If you read e-books, you may be getting a check or credit from Apple as part of its $400 million dollar settlement for price-fixing with major publishing companies. This clear-cut, long-running case of price fixing finally now comes to an end. The publishing companies involved all settled a long time ago. Apple held on saying they were innocent. An appellate court said otherwise and the Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal.
So how much will you get? $6.93 for every book that a New York Times best seller and $1.57 for all other books. Not a lot to be sure, but I guess it is better than nothing. It is nice to know that Apple and the others all got caught trying to screw us. Oh, and by the way, the lawyers in the case get $50 million. I guess its better to be a lawyer than a book reader. Of course all this money is just a drop in the bucket for Apple.
There are other good stories here as well as some great tips and tricks for all your computing devices. So read on and enjoy. -JRC
Tech News and Opinions
Ebook Purchasers to Receive $400M from Apple in Price-Fixing Settlement
Attorneys representing the consumers argued that Apple inflated ebook prices 30 to 50% and participated in anticompetitive price-fixing with the publishing companies.
Microsoft shows how bad Chrome is for your laptop's battery
Microsoft has been busy conducting its own series of battery test experiments to prove what we already know: Chrome drains your battery.
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Apple ramps up privacy - now all iOS apps must encrypt web connections by year end
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Surprise! The First Big Company With the Nerve to Get Into the Marijuana Business Is...Microsoft
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Computer Tips and Tricks
SSD vs. HDD: What's the Difference?
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Clean PC: Microsoft's Refresh Windows Tool Can Help Make Windows 10 Crapware-Free
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Siri vs. Cortana: How Siri showed up Cortana at Apple's WWDC demo
Apple isn't going to let Microsoft claim that it has the most productive digital assistant without a fight.
35 Tips Every Evernote User Must Know
Evernote is, quite simply, an online spot to store anything and everything you might find of interest, to read or utilize later. The more you add, the more useful it becomes.
Stop videos from autoplaying in your browser
When you go to a website to read an article, you want to read the article, not listen to a video.
Mobile Computing
Yahoo launches new Radar smart travel guide & assistant app for iPhone
Yahoo launched a new iOS app called ‘Radar’ that it says will act as a smart travel guide, offering up recommendations on points of interest and pulling in trip itineraries, reservations and other travel information.
Apple Maps in iOS 10 will watch you, even if you're using Google Maps
Apple appears to have a plan to make Apple Maps more compelling than Google Maps: let its software watch everything you do and offer to help whenever possible
The 7 best VR games for iPhone
No Android? No problem! There are plenty of cool VR games for iOS. All you need is a headset
Google adds 2-step verification approval prompt on Android devices
Starting today, you can approve account logins from a prompt on your authorized mobile device
How to take better photos with your Android phone
Take your Android photography to the next level with these tips and tricks for capturing masterpieces with your smartphone.
Android thieves beware: Google readies kill switch to remote-brick lost devices
A new brick function could provide a more thorough remote wipe than is currently possible on Android.
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