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Reuters
2018 – Interviewed about the Apple Battery scandals.
Engadget
2015 – Suggested as the “safer” method to detect the device’s CPU manufacturer, our Lirum Device Info App got a spike on downloads in the month of October.
Youtube @AustinEvans
2015 – With almost 2 million subscribers, youtuber Austin Evans highlighted our Lirum Device Info App, during the peak of the chipgate scandal. The video has almost 700,000 views, and shows a step-by-step guide on how to install it and detect the manufacturer of the device’s CPU.
Cultofmac.com
2015 – The app was featured and suggested multiple times during the iPhone chipgate media coverage.
- ‘Chipgate’ app returning to fuel iPhone owners’ fears;
- Chipgate: How to tell if your iPhone 6s has a crappy A9 chip;
- No, Apple didn’t purge ‘Chipgate’ app from App Store – After we temporarily removed the App from sale after some crashes on newer device models.
- Chipgate FAQ: Everything you need to know about iPhone 6s controversy;
MacRumors.com
2015 – Lirum Device Info is the suggested App to detect the device’s SoC manufacturer.
Gizmodo
2015 – Australian version of Gizmodo featured our App, in its news coverage.
Wired.com
2015 – In a news article about the 6S CPU issue, our App is mentioned as the way to identify the CPU manufacturer of the specific device.
Youtube @Sisimaru
2015 – Japanese channel sisimaru1708, made a review of our Lirum Device Info App.
AppAdvice.com
2016 – Review of our App Lirum Device Info.
WCCFtech.com
2015 – Small review of our Lirum Info App, with links to the free version (and a competitor, as we pulled it temporarily from the AppStore).
Betanews.com
2015 – Small review featuring our Lirum Device Info App.
BestApps.com
2014 – Nice review showing the strong and weak points of our Lirum Info App. In this case, the negatives referenced an older version, and are all fixed.
AOL.com
2013 – Video review of our Lirum Device Info App.
Yahoo Tech
Small review about our App, and it’s relation with chipgate.
Tom’s Hardware Guide
2015 – Another ‘chipgate’ article referencing our App.
TopApps.net
2013 – “Lirum Device Info – first iOS App to make comparison between different iOS devices“
AppPicker.com
2013 – Small but honest review from AppPicker.com.
Tapscape
2013 – Nice review published in 2013, giving a 9.7 score for our Lirum Device Info.
TechWalls.com
2015 – Article about the chipgate and how to use Lirum Device Info to discover if the model is affected.
State of Tech
2013 – Formelly DailyAppShow, was a video review channel focused on mobile Apps. The text version of the review is still online, as the channel was terminated years later.
Windows Phone AppStore
2012 – One of our regional specific Apps, the Consulta Visa-Vale was featured on the Brazillian Windows Phone AppStore.
WatchAware.com
Review of our Lirum Info, Apple Watch Extension.
Other Languages:
Argentina:
- TodoAppleBlog.com: http://www.todoappleblog.com/iphone-6s-saber-chip-que-lleva/
Australia:
Canada:
- iPhone in Canada: http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/apple-responds-tsmc-samsung/
China:
Czech Republic
- Muj iPad: http://www.muj-ipad.cz/jak-bezpecne-zjistit-jestli-mate-iphone-s-procesorem-od-tsmc-nebo-samsungu
- Jablíčkář: http://jablickar.cz/prvni-testy-ukazaly-ze-mezi-cipy-od-tsmc-a-samsungu-v-iphonech-6s-skutecne-muze-byt-rozdil-ve-vykonu/
- Apple Novinky: http://applenovinky.cz/2015/10/navod-jak-zjistit-zda-mate-ve-svem-iphonu-6s-procesor-od-samsungu-nebo-od-tsmc/
Spain:
- SeguridadApple: http://www.seguridadapple.com/2015/01/lirum-device-info-monitoriza-el.html
- iOS Mac: http://iosmac.es/chips-a9-de-apple-como-saber-quien-fabrico-el-chip-de-tu-iphone-6s-y-6s-plus.html
- DescubreApple: http://www.descubreapple.com/como-saber-iphone-6s-iphone-6s-plus-lleva-chip-a9-samsung-tsmc.html
France:
- iPhoneSoft.fr: http://iphonesoft.fr/2015/10/08/lirum-device-app-savoir-quel-processeur-equipe-liphone-6s
- iPhonote.com: http://www.iphonote.com/actu/88699/chipgate-apple-na-pas-supprime-les-apps-permettant-didentifier-la9-des-iphone-6s
Germany:
- Giga.de: http://www.giga.de/smartphones/iphone-6s/news/a9-von-samsung-oder-tsmc-iphone-6s-mit-variierenden-akku-laufzeiten/
- iPhone Ticker: https://www.iphone-ticker.de/iphone-6s-mit-a9-chip-von-samsung-und-tsmc-87635/
Brazil:
- TechTudo.com: http://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/lirum-device-info-lite.html
- MacMagazine.com: https://macmagazine.com.br/2015/10/08/testes-demonstram-diferencas-entre-chips-a9-dos-novos-iphones-saiba-exatamente-do-que-estamos-falando/
- Jornal 180 graus: http://180graus.com/noticias/aplicativo-dedura-iphone-e-revela-que-smart-da-apple-tem-pecas-feitas-pela-samsung
- Startse: http://conteudo.startse.com.br/slider/paula_zogbi/nem-todo-iphone-6s-igual-a-bateria-de-alguns-dura-quase-2-horas-a-mais/
- Blog do iPhone: https://blogdoiphone.com/2015/10/chipgate-a-polemica-que-faltava-no-iphone-6s/
Greece:
- iPhoneHellas.gr: http://www.iphonehellas.gr/59066/iphone_6s-chipgate-tsmc-samsung/
India:
Italy:
- Macitynet.it: http://www.macitynet.it/negli-iphone-6s-chip-realizzati-tsmc-la-batteria-dura-piu/
- Macitynet.it: http://www.macitynet.it/processore-tsmc-samsung-unapp-scoprire-quale-a9-usa-iphone-6s/
- iSpazio.net: http://www.ispazio.net/537248/quale-processore-monta-il-mio-iphone-ecco-come-scoprirlo-con-unapp
- LogicielMac.com: http://www.logicielmac.com/logiciel/lirum-device-info-lite-2923.html
Iran:
Japan:
- UseDoor.jp: http://usedoor.jp/howto/digital/iphone-ipad/a9-processor-marker-samsung-tsmc-hanbetsu/
- iPhone Mania: http://iphone-mania.jp/app-88602/
- Mitok: http://mitok.info/?p=29666
- Applion.jp: http://applion.jp/iphone/app/591660734/
- Kotoka.com: http://www.kototoka.com/entry/2015/10/10/a9-hannbetu-tsmc-samsung-iPhone6s-Plus/
- Appps.jp: http://www.appps.jp/194465/
- Infraeye.com: http://www.infraeye.com/study2/smartphone26.html
- Smatu.net: http://smatu.net/2015/10/09/samsung-tsmc-a9/
- Hbol.jp: https://hbol.jp/80683
- AppBank.net: http://www.appbank.net/2015/10/08/iphone-news/1107145.php
- Gori.me: http://gori.me/iphone/iphone6s/81395
Netherlands:
- iCulture.nl: http://www.iculture.nl/nieuws/lirum-device-info-technische-gegevens-iphone-ipad/
- iCulture.nl: http://www.iculture.nl/nieuws/welke-a9-chip-iphone-6s-controleren/
- All About Phones: https://www.allaboutphones.nl/iphone-6s-kan-cpu-van-samsung-of-tsmc-hebben/
- iCreate Magazine: http://www.icreatemagazine.nl/workshop/itip-heeft-jouw-iphone-een-goede-of-slechte-a9-chip/
Russia:
- iPhones.ru: https://www.iphones.ru/iNotes/487868
Sweeden:
Thailand:
- 108blog.net: http://www.108blog.net/lirum-device-info-detailed-specs-iphone-and-ipad/
- iPhone Mod: https://www.iphonemod.net/tsmc-samsung-a9-battery-tests.html
Turkey:
UK:
- Express.co.uk: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/610930/Apple-A9-Chipgate-Battery-Life-iPhone-6S
- AOL.co.uk: http://www.aol.co.uk/video/lirum-device-info-iphone-app-review-517673042/
- Metro.co.uk: http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/25/how-to-tell-if-apple-has-sold-you-an-iphone-6s-with-bad-battery-life-5461722/
Vietnam: