TC Roundup: Apple, Google appeal rejection of $325M hiring settlement

Apple, Google appeal rejection of $325 million hiring settlement: Four technology companies including Apple andGoogle blasted a U.S. judge for rejecting a proposed $324.5 million settlement over hiring practices in Silicon Valley and asked an appeals court to intervene, according to a court filing (Reuters).

Angry Tim Cook says Apple will tighten iCloud security after celeb photo leak debacle: In the wake of a high-profile leak of suggestive celebrity photos from Apple's iCloud mobile back-up servers, Apple now says it'll take concrete steps to tighten security (VentureBeat).

India's $33 Smartphone Sales Surge, Setting the Stage for a Shake-Up: The maker of India's $33 Mozilla Firefox smartphone says sales of the world's cheapest smartphone have been strong since it launched last week (The Wall Street Journal)