In Brief
[naviga:h3]Protection service names president[/naviga:h3]
WARRENDALE — Guardian Protection Services named Bryan Cipoletti as president Wednesday.
Guardian Protection Services is the nation’s sixth largest provider of commercial and home security systems and technologies,
Cipoletti was chief financial officer at Armstrong, the parent company of Guardian Protection Services, and had been serving in a dual-role as acting president at Guardian since May.
Cipoletti has been with Armstrong for more than 30 years and has held various executive and board positions with its affiliated companies.
[naviga:h3]Senator questions Apple on iPhones[/naviga:h3]
SAN FRANCISCO — The chairman of the U.S. Senate’s commerce committee wants Apple to lift the veil on its once-secret slowdown of older iPhones.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., issued his request for more information in a letter sent Tuesday to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Among other things, Thune wants to know if Apple made any effort to notify its customers that its recent software updates would make several types of iPhones released before 2017 slow down when their batteries weakened.
Thune also asked Apple whether it considered replacing the batteries for free, instead of the current discounted charge of $29 that it began offering in late December after acknowledging how its updates affected older iPhones.
Thune demanded a response by Jan. 23.
The inquiry represents the latest backlash against Apple’s decision to slow down older iPhones, a move the company says is designed to prevent the devices from abruptly shutting down when older batteries are running low or operating in cold weather.
