Apple stars paying out $500m in compensation to US iPhone users
Apple has begun reimbursing iPhone users in the US after it was sued for slowing down devices. The tech giant was forced to fork out a whopping $500 million (£394m) settlement after it was found to have made older devices batteries slower. Apple profusely denied the claim but agreed to the payout. Across the pond, in the UK, Apple could end up paying a further £1.6 billion in compensation. Consumer rights champion, Justin Gutmann filed a claim with the Competition Appeal Tribunal accusing Apple of intentionally hiding a power management tool in software updates, a process called throttling. Mr...