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Apple issues $15 settlement checks over 'Antennagate' lawsuit

Apple issues $15 settlement checks over
  • Posted April 23, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has finally started issuing settlement checks to iPhone 4 owners affected by the 2010 “antennagate” debacle. The $15 checks were first issued on April 17 and are only valid through July 16 according to some that have already received…

Path ordered to pay $800,000 to settle FTC privacy charges

Path ordered to pay $800,000 to settle FTC privacy charges
  • Posted February 1, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Social networking startup Path has been ordered to pay an $800,000 fine to the Federal Trade Commission in addition to other measures to settle a controversial privacy issue. The service was accused of using deceitful tactics to collect personal information…

Apple and four publishers offer EC e-book price fixing settlement

Apple and four publishers offer EC e-book price fixing settlement
  • Posted September 20, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple, Hachette, HarperCollins, Holtzbrinck and Simon & Schuster have offered to overhaul their pricing models in order to settle with the European Commission over anti-trust allegations that the firms colluded to fix e-book prices.

Three LCD makers settle price-fixing class-action suit for $543.5 million

Three LCD makers settle price-fixing class-action suit for $543.5 million
  • Posted July 13, 2012, 4:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • AU Optronics (AUO), LG Display and Toshiba have finally settled for $543.5 million bringing an end to the six-year long multi-state led class-action lawsuit in which all three companies stood accused of operating an LCD panel price-fixing ring.

Google gains legal right to use Gmail brand in Germany

Google gains legal right to use Gmail brand in Germany
  • Posted June 20, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Google happily announced on its blog today that @googlemail.com will now become @gmail.com in Germany. This marks the first time in several years that @gmail.com will be the default option for German users. Google had switched to @googlemail.com following a…

Apple to pay $2.25 million in Australia over misleading iPad 4G branding

Apple to pay $2.25 million in Australia over misleading iPad 4G branding
  • Posted June 8, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple has agreed to pay a settlement of $2.25 million in Australia over accusations that it mislead customers by promoting the 4G capabilities of the new iPad, despite knowing that the tablet did not support LTE networks in the country.…

Apple accepting $15 claims from iPhone 4 antenna settlement

Apple accepting $15 claims from iPhone 4 antenna settlement
  • Posted March 29, 2012, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple is now accepting settlement claims stemming from a class action lawsuit regarding the iPhone 4’s antenna. Qualified customers can receive a $15 cash payment as settlement or elect to receive a free bumper case, although the former would be…

Apple settles class action lawsuit, will pay $15 to iPhone 4 owners

Apple settles class action lawsuit, will pay $15 to iPhone 4 owners
  • Posted February 20, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Although "Antennagate" has long since slipped from the headlines and become little more than a fuzzy memory for most, the legal drama surrounding the matter has finally come to a close. 

Nvidia and Rambus settle four-year memory patent dispute

Nvidia and Rambus settle four-year memory patent dispute
  • Posted February 8, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • In 2008, Rambus accused Nvidia of infringing upon 17 patents across six of their product lines. After four years of legal sparring, the companies have finally decided to resolve the matter privately. The newly struck deal will be valid for…

LCD firms agree on $553 million settlement for price fixing

LCD firms agree on $553 million settlement for price fixing
  • Posted December 28, 2011, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Samsung Electronics and six other producers of liquid-crystal displays have agreed to pay around $553 million in compensation to settle consumer and state regulator claims they conspired to "fix" prices for LCD panels used in televisions, laptops and computer displays. …

LCD makers agree $388m settlement in alleged price fixing case

LCD makers agree $388m settlement in alleged price fixing case
  • Posted December 9, 2011, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Several LCD manufacturers have agreed to pay an estimated $388 million to settle a civil lawsuit over alleged price fixing in the liquid crystal display panel market according to court documents cited by Bloomberg...

Apple settles patent dispute with Nokia, must pay royalties

Apple settles patent dispute with Nokia, must pay royalties
  • Posted June 14, 2011, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple has settled a two-year-old legal fight with Nokia over a series of mobile phone related technologies. Exact terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but according to reports they require Apple to make a one-time payment large enough to…

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