Neowin News Feed for: Throttling

SK hynix Platinum P41 1TB/2TB SSD is an epic deal as it no longer drops speeds & slows down

Sayan Sen — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:56:01 +0000

The SK hynix Platinum P41 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD has hit the lowest ever price. The drive is a great deal now as the throttling issue has been fixed. Read more...

AMD forgot to un-throttle its Ryzen 8700G 8600G AM5 desktop APUs leading to performance loss

Sayan Sen — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:50:01 +0000

AMD recently released its 8000G series DDR5 desktop APUs for AM5 earlier this month. However, it has been discovered that these chips can only perform to their fullest for a short while due to a bug. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S23 devices will no longer thermal throttle, at least on Geekbench

Sayan Sen — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:32:01 +0000

Geekbench has released a new update that will prevent phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23, from thermal throttling. Aside from that, the new Geekbench version has several other improvements. Read more...

Microsoft confirms it'll throttle and block mails from outdated, unpatched Exchange Servers

Sayan Sen — Tue, 09 May 2023 05:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has released details on how it plans to protect against unsupported, unpatched, vulnerable Exchange Servers. The tech giant says that it will throttle and eventually block such mails. Read more...

Review finds SK hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 SSD is too hot and throttles under stress

Sayan Sen — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:22:01 +0000

The recently launched Sk hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD has been found to be a good performer in short bursts. However, during a sustained stress test, the drive was found throttling heavily. Read more...

Careful what you buy: Alder Lake Core i5 laptop CPUs are smashing Core i7s

Sayan Sen — Sat, 21 May 2022 09:46:01 +0000

Testing has revealed that Alder Lake P Core i5 parts are outperforming the corresponding higher Core i7 CPU variants. For consumers looking to buy some, this makes choosing much harder. Read more...

Samsung to allow unlocking full performance after being accused of throttling 10,000 apps

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:26:01 +0000

After being accused of throttling the performance of its devices for over 10,000 apps using the Game Optimizing Service (GOS), Samsung has indicated it will allow unlocking full performance. Read more...

Samsung accused of throttling over 10,000 apps

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:24:01 +0000

Samsung has been accused of throttling over 10,000 apps by explicitly naming them in its Game Optimizing Service (GOS). Popular apps include TikTok, Microsoft Office, Instagram, and more. Read more...

OnePlus: Yes, we throttle some popular apps but not to manipulate benchmarks

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 06:12:01 +0000

OnePlus has admitted to throttling certain popular apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Chrome, Microsoft Office, and more on its OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro handsets. It says that it does this for optimization. Read more...

Apple agrees to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits for slowing iPhones

Abhay V — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 20:04:01 +0000

Apple has reportedly agreed to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits for throttling older iPhones. The proposal, which grants up to $25 in settlement for affected iPhone owners, is awaiting approval. Read more...

French regulator fines Apple €25 million for slowing down older iPhones

João Carrasqueira — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 15:50:01 +0000

Apple is still suffering the consequences of throttling older iPhone models in an attempt to preserve stability, as France's DGCCRF today fined the company €25 million for the practice. Read more...

Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2 users see their PCs throttling down to 400MHz

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 06:26:02 +0000

The latest batch of firmware updates to Microsoft's Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro 6 seem to be playing havoc with the PCs' processors, leading to excessive throttling down to 400MHz clock speeds. Read more...

Verizon throttles Santa Clara fire department's "unlimited" data during a wildfire

Sharath Ravishankar — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:54:01 +0000

The Santa Clara County fire department had to pay Verizon twice its regular subscription fee in order to stop them from throttling its supposedly "unlimited" data in the middle of a wildfire response. Read more...

Apple is issuing a fix for throttling issues in the new MacBook Pro

João Carrasqueira — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 18:00:01 +0000

Following user backlash over the disappointing performance of its Intel Core i9 MacBook Pro, Apple has apologized for the problems and says a fix is included in an update rolling out today. Read more...

Apple providing $50 refunds for iPhone battery replacements undertaken last year

Boyd Chan — Thu, 24 May 2018 08:40:01 +0000

Although Apple discounted the cost of iPhone battery replacements at the end of 2017, it overlooked customers who had previously serviced their handsets. The company is now addressing this situation. Read more...

AT&T kicks dirt on net neutrality as it pushes "sponsored data"

John Keefer — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:54:01 +0000

Net neutrality isn't officially dead yet, and AT&T is already starting to flaunt a sponsored content service that will get around data caps for users. But it still promises things won't change. Read more...

Apple finally lets net neutrality testing app onto iOS

Paul Hill — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 04:34:01 +0000

Apple has decided to reverse a decision which saw an app, that can figure out if your ISP is abiding by net neutrality rules, being rejected during the process to be added to the app store. Read more...

Apple faces even more governmental scrutiny over iPhone throttling

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:52:01 +0000

The Cupertino-based tech giant is coming under increasing scrutiny as four more U.S. lawmakers have now sent letters to the company seeking more information on its admitting to slowing older phones. Read more...

Short supplies prevent battery replacements for iPhone 6 Plus till March

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:30:01 +0000

Supply shortages may prevent you from availing yourself of Apple's offer for a discounted battery replacement for your ailing iPhone 6 Plus. Estimates suggest waiting times may extend to March. Read more...

No slowdown in lawsuits over Apple's throttling of old iPhones

John Keefer — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:26:02 +0000

Apple has acknowledged throttling older iPhones to conserve batteries that have started to wear out. The consumer response has been more than 23 lawsuits and counting, despite an attempt to make good. Read more...

Unsurprisingly, Apple is being sued for slowing down older iPhones

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:22:01 +0000

As a result of an admission earlier this week which partially confirmed a long-standing conspiracy about deteriorating performance on older iPhone models, Apple is now facing a class action lawsuit. Read more...

Geekbench: Apple might have been slowing older models of iPhones after all

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 12:06:01 +0000

Some sleuthing by Geekbench and a number of Redditors seems to confirm the Cupertino giant is slowing older models of iPhones with new software releases due to deteriorating battery life. Read more...

Verizon admits to "video optimization" amidst Netflix throttling allegations

Gurkaran Singh — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:28:01 +0000

The US network has been accused of capping the speeds of its users when watching YouTube, Netflix, and the like. The company called it a temporary test for a new "video optimization" system. Read more...

Netflix urges FCC to go after ISPs using data caps

Paul Hill — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 02:48:01 +0000

Netflix has gone to the FCC in a bid to get ISPs to stop using restrictive data caps. The company says that streaming video is data intensive and caps restrict customers' viewing time on Netflix. Read more...

Netflix admits to delivering lower quality video to AT&T and Verizon customers

Adrian Potoroaca — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 02:24:01 +0000

After shots of criticism were fired at T-Mobile's Binge On' program and how it degrades Netflix video quality to save bandwidth, it now turns out that it wasn't just T-Mobile after all. Read more...

Sprint says it will throttle unlimited data - but only for “unfair users”

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 07:10:01 +0000

The three percent of Sprint customers who use more than 23GB of data per billing cycle will be classified as lower-priority users at times and in places where network access is constrained. Read more...

giffgaff changes price plans, adds peak time speed restrictions for unlimited data

Andy Weir — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:16:27 +0000

giffgaff is changing its 'goodybag' price plans, removing unlimited data from all but the top-tier plan and limiting speeds to 300kbps for those using "more than their fair share" during peak hours. Read more...

T-Mobile planning to throttle some unlimited data users

Brockman Davis — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 02:46:07 +0000

Following a trend started by Verizon, a recently leaked memo suggests that T-Mobile will begin to throttle some unlimited data users that constantly misuse their network. Read more...

Verizon starts throttling data speeds for some customers

John Callaham — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:13:53 +0000

A change in Verizon Wireless's broadband policies means that 3G customers still using unlimited data plans may see their broadband speeds throttled until the end of their monthly billing cycle. Read more...

Verizon begins throttling top 5% of data users

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:18:59 +0000

Verizon is in a reliability and efficiency war with AT&T right now. While it used to be a given that AT&T’s GSM network had nothing on Verizon, and blame was typically placed squarely on the... Read more...

Virgin Media is throttling its 50Mb connection

Brad Sams — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:27:49 +0000

Throttling, a word that strikes fear into any heavy Internet user, is a reality in this day of streaming and content heavy websites. Virgin Media is the latest mega-corp to enter this arena and is... Read more...

Comcast settles throttling lawsuit, go get your money

Benjamin Rubenstein — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:23:11 +0000

After Comcast was caught throttling P2P traffic back in 2007, a class action lawsuit (Hart vs. Comcast) was filed against them. According to Benzinga, the lawsuit has now come to an end, as Comcast settles... Read more...

Qwest isn't sure if its throttling bandwidth

Brad Sams — Wed, 06 May 2009 12:27:24 +0000

It seems that Qwest can't decide if it's throttling bandwidth or not. A user on Consumerist.com states that Qwest tech support told him that they do throttle their bandwidth for excessive users, and then... Read more...

All major Canadian ISPs throttling P2P

Brad Sams — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:20:07 +0000

It seems as if throttling P2P is now the thing to do if you're a major ISP. We first broke wind that Comcast was doing it and that the Australia was putting the lock... Read more...

Comcast bandwidth throttling effective in all markets

Brad Sams — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:02:19 +0000

Comcast is fighting back against what it calls excessive bandwidth users. The company confirmed that it has successfully deployed throttling technology to all its markets. Comcast claims that the technology is to help... Read more...

Google prepping broadband-monitoring tools

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:25:39 +0000

Google has announced that Google engineers have been working on tools to help identify if you are the victim of ISP throttling. With many ISP's now "shaping" the networks, many users are curious whether... Read more...

Comcast to Stop Targeting BitTorrent

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:35 +0000

According to an announcement scheduled to be released today, Comcast says it will stop targeting BitTorrent on the Internet. Seeking to defuse tensions in a government investigation, the internet provider says it will halt its... Read more...

Is Intel throttling Pentium 4 EE supply?

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 08:30:55 +0000

SOURCES IN THE US say Intel has been telling the Tier2 and lower OEMs and other assorted "riff-raff" not to expect P4EE chips until mid-January or so, but that is only the current plan. Unless... Read more...

IBM to add clock throttling tech to 90nm G5 chip

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Nov 2003 18:06:03 +0000

IBM is adding Intel SpeedStep-style clock frequency and core voltage scaling technology to the 90nm version of its PowerPC 970 processor, aka the G5. IBM engineers will be discussing the technology, dubbed PowerTune, next February... Read more...