Remains of the Day: Starck contrast

14.04.2012

A lawsuit brought by parents against Apple over in-app purchases made by kids is moving on to the next step. The issue revolves around kids who were able to , potentially racking up huge charges. No word on a similar lawsuit, where parents are suing because their kids have become way better than them at iPhone games.

(The Next Web)

Speaking of protecting users, it appears Apple is beefing up security: The company is apparently requiring users to establish security questions before downloading apps on an iOS device. However, these prompts reportedly only appear intermittently, leading some to worry that they were some sort of phishing attack. Come on, people: Apple already has all your valuable information--what else would they need to phish for?

(Fast Company)

Whoops. Looks like Amazon has been, well, exaggerating about the number of TV shows and movies it has in its streaming library. Specifically, the company has been counting each of a show in its total of "more than 17,000 movies and television shows." In other news, Amazon now has roughly 6 books available for sale (if you count each word as separate book, naturally).