This secretive iPhone chat app worked out how to block screenshots
Confide is a chat app available for iPhone, Android, PC, and Mac that’s as private as they get. It features end-to-end encryption like iMessage, WhatsApp, …
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Apple now faces more than 30 class-action lawsuits for slowing down iPhones
Apple’s legal troubles continue to mount as more iPhone owners are joining class actions against the company or filing new ones. Apple decided about a …
Apple already ran out of iPhone 6 Plus replacement batteries
After years of speculation, Apple a few weeks ago finally admitted to purposefully throttling performance on older iPhone models with degraded batteries. Not surprisingly, the …
US government wants answers from Apple about intentionally slowing iPhones
The battery-related iPhone slowdown may turn out to be the biggest crisis in Apple’s history. Approximately 30 class action suits have been filed around the …
How to easily check to see if Apple is slowing down your iPhone
Remember how crazy all those conspiracy theorists sounded when they carried on and on about “planned obsolescence,” claiming that Apple was intentionally slowing down older …
Don’t even think about abusing Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacement program
Last year, Apple decided to fix iPhones that would shut down unexpectedly by issuing a software update that would throttle the phone’s speed. The fix …
Apple responds, promises ‘more robust’ parental controls for iPhone
Two significant shareholders urged Apple in an open letter a few days ago to take the lead on improving parental controls in smartphone and tablets. …
Two major shareholders urge Apple to reinvent iPhone parental controls
Hedge fund Jana Partners and California State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRS) aren’t Apple’s largest shareholders, but they are significant nonetheless. And it’s these two entities …
Will Apple’s battery replacement program hurt iPhone sales?
From a certain vantage point, Apple’s “batterygate” saga was the scandal that wasn’t. Though Apple was deservedly and widely criticized for being less than transparent about …
Brazilian authorities go after Apple in iPhone slowdown scandal
Apple late last year acknowledged that it’s intentionally slowing down iPhones with old batteries to prevent unwanted shutdowns. This fix was implemented via an update …
Older iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices may be affected by ‘Spectre’ security flaw
A pair of severe security issues could allow hackers to steal data from your computers and mobile devices, recent discoveries have shown, with Intel-powered computers …
Why on Earth did I wait so long to disable Siri on my iPhone X?
I’ve never really been a fan of voice assistants. I test solutions like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant often since staying current on their capabilities …
Report claims this year’s iPhone X successors will have better Face ID and an updated design
In a press release on Tuesday, market intelligence provider TrendForce predicted that the new iPhones in 2018 would feature several significant upgrades, including a better …
What to do if your iPhone is too old for Apple’s $29 battery replacement program
In a bizarre and extremely disappointing turn of events, the “conspiracy theorists” who have been claiming for years that Apple intentionally slows down older iPhone …
How to take advantage of Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacement program right now
Apple surprised customers this past weekend when it announced that it’s discounted iPhone battery replacement program had launched well ahead of schedule. Of course, it’s …
Apple’s battery replacement program for older iPhones starts today
With upwards of 15 class-action lawsuits swirling overhead, Apple late last week dropped the price of its battery replacement program for out-of-warranty iPhone models from …
Apple faces at least 12 different class-action lawsuits over iPhone slowdowns
With each day that goes by, more iPhone users are banding together to sue Apple for quietly throttling iPhone speed to preserve battery life. Apple …
iFixit just one-upped Apple with a $29 battery replacement kit
In response to a wave of lawsuits regarding iOS updates that purposefully slow down older iPhone models, Apple yesterday released a letter of apology to …
Sorry Samsung, the iPhone was the most popular tech product of 2017 – and it wasn’t even close
In some respects, 2017 was a rough year for Apple. Aside from a slew of widely publicized product leaks — many of which emanated from …
Samsung must be dying to mock slow iPhones, but it totally shouldn’t
Apple competitors say they don’t slow down Android devices. The list of companies that have issued comments on the matter includes HTC, LG, Motorola, and …
The most annoying things about Apple’s apology for slowing down iPhones
iPhone late on Thursday did the right thing and finally apologized for the iPhone slowdown scandal. In a lengthy letter to customers, Apple explained why …
Apple: Decreased performance with old batteries is a feature, not a bug
In a statement this afternoon, Apple addressed the consumer outrage about deliberately slowing down old iPhones with bad batteries. In its statement, Apple briefly explained …
Apple apologizes for throttling older iPhone models, cuts $50 off battery replacement program
Amid a fury of lawsuits which allege that Apple has been purposefully slowing down older iPhone models in an effort to spur upgrades, the Cupertino-based …
HTC and Motorola say that they don’t throttle old phones like Apple
Over the past couple of weeks, the internet has been abuzz over a startling revelation: Apple really has been slowing down old iPhones. What was …
Apple execs could face jail in France for slowing down older iPhones
Last week, Apple admitted that it throttles CPU performance on iPhone models with lower-capacity batteries, all in the interest of conserving battery life and, above …
Does your old iPhone feel slow? Here’s what to do before you sue Apple
By now you’ve probably heard that Apple has intentionally slowed down iPhones, just as some conspiracy theorists have been saying for all those years. It’s …
730,000 people dropped Christmas plans to play HQ Trivia on their iPhones
By all accounts, HQ Trivia seems to be the hottest iPhone app of the year — an Android version isn’t available, although its creators plan …
The iPhone ‘forces’ Tim Cook to fly private
Apple made a boatload of cash this year, and the iPhone’s sales performance is to blame. Again. That’s why Tim Cook and other Apple execs …
8 paid iPhone apps on sale for free today
The days after Christmas but before New Year’s are some of the strangest of the year. On one hand, there’s a sense of finality, like …
iPhone wireless charging might be getting an exciting upgrade next year
Early iPhone X rumors claimed that it would be the first Apple smartphone to ship with support for wireless charging. But rather than require the …
