Steve Jobs is now the name of an Italian clothing and accessories company — much to the chagrin of tech giant Apple. It all began in 2012 when brothers Vincenzo and Giacomo Barbato named their clothing brand ‘Steve Jobs’. The brothers disc…
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Apple Says They’d Never — Ever, Ever — Slow Down Your iPhone to Make You Buy a New One
Apple is tightening its messaging around iPhone ‘throttling’ — 8 lawsuits later. Did Apple intentionally slow down your iPhone? No, they would never do that. Did Apple intentionally slow down your iPhone? Yes, they also did that. That’…
#ThrottleGate: Apple Now Faces 8 Lawsuits for Deliberate iPhone Slowing
Does Apple have a legal obligation to tell consumers about deliberate iPhone throttling? Let’s find out. Conspiracy theorists have long argued that Apple slows down older iPhones to get consumers to upgrade to new ones. But this is one conspira…
Deezer Issues DMCA Takedown Notice Against Multiple Stream Rippers
Has Deezer inadvertently sparked renewed interest in stream ripping tools? According to the RIAA, stream ripping websites and tools cost the music industry millions of dollars per year. Following a lengthy legal battle, however, the music organization…
Apple Faces Two Separate Lawsuits Over ‘Deliberate iPhone Throttling’
Apple now faces two class-action lawsuits over iPhone throttling. Does Apple deliberately slow down older model iPhones? According to the New York Times, of course not. A global multi-million dollar actively working to slow down over a billion smartp…
Underscoring Death of the Medium, Amazon Music Pulls Support for MP3s
MP3, how we shall miss thee. This year, revenue from streaming music platforms has pushed all three major labels’ financial reports to record highs. Sony Music has generated $1 billion from streaming. Over the past four quarters, Warner Music Group co…
Spotlite, The “Next Talent Incubator,” Earns $10 Million in Funding
If and when the next music superstar emerges, Spotlite will be more than ready to help them take the next step. SoundCloud gave the music industry Chance the Rapper and Post Malone. Musical.ly launched the careers of Anna Zak and Baby Ariel. Justin B…
This Is What Apple’s Deliberate iPhone Throttling Looks Like
Does Apple deliberately slow down older iPhones to get users to upgrade? One user claims to have found proof of deliberate throttling. So, does Apple really slow down older iPhones in an attempt to get consumers to purchase new one? According to the N…
Apple Deliberately Slows Down Older iPhones, Former Supplier Says
Apple knows exactly how much your older iPhone sucks. That’s because they decided exactly how much it was going to suck, according to this longtime supplier. So I’m having dinner with my sister, and it’s about to turn 8:05 pm. That …
Want to Watch Geo-Blocked YouTube Videos? There’s a Free Chrome Extension for That.
How can you watch any YouTube video regardless of what country you’re in? Read on to find out. In a dispute over licensing on the platform, YouTube disabled thousands of videos in Finland earlier this morning. A major performance rights organization …