The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over…
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FTC calls Apple a ‘gatekeeping giant of the mobile gaming industry’
Two FTC commissioners also blamed Apple (and follower Google) for helping to create the environment that they claim squeezes mobile gaming…
FTC probes acquisitions made by Apple and other big tech companies
The FTC issued Special Orders to five large technology firms as the agency probes acquisitions made by Apple and other big tech companies…
Yet another Android scare shows how little Google protects your privacy
Over 1,000 Android apps continue to harvest your personal data even after you tell them not to. Google says it won’t fix this until…
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Samsung’s appeal of Apple design patent case on October 11th
Back in March, the Supreme Court stated that it would hear Samsung’s appeal in the company’s never-ending design patent battle…
Donald Trump slams Google: It’s a ‘disgrace’ if Google manipulates results to favor Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump has responded to SourceFed’s allegation that Google manipulated its search recommendations…
Google accused of rigging search results to be pro-Hillary Clinton
Google’s autocomplete function seems to be tilted in favor of Hillary Clinton, a report says…
U.S. DOJ asks Supreme Court to overturn ruling that favored Apple over Samsung’s iPhone copying
The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that had favored Apple Inc over Samsung…
White House visitor logs show meeting after meeting between Google execs and top Obama administration officials
When top White House officials want to know what Google executives are thinking, they don’t need to go near a computer…
Android device performance lags behind Apple’s iOS; Device failure rates show glaring disparity
Android is crap-by-committee lowest-common-denominator junk…
Bad news for Fragmandroid: FCC and FTC launch inquiry over mobile security updates
The FTC said it had ordered eight companies to explain the process for issuing security updates…
The Android Administration: Google’s remarkably close relationship with the Obama White House
The AT&T chief lobbyist is hardly the first to suggest that the Obama administration has become too close to the Silicon Valley juggernaut…
AT&T increases data allowance to 22GB before throttling unlimited plan users
AT&T is increasing the amount of data its unlimited customers can use before they are throttled back to slower speeds…
AT&T urges FCC to drop $100 million fine, claims ‘unlimited’ customers not materially affected by throttling
AT&T has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to withdraw and cancel…
Why Apple’s latest antitrust woes are a good thing
Apple’s efforts to break into the streaming music business have attracted…
Spotify may cut ‘freemium’ to three months, sources say
Spotify may soon be limiting its free, ad-supported access to just three months…
Apple’s new streaming music service to offer free song sampling, free trial, other free features
Apple is still negotiating deals for the streaming service…
Apple still plans WWDC debut for new ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service
An announcement at the June 8th WWDC keynote is still planned…
Apple lacks key music deals ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service launch, sources say
Apple does not have the necessary licensing deals a month before WWDC…
Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ launch
Apple has been using its considerable power in the music industry to…
U.S. feds weigh investigation of Apple’s forthcoming ‘iTunes Music’ streaming service
Regulators in Washington have been holding talks with key music-industry executives…
Google averages one White House meeting per week during Obama administration
As the federal government was wrapping up its antitrust investigation of Google Inc…
AT&T may face U.S. FCC fine over data throttling iPhone users
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is considering fining AT&T Inc…
AT&T defends unlimited data throttling, says U.S. FTC can’t stop it
The Federal Trade Commission cannot prevent AT&T from throttling unlimited data customers…
U.S. FTC files in-app purchase lawsuit against Amazon
According to a US Federal Trade Commission report filed today…
After in-app purchase settlement, Apple pushed FTC to investigate Google Play Store
If Apple and consumer advocates have their way, Google may be next in the FTC’s crosshairs…
Snapchat settles FTC charges that promises of disappearing messages were false
Snapchat, the developer of a popular mobile messaging app, has agreed to settle
Apple, Google face EU pressure to limit kids’ app sales
Apple will be told by European Union regulators to curb purchases by children…
Federal regulators are redesigning how your iPad works; U.S. FTC thinks it knows better than Apple
It’s early, but the Federal Trade Commission is going to be hard to beat for the regulatory overreach of the year…
Apple to refund at least $32.5 million to settle FTC complaint it charged for kids’ In-App Purchases without parental consent
Apple Inc. has agreed to provide full refunds to consumers…
Apple’s Cook settles with FTC over kids’ In-App Purchases rather than endure legal fight
Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook told employees on Wednesday the company decided to settle…
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission fines Apple $666,700 over price restrictions
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) fined Apple Inc $666,700…
U.S. FTC: Popular Android ‘flashlight’ app secretly shared millions of users’ locations, device ids
The creator of one of the most popular apps for Android devices…
ACLU files complaint with U.S. FTC: Mobile carriers fail to provide security for Android phones
The America Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission…
Google fined $7 million over Street View privacy breaches
Google has agreed to pay $7 million as a result of an investigation brought…
Apple, Google, app developers gird for FTC fines, growth-stifling government regulation
Apple and legions of software developers are girding for fines and rules that threaten to stifle growth…
U.S.FTC issues wide-ranging, non-binding guidelines for mobile app developers
The U.S. FTC says that there are general guidelines that all mobile app developers should consider…
Microsoft notifies ITC of FTC-Google settlement, expects Motorola to withdraw complaint
The notice was filed so that the resources of both the ITC and the parties may be conserved…
Google’s antitrust settlement with U.S. FTC reshapes patent disputes
The patent injunction portion of Google’s antitrust settlement with the U.S. FTC…
EU says its Google antitrust case not affected by U.S. FTC decision
A decision by U.S. regulators to end a probe into whether Google Inc…
The FTC’s missed opportunity on Google
For almost two years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has been investigating…
FTC orders Google to stop pursuit of SEP injunctions against ‘willing licensees’
At a press conference at Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington DC…
