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Sometimes, even the cops need a helping hand. According to reports from CNET, law enforcement officials across the country are having a hard time extracting data from iPhones that have been seized as evidence in investigations. Apple has been receiving requests from law enforcement officials to decrypt iPhones, and the list is long. Like seven…
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) recently unveiled a draft of their proposed “national code for wireless services,” followed by public hearings. The idea is to protect consumers on many levels, creating a structure that all mobile operators would adhere to make clearer service and unlocking terms. According to Tracy MacCharles, Liberal Consumer Services…
The battle between Apple and Google seems to be coming to a bit of a slowdown, thanks to the ruling of an ITC judge. The United States International Trade Commission ruled that Apple’s iPhone does not infringe on technology Google gained when it acquired Motorola Mobility in 2011. This whole thing started over the search…
Robert Scola, a Miami U.S. District Judge, had lots to say about Google and Apple during a patent dispute between the two. Judge Scola accused the two tech giants of having “no interest in efficiently and expeditiously resolving this dispute” and instead using such proceedings “as a business strategy.” This frustration stems from a long…
A Chinese company is taking on Apple, by filing a lawsuit claiming that Apple’s Siri technology infringes on a previous patent. The company, Zhi Zhen Network Technology, was granted a patent in 2006 for its Xiao i Robot software, which answers questions and provides voice interactions. The company brought the suit last July, after Siri…
After the White House said it supported the people’s right to unlock their cell phone, some members of Congress also confirmed they are ready to legalize cell phone unlocking. One Congressman, Sen. Ron (Wyden D-Ore.), has already introduced legislation on the issue, according to a report in The Hill. This issue reared its ugly head…
Judge Judy Koh, who presided over the first major lawsuit between Apple and Samsung, asked both companies whether Apple’s next lawsuit against Samsung over search technology should be postponed until an appeals court comes to a verdict regarding the first suit. While Apple won $1.05 billion from Samsung in the first suit, Judge Koh denied…
WhatsApp, a wildly popular instant-messaging app, has gotten itself into some trouble with the law. The Canadian and Dutch authorities are going after the application because it forces people to give access to all of their contacts. Both the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and the Dutch Data Protection Authority claims the…
EU Commission has sent Samsung the so called “Statement of Objections” wherein their preliminary view is that Samsung abused its position of owning standard-essential 3G UMTS patents (SEPs) and trying to gain an injunction against Apple products. The Commission says Samsung was wrong because they gave a commitment to license those patents on Fair, Reasonable…
Certainly no one believed Apple had intentions of stopping its “thermonuclear” war on Android, but today, things got a little more interesting. On top of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Apple has also added Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to its list of patent infringements for an upcoming trial taking place in 2014. It’s not perfectly clear…