Good news for parents who were stung by children’s in-app purchases: Apple is now reaching out to affected customers, with disputed purchases under $30 qualifying for a $5 iTunes voucher in compensation and larger sums being fully refunded in cash.
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Apple’s dedicated “in-app purchases litigation administrator” has had a busy time of it. According to CNET, he or she has been emailing updates to the 23 million parents involved in a long-running class action lawsuit over unauthorized in-app bills racked up by their kids in the days before disclaimers and repeated password requests. The emails say that individual claims for compensation can now be sent to Cupertino as per the terms of the original settlement back in February. Disputed purchases under $30 will qualify for a nominal $5 iTunes voucher, while bigger losses may be fully refunded in cash — but only those incurred within a maximum 45-day period. There’s a deadline of January 13th, 2014 for at least some types of claim, by which point Apple’s litigation administrator may well find themselves diverted to another urgent case.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Apple
Source: CNET
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LG and Samsung have had to live with each other as cornerstones of the South Korean economy, but that uncomfortable balance might just have been knocked off-kilter through an escalating legal battle. Samsung has filed for an injunction against LG for supposedly coercing 11 Samsung researchers (already indicted in July) into leaking the secrets behind its OLED screens, including 18 pieces of technology and 21 related documents. The accuser wants 1 billion won (about $879,771) in compensation for every piece of technology that might have slipped out. Suffice it to say that LG isn’t happy with being labeled as a thief — it notes that LG screens use white OLEDs instead of Samsung’s RGB technique, reducing its incentive to swipe anything Samsung makes. LG even contends that Samsung is just trying to hide its embarrassment at losing OLED TV demo units that were headed to IFA 2012. Without a clear resolution in sight, there’s every indication the legal dispute could become very ugly.
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment
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