527 Note 7 owners sue Samsung in S Korea

Seoul: As many as 527 owners of Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in South Korea on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit against Samsung for inconvenience experienced after the discontinuation of the device. The plaintiffs sought 500,000 won ($440) in compensation each. The attorney representing the plaintiffs said the rights of the consumers were infringed upon as Samsung halted production of the device and asked them to get replacements for other models. Earlier this month, Samsung permanently halted sales and production of the fire-prone Note 7, about two months after the device’s launch. IANS

Shakespeare, rival Marlowe co-wrote Henry VI  

London: Three of William Shakespeare’s Henry VI plays were written in collaboration with his Elizabethan rival Christopher Marlowe, say experts who suggest contribution of other writers in some of the Bard’s iconic plays is largely underestimated. Henry VI, Parts One, Two and Three are among as many as 17 plays that scholars now believe contain writing by other people, sometimes several hands. PTI