(Reuters)
Remember that ? Of course you do! Well one South Korean user is the recipient of a payday--or, uh, about $946--from Apple's Korea branch. That success has apparently paved the way for a class action suit prepped by the law firm of the plaintiff, Kim Hyung-Suk. Let's see...$946 divided by 200 million iOS devices...well, don't spend your $0.00000473 all in one place.
(MacStories)
Apple has adjusted the prices in some of its international App Stores, with Australian prices going down and UK prices going up. An app that to cost £1.19 in Great Britain now costs £1/19/11/¾d (that's 1 pound, nineteen shillings, and elevenpence three farthings if you need it spelled out for you).
(Retrevo)
Speaking of confusing numbers, a recent survey of smartphone owners reported that 34 percent of iPhone owners surveyed believed their phone to be 4G capable. Even more surprisingly, an additional 36 percent believed that their phone was, in fact, a PowerMac G4, and the remaining 30 percent could name only three out of four Gs. (For the record they're Grumpy, Goofy, Garibaldi, and Gargamel.)
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