Sao Paulo joins list of cities with Apple Maps transit directions Apple has quietly added a second Brazilian city, Sao Paulo, to the list of places with public transit coverage in the native Maps apps for iOS and macOS. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 2
Brazilian Supreme Court overturns WhatsApp ban within hours Just hours after it was issued, a ban on WhatsApp in Brazil was reportedly overturned by the country's Supreme Court, which argued that the measure may not have been reasonable or proportionate. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 3
Brazilian judge orders indefinite block of WhatsApp, affecting millions of users A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the country's five cellular carriers to block access to Facebook's WhatsApp indefinitely, disrupting access to the popular chat/VoIP app for tens of millions of people. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 20
Judge overturns Brazilian WhatsApp shutdown in continuing fight over encrypted data On Tuesday a Brazilian judge lifted a temporary block on Facebook's WhatsApp Messenger, imposed yesterday by another judge in a fight over chat data demanded in a drug trafficking case. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 2
Brazilian judge orders WhatsApp blocked for 72 hours over encryption row As of Monday afternoon, WhatsApp Messenger will be blocked in Brazil for 72 hours over a dispute about access to encrypted data, according to reports. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 16
Apple Maps adds public transit directions for Rio de Janeiro in prep for 2016 Summer Olympics People in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro can now access public transit directions through Apple Maps, an addition presumably geared towards the 2016 Summer Olympics, which start on August 5. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 3
Apple slashes iPhone 4 & 4S prices up to 25% in Brazil Apple has significantly reduced the price of both its iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S in Brazil, possibly marking a move to make a bigger push for market share in Latin America's largest market. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 8
Brazilian lawsuit accuses Apple of 'planned obsolescence' with fourth-gen iPad Apple's legal troubles in Brazil grew on Thursday, as news emerged that the company has been hit with a class-action suit alleging that the quick release of the fourth-generation iPad constitutes "planned obsolescence" with regard to its predecessor. Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 106
