A primary new feature on the iPhone X is its facial-recognition system. WSJ's Joanna Stern put it to the analisis with masks, costumes and identical triplets. Photo: Drew Evans/The Wall Street JournalApple Inc. is slashing planned produce of the iPhone X for the three-month period ending March 31, people familiar with the matter say, in a sign of weaker-than-expected request for the pricey handset. Apple plans to make about twenty mn iPhone X handsets in the premier quarter, drop from roughly fourty mn initially planned, according to a man with knowledge of Apple's produce goals. Other people familiar with the iPhone supply chain told Apple had cut orders for components used in the iPhone X with 60%.
Apple responding to US Gov. inquiries over iPhone throttling
Apple late Tuesday approved it received, and is currently responding to, questions from unite states Gov. agencies concerning the treating of iPhone battery issues out of a Programming upgrade which throttled the performance of some handsets. "We have received questions from some Gov. agencies and we are responding to them," Apple said. "When we put it out, we did tell what it was, however I do not think a lot of people were paying attention. In particular, the notes involved no mention of performance throttling procedures.It is for this lack of communication which Apple is this time facing Gov. scrutiny.Facing public outcry, numerous class-action lawsuits and explores with foreign governmental bodies, Apple apologized to iPhone owners for its lack of transparency. As a consolation, the firm cut the cost of out-of-warranty iPhone battery replacements from $79 to $29.In a rare move, Apple going to present users the option of disabling the controversial CPU throttling feature as fraction of the forthcoming Apple iOS 11.3 update.
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