iphone x

This is a problem we face every year. A new phone is released, and a lot people start having problems with their older devices. For instance, between the last few months, right about when the iPhone 8 and iPhone X became available, Google searches for the term “iPhone slow” went up by 50%.  This phenomenon is so common that people now believe that tech companies intentionally slow their devices down in order to coax them into buying new ones. There’s even a term for it, “planned obsolence”. But is there any actual conspiracy at work here? Not really. Phones do become slow with passing years, and the reason behind it isn’t exactly evil. It’s mainly because of the software upgrades. According to Greg Raiz, a former Microsoft program manager who worke...