Apple responded to US Senate in a letter on the issues with throttling the CPU in older iPhones, prices of battery replacement and similar eventual scenario with future devices. The company acknowledged it failed to communicate the problem and is considering a refund for those who paid the full price of $79 for a battery replacement. Apple also said that iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus have hardware updates so they will not experience massive CPU-throttling like older iDevices. In response to Senator John Thune, head of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...
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