EU lawmakers overwhelmingly called on Thursday for rules to establish a standard charger for all mobile device makers across Europe…
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It’s a bad idea for the EU to force Apple to dump iPhone’s Lightning port
Apple disagrees with the European Union’s idea. It’d be a lose-lose-lose situation for the EU to force Apple to dump iPhone’s Lightning port …
Apple pushes back against EU call for common phone charger
Apple on Thursday again pushed back against European Union lawmakers’ call for a common phone charger standard, warning the move could hamper innovation…
EU wants to force all smartphone makers to use the same charging port
Members of the European Parliament want binding measures for chargers to fit all mobile phones and other portable devices…
U.S. House passes anti-robocall bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an anti-robocall bill by an almost unanimous vote…
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on U.S. Senate to pass immigration reform
Today Apple CEO Tim Cook called on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that would phase out per-country limits on green cards…
Apple wants national privacy laws. It wants good ones, too
The last thing anyone needs is weak or poorly thought-through privacy protection laws…
California law would mandate female board members for publicly traded companies headquartered in the state
A controversial new law in California, the first of its kind in the U.S….
Apple sees steep increase in U.S. national security requests
Apple Inc on Friday issued its twice yearly transparency report on government data requests, showing another sharp increase…
U.S. Supreme Court ruling favors Apple’s fight against patent trolls
The Supreme Court on Monday blessed new government procedures for challenging patents…
Russia investigating Apple over same-sex emoji
Police in the Kirov region are investigating whether the tiny yellow couples present in Apple’s…
Apple the #1 target of patent trolls
In a filing with the Supreme Court, Apple said that for every case that reaches court…
Apple, Intertrust settle year-old patent suit
Apple Inc has agreed to settle a year-old patent infringement lawsuit…
How Apple products are dominating in law offices across North America
Usage of Apple devices in law firms across North America leapt…
Apple, Google watch closely as US Supreme Court weighs curbing patent trolls
The U.S. Supreme Court considered making it easier for companies…
Apple, Google press U.S. Supreme Court to curb patent trolls
Apple Inc. and Google Inc., saying they’re tired of being slapped with frivolous patent suits…
New York State joins U.S. Congress, tech companies like Apple in war against patent trolls
The list of those waging battle with so-called patent trolls…
U.S. House panel passes bill targeting ‘patent trolls’
A U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday approved a bill…
Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung pressed to combat smartphone theft
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is pushing makers of handsets…
Apple can and will bypass your password if necessary
According to recent reports, Apple can hack into your iPhone…
Eric Schmidt: Regulate civilian drones but not Google Glass
At some point in the not-too-distant future…
How Apple and U.S. Congress limit iPhone users’ freedom
In 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which makes it a felony…
Class-action lawsuit accuses Apple of botching MobileMe to iCloud transition
A new lawsuit accuses Apple of participating in unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices…
Goldman staffer leaked Apple, Intel secrets, says lawyer in heated exchange with U.S. prosecutor
A person at Goldman Sachs Group Inc, who has not been identified or charged…
Apple wins expedited trial in California lawsuit against Samsung
After a Dutch court ordered a preliminary injunction against three Samsung smartphones…
House approves U.S. patent system overhaul bill
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a bill…
Judge tosses lawsuit which insufficiently alleged iPad ‘overheating’
U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel dismissed a lawsuit submitted in July 2010…
New Jersey Apple Stores work to circumvent Sunday laws
Two Apple Stores in Bergen County, New Jersey are devising a way of getting around local…
