Apple and Samsung Electronics are coming under fire by Italian regulators regarding processor slowdowns in aging smartphones. According to a Thursday (Jan. 18) Reuters report, antitrust regulators in Italy have launched an inquiry into claims that Apple and Samsung have purposely used software updates to speed...
A French prosecutor has launched a preliminary investigation of Apple over BatteryGate, the U.S. company’s decision to slow down older phones in order to protect battery stability. According to Reuters, the investigation will be led by French consumer fraud watchdog DGCCRF, part of the Economy...
November 01, 2023
Apple Inc. has been dealt a blow in a class action lawsuit in London, as the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Wednesday (Nov. 1) that the case can proceed. The lawsuit accuses Apple of misleading customers about a power management tool in iPhones, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The suit claims that Apple falsely informed customers that software updates from late 2016 would […]
January 19, 2018
Apple and Samsung Electronics are coming under fire by Italian regulators regarding processor slowdowns in aging smartphones. According to a Thursday (Jan. 18) Reuters report, antitrust regulators in Italy have...
January 09, 2018
A French prosecutor has launched a preliminary investigation of Apple over BatteryGate, the U.S. company’s decision to slow down older phones in order to protect battery stability. According to Reuters,...
