Apple Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Fine For Slowing Down iPhones

PADDY & ROB


11 February 2020

Triple M Staff

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It had been brushed off as a conspiracy theory but two years after admitting to the practice, Apple has been punished for slowing down older iPhones

The tech giant has been hit with a multi-million dollar fine by the French consumer watchdog for a lack of transparency around the practice of throttling performance via software updates.

Tech expert Trevor Long explained exactly what happened this morning on Triple M's Paddy & Rob Palmer.

Listen below:

But that's not the only landmark event in the tech world this week; Google Maps is celebrating its 15th birthday!

And here's a fun fact for you: Google Maps was born in Australia. The more you know.

Trevor Long has that, plus the inside word on flip phones making a comeback, below.

Hear the full chat:

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