Software Download of the Week Avoid CPU performance drops with ThrottleStop ThrottleStop lets you monitor and bypass the main types of CPU throttling used on many laptops. The latest revision supports up to Alder Lake CPUs and improves performance when using Windows Defender. By Ivan Franco , June 27, 2022, 1:11 PM
Mobile Hardware Mobile carriers halve the price of the Galaxy S22 in South Korea after throttling issues surface Samsung is facing a lawsuit and a government inquiry By Isaiah Mayersen , April 10, 2022, 9:38 AM 26 comments
Mobile Software Geekbench extends ban to the Galaxy Tab S8 series, Samsung CEO apologizes for throttling controversy The move also prompted an investigation by South Korea's Fair Trade Comission By Humza Aamir , March 16, 2022, 9:00 AM 10 comments
Mobile Samsung S22 throttling spawns talk of regulatory investigation and class action lawsuit The throttling drama continues By Adrian Potoroaca , March 9, 2022, 2:51 PM 12 comments
Mobile Software Geekbench bans four generations of Galaxy devices over benchmark manipulation Samsung was caught intentionally slowing down the performance of common apps By Vann Vicente , March 5, 2022, 10:46 AM 23 comments
Software Mobile Samsung is the latest Android phone manufacturer to be suspected of throttling popular apps Is Samsung trying to pull a OnePlus on its fans? By Adrian Potoroaca , March 3, 2022, 9:57 AM 7 comments
Mobile OnePlus 9 Pro gets delisted from Geekbench for benchmark manipulation (OnePlus responds) The phone was caught throttling performance in Chrome, Twitter, WhatsApp and other popular apps By Humza Aamir , July 7, 2021, 9:12 AM 10 comments
Apple Apple settles multi-state iPhone-throttling investigation for $113 million Mere chump change for a company with a market cap of $2.01 trillion By Cal Jeffrey , November 18, 2020, 5:14 PM 12 comments
Apple Class-action claim portal for litigants in Apple's 'throttle gate' is now live It's still not enough to compensate the cost of Apple's discounted battery program By Cal Jeffrey , July 13, 2020, 4:34 PM 12 comments
The Web Cox throttles internet upload speeds for entire neighborhoods to deal with data hogs Some gigabit customers have seen major speed reductions By Cohen Coberly , June 9, 2020, 1:14 PM 22 comments
Industry Gaming Sony throttles PlayStation Store download speeds in Europe (updated) Multiplayer gaming will still use the same bandwidth By Cal Jeffrey , March 27, 2020, 11:00 AM 8 comments
Mobile Apple Apple settles iPhone throttling class action for up to $500 million Really Apple? At about $25 per phone, that doesn't even cover the cost of the $29 discounted battery replacement By Cal Jeffrey , March 2, 2020, 4:52 PM 7 comments
Apple French watchdog fines Apple $27 million for slowing down older iPhones And not telling people By Rob Thubron , February 7, 2020, 10:25 AM 13 comments
Mobile AT&T to pay $60 million restitution for throttling 'unlimited' data customers The money will be doled out to the 3.5 million+ customers the company 'scammed' By Cal Jeffrey , November 5, 2019, 4:44 PM 14 comments
Hardware Microsoft Microsoft's firmware updates are throttling the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 to 400 MHz Erroneously set Intel CPU flag is to blame with the company saying it's quickly working on a fix By Humza Aamir , August 16, 2019, 8:49 AM 10 comments
The Web Industry Wireless carriers are shamelessly lobbying against new bill banning throttling during emergencies Because of course they are By Eric Hamilton , April 29, 2019, 8:16 AM 14 comments
Mobile Apple Just when you thought it was gone, throttling makes a comeback on 2017 iPhones Apple's 'performance management feature' will now affect iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and X By Cal Jeffrey , November 1, 2018, 12:03 PM 15 comments
Mobile Industry California to hold hearing on why Verizon throttled mobile data for firefighters Verizon claimed it was a customer service error but fire officials and lawmakers aren't buying that By William Gayde , August 24, 2018, 12:58 PM 11 comments
Industry The Web Comcast quietly deactivates congestion management system Data caps and overage fees still exist By Shawn Knight , June 14, 2018, 10:44 AM 17 comments
Apple Mobile Over 63,000 South Korean iPhone users are suing Apple over performance throttling feature It could cost the company $12 million By Rob Thubron , March 30, 2018, 9:52 AM 8 comments
Mobile Apple iOS 11.3 arrives today with a performance throttling toggle, new Animojis and improved ARKit functionality Your performance throttling woes are now over By Cohen Coberly , March 29, 2018, 2:02 PM
Mobile Apple The latest iOS 11.3 beta lets you disable the iPhone's controversial performance throttling The beta is currently available to developers By Cohen Coberly , February 7, 2018, 7:04 AM
Mobile Apple Apple may offer rebates to users who bought a battery replacement before the $29 offer Apple is still performing damage control By Cohen Coberly , February 6, 2018, 5:47 PM 16 comments
Apple The DOJ and SEC are investigating Apple over its failure to disclose iPhone throttling More problems for Apple By Rob Thubron , January 31, 2018, 11:01 AM
Mobile Apple iOS 11.3 will include the option to turn off iPhone performance throttling The beta is available as of writing By Cohen Coberly , January 24, 2018, 3:21 PM