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Apple reaches a settlement with US states in e-book pricing case

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by on June 17, 2014 at 6:58 am
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Apple has reached a deal to settle a civil lawsuit filed against the company over e-book pricing, according to a report from Re/Code. The company lost an antitrust trial into e-book pricing last year and, in the wake of that, a case representing consumers across 33 states was filed. The plaintiffs sought as much as $840 million in compensation, but it isn’t clear at this point how much the settlement will be worth. According to a court filing, the parties must submit their terms within the next 30 days, although the deal is yet to receive court approval. Apple is still appealing last year’s ruling which ruled it guilty of working with…

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Nest reintroduces its Protect smoke alarm with lower $99 price but no wave feature

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by on June 17, 2014 at 5:37 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Nest has begun selling its Protect smoke alarm again, after the device was taken off the market for two months following safety concerns raised in April. Protect will now be available for $99 in the US (or £89 in the UK), a reduction on the original $119 price, but it does not include the feature that lets users disable the alarm with a wave, which was the source of the original concern. A Nest spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company is “still looking into a solution” for it. “We’re very pleased that Nest Protect is once again available to customers. And now, the price…

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