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SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 25, 2012

Chris Burns, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time to wrap up the start of another weekend, folks, with no less than Google's next big thing: Project Glass - and some photos and videos to go with it! On that note, it appears that the next generation in space travel has officially begun - and we get to see it! It's SpaceX's landing with the ISS, in photos! Then back on earth all you with iPads and iPhones and iPods as well can grab your very own Absinthe 2.0 jailbreak right this second! Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: May 16, 2012

Chris Burns, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's basically NVIDIA week here as the GPU conference hits the airwaves and NVIDIA sits pretty with its CUDA, Tesla, and Kepler news galore. The Samsung Galaxy S III has had an early unboxing for those of you looking to get in on the next generation of Samsung Android power. Multi-monitor support will be improved with Windows 8, so says Microsoft. Facebook may be finding itself devoid of advertising bucks as they edge closer and closer to their summer IPO - so says analysts. Read The Full Story

Apple blasts Siri class-action: Gold-diggers with unfair expectations

Chris Davies, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has fired back at iPhone 4S users who joined a class-action suit accusing the company of deceptive advertising around Siri's capabilities, arguing the complainers are simply out to make money. In a freshly filed motion to dismiss the suit, Apple suggests that rather than having legitimate issues with the accuracy of the "beta" virtual personal assistant system on the iPhone, those taking part in the class-action motion can only give vague indications of how Siri has let them down. Read The Full Story

Safari user sues Google over browser privacy

Shane McGlaun, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

And so it begins. An Apple user has filed suit against Google over the alleged bypassing of privacy settings on the Safari web browser. The story broke late last week when Google and several other web companies were accused of bypassing the privacy settings on Apple's Safari browser on the iPhone and other Apple devices. Google had previously said that it would follow privacy settings that Safari uses. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 antennagate class action settlement reached

Shane McGlaun, Feb 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you are using an original iPhone 4 today or used one in the past, you probably remember the so-called antennagate scandal. This scandal centered on the fact that if you held the iPhone just right the antenna would lose signal strength. The fix for the antenna issue was to hold the phone differently or use a case that prevented your skin from contacting the antenna area. Read The Full Story

Carrier IQ admits SMS log bug in data collection FAQ

Chris Davies, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

Carrier IQ has admitted that its cellphone monitoring software contains an SMS bug that can inadvertently collect text message data, though the company says such accidental records are "not human readable." Detailed in a comprehensive Carrier IQ FAQ document supplied to SlashGear - and which you can read after the cut - the bug only exists in embedded versions of the service tracking software, and the company says it has already released an updated version that addresses the issue. Read The Full Story

Apple settles iPhone tracking lawsuit in South Korea

Chris Davies, Jul 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple has paid a South Korean man the equivalent of $950 in compensation over "psychological stress" and infringement of constitutional rights to privacy, as the aftermath of the iPhone location-tracking controversy drags on. Lawyer Kim Hyung-Suk filed the case on April 26, PhysOrg reports, with the court ordering Apple to pay up; the company's South Korean arm claims it did not raise an objection to the suit. However, if Apple thought that would make Kim go away, it's sadly mistaken. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – May 1, 2011

Rue Liu, May 1st 2011 Discuss [9]

This week was heavy on developments in the smartphone location tracking controversy that now involves not only Apple and Google, but all six major players in mobile platforms including Microsoft, Nokia, HP, and RIM. Not only are there class-action lawsuits, but Congress is also stepping in with the House Committee on Privacy seeking some answers. Another topic heavy with new developments was Sony’s PlayStation network outage, which continues to leave its over 70 million subscribers without service and possibly with compromised personal information and credit card data. For the full list and video, continue after the cut.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 18 2011

Shane McGlaun, May 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

Welcome to the latest edition of the SlashGear Week in Review! Monday bought with it news that Nintendo was set to unveil a replacement for the Wii console at E3 this summer. The console itself is due to land for purchase sometime next year according to reports. The biggest story of the week has been the Sony PSN outage. Sony admitted that the Dev accounts and user accounts were hacked by outside sources. Read The Full Story

Twitter Gets Hit With Class-Action Law Suit Over Unwanted Text Messages

Rue Liu, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [8]

Lawyers seem very trigger happy lately with class-action cases---well, when are they not?---with lawsuits recently filed against Apple and Google for location tracking, to Sony for the PlayStation Network breach, and to now a bizarre case against Twitter. Two Californian residents, Drew Moss and Sahar Maleksaeedi are suing Twitter for sending unwanted text messages. Read The Full Story

Google sued over Android location tracking

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [22]

Google's legal team will be earning their keep once more, with the search giant again in hot water over privacy concerns. Hot on the heels of the Apple iPhone tracking lawsuit comes similar charges leveled at Google, with two Michigan women suing the company for $50m and the cessation of sales of devices with software that can track user location. Read The Full Story