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Samsung calls Magna Carta Holy Grail privacy concerns "baseless" Jul 17th 2013, 14:39, by Robert Nelson Samsung paired with up Jay-Z for the launch of his latest album. This partnership brought the release of the Magna Carta Holy Grail app that allowed one million people to grab the full album a few days before the public release. This was a fairly unique way to launch an album and not only assured one million people would have the album, but with what sounded good came some bad. There were numerous complaints the day the album was made available. Most of the complaints dealt with users not actually being able to download the tracks. Those issues seem to have worked themselves out with some time (and patience on the part of the users). But when those dissolved a new series of complaints surfaced. These others were dealing with the way the app required lots of social sharing in order to grab any extras. One example was with the lyrics. Basically, you were going to be sharing something on a social network if you wanted to grab the lyrics direct from the app. Taking this all a step further though, the Magna Carta Holy Grail app also received some attention from officials at the US civil liberties group the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (Epic). In this case there were claims about the app being used to collect “massive amounts of personal information from users, including location data.” And addressing the social sharing for extras came talk of “hidden spam techniques.” Well, flash forward to the present day and it looks like Samsung has responded to those claims. Samsung has addressed the issue of privacy, mentioning that it is a top priority for them. Furthermore, they called the complaints “baseless.” The Samsung statement read as follows; “Any information obtained through the application download process was purely for customer verification purposes, app functionality purposes and for marketing communications, but only if the customer requests to receive those marketing communications… Samsung is in no way inappropriately using or selling any information obtained from users through the download process.” VIA: The Verge SOURCE: Daily Express Story Timeline Samsung's Jay-Z Magna Carta record deal changes the industry Jay-Z Magna Carta app arrives for select Samsung users Jay-Z Magna Carta Holy Grail album available for Samsung users Magna Carta Holy Grail download issues "not cool" says Jay-Z LG G2 leaks suggest a 5.2-inch Optimus branded smartphone Jul 17th 2013, 14:02, by Robert Nelson Yesterday brought an LG G2 related leak that dealt with the battery. While still considered rumor, it is looking like the handset will debut with a 2540 mAh battery. We can put that previous leak to the side though because today is a new day that has brought a new leak. This latest is coming by way of The Wall Street Journal and deals with the size of the display and the name of the handset. Again, similar to everything else we have heard about the LG G2 — this is a leak and therefor should be considered rumor until the August 7th announcement. With that reminder out of the way, this leak is interesting in that it deals with two pieces that seem to be going back and forth. To begin with, the WSJ is reporting that the G2 will have a 5.2-inch display. “The new phone to be released next month will have a 5.2-inch screen, said one person familiar with the matter.” Of course, as those following along with likely remember, earlier rumors have flip-flopped back and forth between a 5.2-inch and 5.5-inch display size. This same report also touches on some of the specifics of the display. This part is a little more speculation, however it does seem to have been a coincidence of timing with an LG Display Co. announcement. The company recently announced a new LCD display that is 5.2-inches. The interesting part here is the dimensions of the screen. It was said this display measures in at 2.2mm thin which makes it the “slimmest full high-definition screen available.” This same display also has a thin bezel, one that measures in at just 2.3mm in size. Otherwise, getting back to the name of the handset. Most of these earlier rumors have referred to the handset as the LG G2 — with an emphasis being on the lack of Optimus. Anyway, based on the word of “people familiar with the matter” the handset is “likely” going to be announced as the LG Optimus G 2. Bottom line here, as we mentioned yesterday, it seems likely these rumors are going to continue right up until the August 7th announcement. SOURCE: WSJ Story Timeline LG G2 rumored with edge-to-edge 1080p display, buttons on the back LG G2 benchmarks show a speedy Snapdragon 800 quad-core LG G2 leaks in full photo gallery ahead of August 7th event [UPDATE] LG G2 smartphone leak details a removable 2540 mAh battery US Cellular will soon require new contracts for existing customer upgrades Jul 17th 2013, 13:34, by Robert Nelson The talk of carrier contracts and upgrading continues. This latest is coming by way of US Cellular. In this case the carrier is making a change to the way they handle upgrades for existing customers. And in addition, there will also be a change coming that deals with the 15-Day Excellence Guarantee policy. That said, both of these items are set to go into effect on July 27th. Beginning first with the upgrade portion. This deals with the carriers Belief Project. Moving forward current US Cellular customers looking to upgrade will be required to sign a new two-year agreement. The backstory here points towards what US Cellular once referred to as “One and Done.” Under the One and Done option existing customers would not have to sign a new two-year agreement once they completed that first two-year agreement — even when upgrading to a new device at the subsidized rate. Simply put, as of July 27th both new and existing customers will need to sign a new two-year agreement for each and every new device they get. The other side here deals with the 15-day guarantee. In the past a customer could use (and return) a device within 15 days and simply pick something new. Moving forward those returning a device under the 15-Day Excellence Guarantee policy will now have to pay a $35 restocking fee. With that in mind, the official statement from US Cellular reads as follows; At U.S. Cellular, we are continually evaluating the entire experience we offer to our customers. Beginning later this month, all customers will be required to sign a 2-year contract when purchasing a subsidized device. In addition, a restocking fee of $35 will be introduced as an update to the 15-Day Excellence Guarantee policy and will be charged when a customer returns a device during the 15-day time period. These changes will allow us to invest in improving our customer experience and offering new products and services to our customers. Bottom line here, these rules aren’t all that different from what we are seeing with other carriers. Of course, they are a not so nice change for current US Cellular customers. Knowing that July 27th date is quickly approaching, those who had been considering an upgrade may want to move forward before that date arrives and the rules officially change. VIA: Engadget Story Timeline LG Optimus F7 launches with US Cellular Motorola 'XFON' stops by the FCC for US Cellular as specs leak Galaxy S III from US Cellular updated with multi-window and more ZTE Imperial enters the US Cellular lineup with a penny price tag T-Mobile acquires US Cellular AWS Spectrum to further expand LTE reach

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