Apple can be sued for playing monopoly
Published in News
Friday, 13 January 2017 13:38

Apple can be sued for playing monopoly


Old case back from the dead

An old case which accused Apple of conspiring to create a monopoly has risen from the grave to bite Jobs’ Mob.

Justice department steps into the case of the rounded rectangle
Published in Mobiles


Will someone think of the poor rounded rectangles?

The US Justice Department has said that it is worried about the implications of Apple winning a trademark dispute against Samsung.

Google shoots down Oracle case
Published in News
Friday, 27 May 2016 12:11

Google shoots down Oracle case


Java Applets were fair use

Google has won a major US court battle with software firm Oracle after a jury ruled it did not nick parts of the Java programming language.

Catz claims Oracle bought Sun to protect its own products
Published in Mobiles


We did not have a court battle with Google in mind

Oracle told a court that it did not acquire Sun Microsystems in 2009 to launch a copyright lawsuit against Google, but rather to protect its products that relied on Sun's software.

Websites not responsible for reader's comments
Published in News
Tuesday, 09 February 2016 11:24

Websites not responsible for reader's comments


Well they aren't responsible why should we be?

The European Court has decided that comments written by readers at the bottom of news stories do not have to be policed by the magazines under defamation law.

Apple defeated by British justice
Published in IoT
Wednesday, 03 February 2016 13:21

Apple defeated by British justice


Welsh underdog proved IWatch was fragile

The fruity cargo cult Apple cult has suddenly found itself having a taste of reality when a Welsh bloke successfully sued Apple and forced the company to change a misleading Apple Watch product description.

Employer allowed to read your private emails
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 January 2016 14:52

Employer allowed to read your private emails


EU Court of Human Rights Ruling

Your boss is allowed to read all those private emails you send to mates while you are working, according to a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

Samsung asks court to see common sense over Apple patents
Published in Mobiles


Good luck with that

Samsung has urged a US appeals court on Tuesday to find that a jury in 2014 should not have made the South Korean company pay nearly $120 million to Apple for infringing three patents – The three slide-to-unlock, autocorrect and quick links features.

Man successfully sues Apple for poor genius
Published in News
Wednesday, 02 December 2015 12:13

Man successfully sues Apple for poor genius


Tame Apple Press fumes

A bloke has successfully sued Apple for destroying his honeymoon snaps.

Amazon sues over fake reviews
Published in News
Monday, 19 October 2015 12:39

Amazon sues over fake reviews

 

More than a thousand might end up in court

Online book seller Amazon has sued more than a thousand people for writing fake reviews on its site with the aim of collecting cash from the seller.