App developers sue over removals
Google and Apple in court
App developers Musi and Sarafan Mobile have sued Apple and Google in California federal court over unjustified app removals based on legal issues with the big tech companies.
Apple 7, 8, 10, Xs and Xr infringe Qualcomm patent
Judge recommends ban on some iPhones
ITC Judge MaryJoan McNamara has declared some verdicts. Apple is infringing one of three patents and she recommends a ban on iPhones manufactured in China being imported into the USA. This is a hardware patent 674 and it doesn’t look that there is a quick workaround.
Qualcomm on verge of Apple resolution
CEO Steve Mollenkopf confirms
In a chat with CNBC, Qualcomm’s CEO confirmed that it and Apple are on the doorstep of a resolution of multi quarter licensing related issues. What CNBC didn’t tell you is that Apple doesn’t want to pay Qualcomm a tiny amount of money as it wants a special and favorable deal.
Qualcomm allowed to quiz Apple's Eddy Cue and Chief Executive Tim Cook
Could prove crucial
A court has allowed Qualcomm to depose Apple services chief Eddy Cue in addition to Chief Executive Tim Cook as part of its case against the fruity cargo cult
Employers must tell staff before they snoop
Staff must not have their privacy violated
Autocratic bosses who love to read their employees emails without telling them have been told to cut it out by the European Court of Human Rights.
DoJ demands IP addresses of those who don't like Trump
Warrants issued for most of America
The US government wants the IP addresses of anyone who visited an anti-Trump website.
EU court will not rule on Intel antitrust case until next year
Gives it time to save up a bit
Europe's top court is unlikely to rule on Intel’s appeal against a record 1.06 billion euro EU antitrust fine until next year
Apple "lied" to customers about legal rights
Because it is such a cool, user-friendly company
Australia's consumer watchdog has carried out an investigation into the fruity, tax-dodging cult Apple and found that its staff lie to customers about their legal rights.
Spammer and journalist face off in court
Ugly case
River City Media, the company accused of running a huge spam operation, has filed a lawsuit against the security researcher and the journalist who exposed its antics.
Lawyer admits smut scam
Made him millions
A law school graduate told a court that he discovered a wizard wheeze to make a lot of cash fast which involved accusing people who used the internet of downloading illegal porn