Apple was Tuesday fined Aus$9 million (US$6.7 million) by an Australian court for making false claims about consumer rights when refusing to fix faulty iPhones and iPads previously repaired by a third party. Apple has been fined Aus$9 million by an Australian court for making false claims about consumer rights AFP/SAEED KHAN Customers of the US tech giant had complained to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after an operating system update disabled their devices in a global issue known as "error 53". The users were told by Apple that they were not eligible for a remedy if the iPhone or iPad had been repaired by another company. The ACCC took Apple to the Federal Court last year over allegedly false or misleading representations to customers with faulty iPhones and iPads about their rights under the law. "If a product is faulty, customers are legally entitled to a repair or a replacement under the Australian Consumer Law, and sometimes even a refund," … [Read more...] about Apple fined millions by Australian court for misleading customers over faulty iPhones
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Company accused of selling fake Iphones
Vietnam Telecom Services Company (VinaPhone) sent a petition to police, accusing another company of using its name and logo to sell fake Iphones. Vinaiphone website The accused company is VinaiPhone, with its head office on Dong Nai Street, HCM City. Dao Nham Tuat, a resident of Hanoi, said he ordered an Iphone 4S and an Iphone 5 at a 60% discount. "I bought the phones from the company's branch in Khanh Hoa Province for a total of VND14.7 million (USD705)," Tuat said. "They soon arrived, but after a quick check, I found out that they were fake Iphones imported. I made a complaint to the company and they said they would call me back in 20 minutes, but I haven't heard anything from them since." He added that he has made several attempts to get into contact with the company to no avail. When asked, the hotline operator in HCM City assured that their phones were genuine, but the hotline operator in Khanh Hoa Province admitted that due to some mistakes, they had sent out … [Read more...] about Company accused of selling fake Iphones
Apple goes big screen with iPhone 5
Apple on Wednesday introduced a new iPhone 5 with a bigger screen and slimmer body that analysts quickly branded a sure hit for the culture-changing tech giant. The new iPhone 5 is displayed during an Apple special event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. Apple announced the iPhone 5, the latest version of the popular smart phone as well as new updated versions of the iPod Nano, Shuffle and Touch. Apple chief executive Tim Cook called the launch "the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since the iPhone."The California company called the iPhone 5 "the thinnest smartphone in the world," with an anodised aluminum body that is 18% and 20% lighter than iPhone 4S.The new iPhone has a rich four-inch (10-centimetre) display prime for the red-hot smartphone market, in which screen size is one of the key factors important to buyers, according to Nielsen … [Read more...] about Apple goes big screen with iPhone 5