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A Philadelphia man drew some attention after he used a device acting as a kill switch on a public bus, nuking cell phone service for every rider. The best part about this story is the man’s explanation behind his usage of the cell phone jammer. He simply told the local news, that he didn’t want to…
As the legal battles continue, Google and Motorola Mobility have been ordered U.S. judge to hand over information about the development of its Android operating system to Apple. MMI and the Cupertino-based tech giant have been going back and forth suing each other over infringing ones patents, which led to small victories for Apple in Motorola’s…
The legal battles continue between Apple and handset makers which manufacture devices that run Google’s Android operating system, with a multitude of court cases popping up around the world. Soon, however, Google and Apple could find themselves unlikely partners, jointly fighting a mapping technology patent owned by Florida-based Panomap Technologies. Apple is the only company…
Apple today scored a big victory in its never-ending legal battle against Motorola Mobility. A German court ruled that Motorola could not enforce an injunction that prevented the sale of some iPads and iPhones. Motorola won the original case and, earlier this month, Apple was forced to remove select iPads and iPhone models from its German…
The fierce legal battle between Apple and Motorola continued on Friday, with Motorola enforcing an injunction against Apple’s iCloud and MobileMe email push services in Germany. The injunction, which was granted to Motorola back in early February, has forced Apple to shut down these services in Germany at least temporarily as Apple goes through the process…
Proview Technology is up at arms with Apple in China, with the firm belief that Apple is in violation of its trademark on the iPad name. Proview and Apple entered into an agreement in 2009 which essentially transferred the iPad trademark to Apple, though there is apparently some disagreement as to just what that transfer entailed.…
Microsoft has filed a formal competition complaint with the European Commission against Motorola Mobility and Google because it says the companies are trying to use its patents to kill video as we know it on smartphones, tablets and on any web-connected device. In a blog post, Microsoft claims that Motorola and its soon-to-be owner Google…
Well, it looks like the battle for the right to use the iPad trademark is finally coming to a head, as a negotiation between Proview and Apple may be underway. This news comes after the Chinese-based manufacturer were seeking up to $2 billion from the maker of all iProducts, after it originally wanted only millions…
Earlier, news spread quickly that Google was caught bypassing Apple’s privacy settings to track iOS users with mobile Safari. Not surprisingly, the top Consumer Watchdog thinks Google is deceiving users with these questionable practices and has asked the FTC to investigate. “Google has clearly engaged in ‘unfair and deceptive’ practices,” said John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog’s…
Well, the battle between Apple and Proview over the iPad name continues, as the Chinese-based manufacturer seeks up to $2 billion from the maker of all iProducts. The company originally planned to get millions from the iPad maker, now it wants billions as it prepares to sue Apple in the U.S. to collect what it…