apple unveils the future of its iOS and OS X operating systems, several details have already been leaked about the upcoming releases. One of the most interesting features detailed in recent reports concerns iOS 9, as Apple is apparently working to make it run much more smoothly on older …

iOS 8 iPhone 4S

Watch this video before you update your iPhone 4S to iOS 8

September 29th, 2014

If you’re still using an iPhone 4S, odds are fairly good that you’ve learned to hold off on installing major software updates on your iPhone. While new versions of iOS bring great and exciting new features, they also can bring slowed performance or even bogging to older Apple devices. Early reports suggested that this was …

iPhone 4s and iPad 2 iOS 8 Update

Don’t install iOS 8 on your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 yet

September 17th, 2014

Some of Apple’s selling points for iOS devices are extended support for future software updates, and timely simultaneous iOS update releases for all supported devices. The company often brags with numbers detailing iOS update stats and tells regular customers and developers that Google’s Android can’t come close to offering a similar experience. However, Ars Technica warns that the …

Cheap iPhone 4s, iPhone 5c Sales

It’s mostly Android deserters who buy cheap iPhones

April 24th, 2014

In its earnings call on Wednesday for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2014, Apple revealed that more than two out of three cheap iPhone buyers are switching over from Android, highlighting the move as a success for the company. Apple’s Tim Cook said that on the quarter, 62% of iPhone 4s buyers and …