Amazon won’t be forced to restore web service to Parler after a federal judge ruled Thursday against a plea to reinstate the fast-growing…
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Lawsuit accuses Apple of denying COVID app to secure contact tracing monopoly
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that it rejected a coronavirus contact tracing app to maintain a monopoly in COVID-19 exposure…
Samsung chief sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for bribery
The court handed a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years to Samsung’s Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong in a rehearing of a major bribery case…
U.S. judge denies Apple bid to overturn VirnetX patent verdict, could owe over $1.1 billion
A federal judge denied Apples bid to overturn or reduce a $502.8 million patent infringement verdict favoring VirnetX Holding Corp…
Parler urges U.S. judge to order Amazon to restore its platform
Parler urged a U.S. judge on Thursday to order Amazon.com Inc to restore the company’s account, saying Amazon had no evidence…
Epic Games extends ‘Fortnite’ dispute with Apple, Google to the U.K.
Epic Games on Thursday widened its dispute with Apple over access to its “Fortnite” video game as it complained to the U.K.’s antitrust…
Apple loses copyright lawsuit against Corellium
A U.S. federal judge Tuesday dismissed Apple’s copyright infringement lawsuit against cybersecurity startup Corellium …
Facebook sued by FTC, 48 U.S. attorneys general alleging it operates an illegal monopoly
48 U.S. attorneys general allege Facebook is violating antitrust law by buying up competitors in order to operate an illegal monopoly …
Apple sued in EU for $217 million over ‘iPhone throttling’
Apple is facing lawsuits in several EU countries seeking about 180 million euros ($217 million) over throttling older iPhones with batteries…
Apple, other techs wary of full disclosure of secrets in Google antitrust case
Apple said confidential material they provided for the U.S. antitrust probe of Google should not be shared because secrets they include…
Apple agrees to pay $113 million in ‘iPhone throttling’ settlement
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich announced a $113 million multi-state settlement with Apple regarding Apple’s 2016 “iPhone throttling” decision…
Judge throws out Apple’s theft claim against Fortnite-maker Epic Games
On Tuesday, Epic Games won the dismissal of two Apple’s tort claims in a dispute over access to its video game “Fortnite” on Apple’s App Store …
Fortnite to return to iOS via Nvidia’s ‘GeForce Now’ cloud gaming service
Owners of Apple iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play Epic Game’s Fortnite again, via Nvidia’s GeForce cloud gaming service…
Apple likely to win legal battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games
The legal battle between Apple and Epic Games isn’t looking too good for the Fortnite-maker, which might be regretting its contrived…
Judge rejects Epic Games’ bid to force Apple’s App Store to carry Fortnite
Epic Games has failed once again to force Apple to offer Fortnite in the company’s App Store while the developer pursues its specious claims…
China’s high app store fees make Apple’s look cheap
The words “app store” appeared 340 times in a report accusing Big Tech of abusing its market power. They should see China’s app stores …
Apple sues Canadian recycler for allegedly reselling 100K iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches
Apple alleges in a lawsuit that Canadian recycler Geep Canada sold approximately 100,000 iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, which the…
Masimo accuses Apple of delaying legal fight to gain Apple Watch market share
Medical-sensor maker Masimo Corp. claimed in a court filing late Monday that Apple is trying to delay a legal fight over allegedly stolen…
Judge in Apple ‘Fortnite’ case slams Epic Games’ lies by omission
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is presiding over an antitrust lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games, maker of the video game Fortnite…
Apple helps FBI track down man accused of firebombing Seattle police cars
Apple has aided the FBI track down a man accused of firebombing Seattle police cars with Molotov cocktails. A 20-year-old man…
EU weighs legislation that could force Apple open iPhone NFC chip to third-parties
The European Union is weighing legislation that could force Apple to open iPhone’s NFC chip to competitors. The potential rules would grant…
EU considers forcing Apple to open iPhone’s NFC chip to third parties
The European Union is considering new rules that would likely require Apple to give third parties access to the NFC chip inside iPhones…
Apple: Epic threatened to abandon iOS if we didn’t cave to ‘Fortnite’ demands
Recent Apple filings reveal the immense behind-the-scenes support Apple provided to Fortnite-maker Epic Games over the last two years…
Apple: Epic Games ‘Fortnite’ lawsuit is just a marketing stunt
In Apple’s defense in the Epic Games lawsuit, the App Store owner accuses the Fortnite developer of filing the case as a publicity stunt…
Apple disabling ‘Sign in with Apple’ for Epic Games on September 11th
Following the termination of Epic Games’ developer account, Apple is also ending Epic’s access to “Sign in with Apple.”
Apple sues Fortnite-maker Epic Games for damages
On Tuesday, Apple countersued Fortnite-maker Epic Games asking for lost App Store fees and other damages while seeking an order to stop…
Epic Games tries again to get back into Apple’s App Store
Epic Games has made another appeal to a judge to block Apple from removing “Fortnite” from Apple’s App Store in what the game maker calls…
Ridley Scott unimpressed with Epic’s parody of Apple’s famous ‘1984’ Mac ad
The Fortnite-makers created a shot-for-shot parody of the famous “1984” Apple Super Bowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott …
VirnetX wins favorable ruling in $440 million patent case against Apple
VirnetX received a positive court ruling Wednesday, as the company disclosed that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas…
Apple terminates Fortnite-maker Epic Games’ developer account
Apple on Friday suspended Epic Games’ developer account on Friday. Therefore, Epic Games can no longer offer apps for iPhone, iPad, or Mac…
Epic Games says Fortnite’s new season won’t be available on iPhone, iPad, or Mac
Epic has confirmed it will not be releasing its upcoming Fortnite season, Chapter 2: Season 4, for iPhone, iPad, or Mac, saying the ongoing…
Judge rules Apple does not need to reinstate Fortnite on App Store
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers gave Apple an early court victory ruling that the company immediately reinstate Epic Games’ Fortnite on…
Apple says Epic Games asked for special App Store treatment before pitching hissy fit
After Epic Games released a direct payment mechanism inside Fortnite designed to bypass the App Store’s payment system, prompting Apple…
Flexgate: Apple hit with another lawsuit over ‘stage light’ MacBook Pro display issue
A class-action complaint filed Wednesday claims Apple was aware of a MacBook Pro design flaw — the so-called “stage light” or “flexgate”…
Judge in Fortnite case backed Apple in a similar 2013 case
We’ve been here before. Fortnite maker Epic Games’ manufactured showdown with Apple with over App Store participation fees has landed with…
Apple, Epic Games, and the App Store
Stratechery’s Ben Thompson opens his latest essay about Apple, Epic Games, and the App Store by quoting a bit of the opinion by Circuit Judge…
Epic Games asks judge to force Apple to offer ‘Fortnite’ in App Store
Epic Games said on Monday it was seeking to force Apple to offer “Fortnite” in Apple’s App store and has asked a judge to prevent any…
Epic Games sues Google over removal of ‘Fortnite’ from Google Play Store
Where Apple leads, Google usually follows. Just hours after seeing “Fortnite” dropped by Apple, followed by the Google Play Store, Epic Games…
Facebook hit with lawsuit over illegal harvesting of biometrics via Instagram
Facebook is facing new allegations that it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets the…
Apple countersues headphone maker Koss in AirPods patent infringement battle
Apple has countersued Koss, claiming not only that the headphone maker’s claims are baseless, but also that Koss broke a confidentiality…
Arizona leads multi-state probe into Apple’s throttling of older iPhones
Arizona is leading a multi-U.S. state probe into whether Apple’s deliberate throttling of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws, documents…
Koss sues Apple over wireless headphone patents
Koss, the U.S. company that essentially launched stereo headphones in 1958 with its invention of the Stereophone, is suing Apple …
