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Apple's App Store takedowns over copyright claims continue to annoy developers

Developers of two media-centric apps say Apple is not playing fair with the App Store, especially when it comes to dealing with copyright law.

Malcolm Owen | 13 hours ago

Masimo's claims falter as Apple defends smartwatch designs in court

Apple and Masimo's patent and trade secret dispute has intensified through lawsuits as Apple defends its innovations and Masimo's claims are rejected in court.

Andrew Orr | 2 weeks ago

Judge not impressed with Apple's request for more time in Epic case

A magistrate judge has denied a last-minute request from Apple for a delay in producing about 1.3 million documents related to App Store changes it made in January.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

EU advocacy group sues Apple because other streaming music services hiked prices

Consumer advocacy group Euroconsumer is launching a coordinated class-action suit in Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, alleging it was Apple's fault that music services raised subscription charges.

Amber Neely | 2 months ago

Butterfly keyboard MacBook owners compensation payments are arriving

Just over six years after the first class-action lawsuit over Apple's flawed MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard design was filed, settlement money will finally be reaching owners who were affected by flaws and reliability issues.

Charles Martin | 3 months ago

Tesla reaches settlement in autopilot death case of Apple engineer

Tesla was prepared to contest claims of wrongful death related to its Autopilot system in court but has chosen to settle the case instead.

Andrew Orr | 7 months ago

Apple finally settles iPhone 7 'loop disease' class action suit

The six-year long saga about the iPhone 7 speaker issues is finally coming to a close, with Apple agreeing to settle a class action lawsuit about the matter.

Mike Wuerthele | 10 months ago

Apple finally sends 'batterygate' checks to iPhone owners

Following its 2020 $500 million settlement to end a U.S. class action lawsuit over the iPhone "batterygate" saga, participants are finally starting to get payments.

Malcolm Owen | 10 months ago

Masimo has spent $100M in Apple Watch patent infringement fight

Masimo's legal battle with Apple has so far cost the company about $100 million, but its CEO says it won't stop until Apple changes how it deals with smaller companies.

Malcolm Owen | 10 months ago

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In November, Apple had a middling quarterly financial result, Nothing tried to take on iMessage, Crash Detection proved its worth, and a mystery about an iPhone photo was quickly solved.

Malcolm Owen | 10 months ago

Not everyone is convinced that the Apple Watch ban will only have a small financial impact

While a more common belief is that the Apple Watch sales ban will have minimal financial repercussions in the short term, there are outlying opinions about the extent of its economic impact.

Andrew Orr | 11 months ago

Apple slammed with $1 billion class action lawsuit in UK over 30% App Store fee

A new class action lawsuit in the UK from over 1,500 developers calls Apple's App Store fee excessive and a result of the company's app distribution monopoly.

Wesley Hilliard | 1 year ago

Elon Musk takes legal action against AI data scrapers impacting Twitter

X Corp., led by Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit against four unidentified entities accused of engaging in data scraping activities that have significantly strained Twitter's servers and resulted in a deterioration of the user experience.

Andrew Orr | 1 year ago

Apple may still be liable for $7 billion in UK 4G iPad & iPhone patent trial

Apple has failed to convince a UK Court of Appeals that it should turn over an Optis patent infringement ruling against the iPhone maker, meaning it's still potentially on the hook for billions in fees.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Apple Wallet patent infringement suit heads to settlement conference

Apple and Texas firm Fintiv are preparing to hash out a potential settlement on June 8, to try and end a patent infringement lawsuit involving Apple Pay and Apple Wallet.

Malcolm Owen | 1 year ago

Apple wins VirnetX patent appeal — but one verdict awaits

Apple has been battling VirnetX in court for over a decade over patents, and on Thursday, the US Court of Appeals handed Apple a victory in the latest skirmish.

Andrew Orr | 1 year ago

Apple sues Rivos & former engineers over alleged trade secret theft

Apple has launched a lawsuit against "stealth" startup Rivos, claiming it poached engineers to try and steal confidential documents and trade secrets about its chip designs.

Malcolm Owen | 2 years ago

Lawsuit targets Apple's iOS App Store 'monopoly'

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims Apple leveraged its popular iOS platform to create a closed ecosystem that locked customers into a software aftermarket saddled by App Store commissions, fees which continue to drive "supracompetetive" profits.

Mikey Campbell | 3 years ago

Snap sued for misrepresenting impact of Apple privacy changes

Mikey Campbell | 3 years ago

Apple sued over iPhone camera, NFC technologies

A pair of separate patent infringement lawsuits filed on Friday take issue with Apple's iPhone camera lens designs and NFC technologies, with both actions seeking damages for the alleged indiscretions.