Apple is being probed with South Korea over iPhone performance throttling

as informed in Apple is this time being investigated with South Korean prosecutors over its deliberate throttling of performance in older iPhones to extend the life of ageing batteries. There are plenty of stories from iPhone users noting that once a battery replacement is done, their old iPhone delivers similar performance as it did the time new. Furthermore, Cook soon uncovered that the following Apple iOS eleven upgrade going to let iPhone fans to turn off the performance throttling feature in their phones, not that he recommended such a move. Apple continues to deny any appeals of planned obsolescence, however it is facing similar explores in both France and Italy, that would propose people aren't convinced with its benevolent motivations behind the performance throttling. Related: Samsung Galaxy smartphone S9 releaseShould Apple disable the performance throttling feature with default or ready its battery keeping motivations?

Apple reportedly may launch a 6.1-inch iPhone without three-dimensional Touch

It's formally 2018, that means when has come to stop looking back at final year's iPhone X and iPhone eight models, and to begin looking forward as the rumor mill starts to spin up for the following iPhones. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo endeed started this year's rumor cycle off with predictions of 3 new iPhone models, and this time he's added some specifics as to what exactly to expect, via MacRumors. According to Kuo, Apple going to launch an updated version of the iPhone X with a 5.8-inch OLED screen, a larger 6.5-inch OLED model (call it an iPhone X Plus), and a new mid-range model that going to feature a 6.1-inch display and borrow elements of both the iPhone X and the cheaper iPhone eight models. A new mid-range 6.1-inch modelThe 6.1-inch iPhone going to feature an aluminum frame similar to the iPhone eight (instead of stainless steel), as well as the standard non-stacked logic board and rectangular battery instead of the further compact setup found in the iPhone X, according to Kuo's study note. In exchange, Kuo estimates that the 6.1-inch model can cost among $700-$800, that would be a healthy savings compared to the $999-plus iPhone X value tag.

Qualcomm has been fined further than $1 bn with the European after paying Apple to put its chips in the iPhone

As it stated in The European competition commission has fined Qualcomm further than $1 bn for paying Apple to Utilize its chips exclusively in the iPhone and iPad. The European Union has slapped a 997 mn euro (£873 million, $1.2 billion) fine on Qualcomm for paying Apple to Utilize its chips exclusively in the iPhone and the iPad. "Qualcomm paid billions of US dollars to a key customer, Apple, extremely which it would not purchas from rivals. — Margrethe Vestager (@vestager) January 24, 2018The agreement meant no challenger can take on Qualcomm, hurting innovation in the chip sector, Vestager said. The European is separately investigating whether Qualcomm undercut rivals in the broadband chipset market with selling its chips below cost.

Apple snubbed an under-screen imprint reader for the iPhone X, extremely this Android smartphone Utilizes it instead

Weeks after we saw it in action, the premier smartphone to incorporate the display tech Apple snubbed the time making the iPhone X, the Vivo X20 Plus UD, is availiable to launch in China. The smartphone too features backing for face unlocks, called Face Wake, however it's not the kind of three-dimensional face open obtainable on the iPhone X. While The Verge tells there's no formal word on pricing, GizmoChina says, the Vivo X20 Plus UD going to retail for 3598 yuan, that converts to $565. In other words, don't expect the premier smartphone with an in-display imprint sensor to be that affordable. The cheapest new iPhone with a imprint sensor, the iPhone 8, retails for $699.

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