Have you noticed that your iPhone seems to run slower than it used to? Well, chances are it really is.
What’s more, Apple is probably causing it to run slower on purpose.
Numerous iPhone users have been complaining about sluggish performance in online forums for a while now, prompting several in-depth studies on the topic. The conclusion: The slowdown is real.
After being confronted with the results of those studies, Apple has finally decided to come clean and admit that they’re intentionally slowing down certain older iPhones via software updates.
However, they claim they’re slowing your phone down for your own good (to prevent phones with older batteries from shutting down prematurely).
Here is the statement Apple released on the subject: [Read more…]
I’ve been sounding the warning about the impending doom of unencrypted blogs for months, and now it’s crunch time.
Just a reminder: Today (Friday, December 15) is this year’s annual Free Shipping Day, the one day of the year when hundreds of online retailers will be waiving the shipping fees for every item purchased from their sites within the 24 hour period beginning at 12:01 am.
Question from Connie G.:
It seems like every youngster I see these days is listening to educational recordings, cartoons and music through a pair of headphones, and the volume is often loud enough for me to listen right along with them.