Instagram faces class action lawsuit due to Terms of Service fiasco

By all accounts, Instagram has had a landmark year. Massive adoption throughout 2012 as Instagram boosted its user base by 1,100% since it was purchased in April for $1billion. Instagram has even recently surpassed popular microblogging service Twitter in terms of daily users. Twitter had 6.9 million daily users in August, while Instagram had 7.3 million. Yet, Instagram ends the year on a sour note with backlash resulting from their revised Terms of Service (which they reverted) and now a class action lawsuit from users.

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LG Optimus 4X HD coming to WIND and Videotron in October

LG Canada announced today that their quad-core Optimus 4X HD will debut in Canada in October and will be available through WIND Mobile and Videotron. 

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Samsung takes a $12 billion value hit after Apple patent lawsuit verdict

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Losing  the initial patent infringement case against Apple is going to cost Samsung. More than the $1 billion it has to pay Apple for damages, it is also taking a hit where it hurts, in its value. The Korean consumer electronics and components giant saw 7.5 of its shares slump early Monday resulting in the loss of $12 billion of its value. Still reeling from last week's jury verdict at the San Jose federal court, that found that Samsung willfully copied Apple's patents and ordered the latter to pay over $1 billion in damages, Samsung now faces some financial consequences for that ruling which it said it will appeal.

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Nokia Lumia 900 to get software update tomorrow

Nokia Lumia 900 owners on Rogers will be getting a surprise tomorrow in the form of a software update to the flagship Windows Phone. This isn't the promised Windows Phone 7.8 update that will bring some system-wide enhancements to all Lumia smartphones but a general Lumia 900 software update. Hit jump to see the scale of features this update will bring.

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