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Judge agrees to Apple’s $50 million proposal to settle butterfly keyboard class action lawsuit

If you had trouble with a MacBook Pro featuring a butterfly keyboard, you’re in luck. According to Law360, Apple’s plan to pay $50 million to settle a long running class-action lawsuit over the faulty butterfly keyboard today received preliminary approval from a California federal judge. The payment will include $13.6 million in attorney fees, up […]

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Apple assures UK watchdog group it will notify consumers if iOS upgrades lead to device slowdowns

Although it’s been more than a year after the original issue, Apple is still contending with flak over the company’s decision to throttle older iPhone speeds in conjunction with aging batteries. As such, a consumer watchdog group in the UK announced that Apple has agreed to notify customers if future iOS updates will affect an […]

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Apple, Sony reach agreement, all three major music labels signed of for anticipated WWDC iRadio launch

Give them time at the negotiation table and they will come. Per AppleInsider and AllThingsD, Sony Music, the last big kahuna they were waiting for, has reportedly signed a deal with Apple for its anticipated “iRadio” streaming music service, marking the last of the three major music labels to reach an agreement. The story cites […]

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AT&T cracking down on customers using tethering, hotspot cracks

If you thought you were clever in tethering your smartphone or turning it into a Wi-Fi hotspot, AT&T might have some words about that. Per 9to5Mac, users have reported being kicked off their unlimited data plans for using free tethering apps such as MiWi for jailbroken iPhones or PDANet for Android handsets. AT&T is reportedly […]

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Rumor: Apple, Universal reach licensing terms for iCloud music streaming

It’s never a bad thing when two parties come to terms on something. Per CNET, Apple has signed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group, incorporating all four of the major record companies into its iTunes iCloud music plans. Citing “sources with knowledge of the talks,” the reported today that, in addition to Universal, Apple […]