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    Apple Apologizes For Slowdowns, Lops $50 Off Battery Replacement Cost

    "We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize," the company said in announcing a plan to help customers speed up their older iPhones.
    by Bill Chappell Dec 29, 2017 1 minute
    Replacing batteries will speed up phones, Apple says. Here, an iPhone is seen being repaired in a shop in New York.

    A week after admitting to intentionally slowing down older iPhones without telling customers, Apple is apologizing and slashing $50 off its normal $79 price to put a new battery into old phones.

    "We know that some of you feel Apple

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