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iPhone 4 “Antennagate” owners beginning to receive settlement checks from Apple

It’s not a whopping amount of justice, but it’s still justice. Or at least a settlement. Per 9to5Mac, iPhone 4 owners who participated in a class action lawsuit against Apple over antenna attenuation complaints are finally starting to receive settlement checks. More than a year ago, Apple reached a settlement with attorneys for the class […]

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Class action lawsuit launched over alleged LG display flaws in 15-inch MacBook Pro Retina Display notebook

If you feel like the 15-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro has let you down, you’re not along. Per 9to5Mac and Law360, since Apple unveiled its first Retina MacBook Pro with the 15.4-inch model in June, there have been a growing number of complaints from customers experiencing issues with the product. By far the most reported […]

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Lawmakers drafting bipartisan bill that would allow for cell phone unlocking after contract terms have been met

Well, maybe SOME aspects of the government sort of work. Per AppleInsider, U.S. Senator Al Franken and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow users to legally unlock their smartphone once their contract subsidy has concluded. The Democrat from Minnesota announced on Tuesday that the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and […]

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Lawmakers looking to draft legislation to legalize cellphone unlocking

This could lead to something interesting. Per 9to5Mac, following a statement from the White House on Monday confirming it would support “narrow legislative fixes” to make unlocking cellphones legal again, several lawmakers have announced plans to introduce legislation. According to a report from The Hill, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Chair of the […]

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White House backs petition for unlocking of phones after contract expires

If you were looking for a bit of positive news today, this might be it. Per Engadget, a recent ruling that effectively bans third-party phone unlocking has elicited 114,322 electronic signatures to the White House. Now a petition to the White House, which asks that DMCA protection of phone unlockers be reconsidered, has finally received […]