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Behold, the Most Ambitious Apple Lawsuit Ever

As you’d expect from the world’s largest seller of consumer electronics, Apple gets sued a lot. Some of those suits go places, others get dismissed out of hand the first time they get to court. And then there’s Florida.


Fitbit’s Inaccurate Heart-Rate Tracking Can ‘put Consumers at Risk’

Fitbit is currently embroiled in a class-action lawsuit over the accuracy of its heart-rate tracking. As part of their case, the plaintiffs commissioned a scientific study of the accuracy of the Fitbit Charge HR and Surge. Wareable spoke to the scientist who was paid to do the testing, and unsurprisingly, he has bad things to say about Fitbit’s devices.


Fitbit Lawsuit Alleges Heart Rate Count Off

An ongoing class action lawsuit against the makers of the wildly popular health tracking device known as Fitbit alleges the heart rate monitor on several models is off by a noticeable amount.
Attorneys who paid scientists at California State Polytechnic University say their findings show …


O.C. Man Says He Lost Eye From E-Cigarette Explosion, Files Lawsuit

Orange resident Joseph Cavins, 63, took up smoking electronic cigarettes two years ago to help kick his long-time chewing tobacco habit. He was smoking an e-cigarette at his computer desk on the night of April 15 when he suddenly heard a loud crack. “It felt like a metal baseball bat had hit the side of my face,” he said.


Gannett Must Face Video Privacy Lawsuit

Gannett may have violated a video privacy law by allegedly sending Adobe information about people who downloaded USA Today’s app, a federal appellate court has ruled. The court’s ruling, issued Friday, reinstates a potential class-action lawsuit filed by Massachusetts resident Alexander Yershov. He alleged in a 2014 complaint that the USA Today app for Android violates the Video Privacy …


Motorola Dragged to Court for Warranty Issues With $5 Million Class–Action Lawsuit » Phone Radar

These days every smartphone comes with some kind of warranty, as no manufacturing ensured that a smartphone will have 100% no dud guarantee. Whereas we have seen some makers go as far as offering a free insurance for the customer’s devices, where a free replacement for a cracked screen or a free handset replacement is also offered. All in the period of the warranty of the device.


Federal Judge Gives Volkswagen One Month to Find Fix for Cheating Diesels

Screenshot via VWAn ad for Volkswagen’s lineup of diesel vehicles It’s been more than five months since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Volkswagen’s use of illegal “defeat device” software in diesel cars in mid-September. But Volkswagen appears no closer to beginning a recall of the affected cars–leaving owners of almost 600,000 diesel vehicles deeply frustrated. And …