Phones without the adjustment would shut down abruptly because of a precaution designed to prevent components from getting fried, Apple said. Apple Inc defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor-battery-performance, according to eight-lawsuits filed in various federal courts this week.Since the company opened up about the year-old software-change, the tweak may have led iPhone owners to misguided attempts to resolve issues over the last year, the lawsuits contend.All the lawsuits – filed in U.S. District Courts in California, New York and Illinois – seek class-action to represent potentially millions of iPhone owners nationwide.A similar case was lodged in an Israeli court on Monday, the newspaper Haaretz reported.Apple did not respond to an email seeking comment on the filings.
