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Apple sues Qualcomm for $1 billion over onerous licensing practices
Apple Inc. is suing Qualcomm Inc., alleging the smartphone-chip supplier demanded onerous terms for its technology…
Qualcomm exec says FTC ‘rushed’ antitrust lawsuit before President-elect Trump’s inauguration
Qualcomm Executive Chairman Paul Jacobs had some choice words on Thursday for the Federal Trade Commission…
FTC alleges Qualcomm forced Apple into iPhone LTE chip deals
The Federal Trade Commission has reason to believe that Qualcomm abused its position in the broadband chip…
FTC charges Qualcomm with monopolizing key smartphone chip; alleges extracted exclusivity from Apple in exchange for reduced patent royalties
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal district court charging Qualcomm Inc…
U.S. FTC sues D-Link for failure to secure webcams, routers from online attacks
D-Link is under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for not doing enough to secure…
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…
EU alleges Google skews search results to boost its own products and services
Google faces a new antitrust attack from European Union regulators who allege the search engine…
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…
Google shares dip amid report U.S. FTC could reopen search probe
Federal Trade Commission officials are asking questions again about whether Google has abused its dominance…
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…
Google said to be under U.S. FTC antitrust scrutiny over Android
Google Inc. is back under U.S. antitrust scrutiny as officials ask whether the tech giant stifled competitors’ access…
European Commission finds no evidence of collusion between Apple and music labels
The European Commission failed to find evidence of collusion among the major music labels and Apple…
Apple Music may have an ‘unfair’ advantage, but it likely isn’t illegal
Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission last week…
U.S. FTC eyeing Apple’s rules for streaming music rivals’ apps in App Store
U.S. government antitrust regulators are looking into claims…
U.S. FTC probing Apple over its deals for ‘iTunes Music’ subscription service
U.S. antitrust officials are scrutinizing Apple Inc.’s efforts…
Google averages one White House meeting per week during Obama administration
As the federal government was wrapping up its antitrust investigation of Google Inc…
U.S. FTC report details how Google skewed search results in its own favor
Google Inc. manipulated search results to favor its own services over rivals’, even when they weren’t most relevant for users…
Staples inks deal to buy Office Depot for $6.3 billion
The merger, unveiled Wednesday, would take the U.S. down to one chain of office-supply superstores…
U.S. FTC seeks assurances from Apple about health data protection
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking assurances from Apple Inc…
U.S. FTC suing AT&T over promises of unlimited data
According to a federal complaint filed in San Francisco…
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…
U.S. FTC alleges T-Mobile USA stole hundreds of millions of dollars from customers via bogus charges
In a complaint filed today, the Federal Trade Commission is charging…
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…
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…
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…
FTC orders Google to stop pursuit of SEP injunctions against ‘willing licensees’
At a press conference at Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington DC…
Google to settle U.S. FTC antitrust probe, sources say
Google Inc. will resolve a 20-month antitrust probe by U.S. regulators…
U.S. FTC updates Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act to require parental consent for apps that collect kid’s personal info
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission amended the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act…
