Apple's & Facebook tensions span a decade, reveals Epic 'Fortnite' trial emails

Emails between Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs and other executives over Facebook have surfaced as part of Epic's lawsuit, with the messages showing tensions between the pair existed as early as 2011.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

Epic expert estimates Apple's App Store profit to be nearly 80%

The App Store is an extremely profitable service for Apple, testimony from an Epic Games expert witness claims, with profit margins close to 80% for the digital storefront.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 42

Apple roped into Juniper Networks patent lawsuit

Apple, AT&T, Bloomberg, Equinix, Google and Verizon were all named as defendants in a patent infringement lawsuit that stems from a separate case involving computer networking specialist Juniper Networks.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 6

Lawsuit claims Apple Watch infringes on activity monitoring patent

Apple has been slapped with a new lawsuit alleging that the Apple Watch infringes on a patent related to health devices that monitor physical activity.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 13

Apple must face lawsuit alleging that 'buying' media on iTunes is misleading

Apple must face a lawsuit claiming that it is misleadingly telling customers they can "purchase" content on iTunes or Apple TV, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 66

Man sues Apple for terminating Apple ID with $24K worth of content

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that its media services terms and conditions, which permit the company to terminate an Apple ID, are "unlawful" and "unconscionable."

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 61

Apple witness says company would need to modify software, hardware to support third-party app stores

A witness in the Apple v. Epic Games case says that the Cupertino tech giant would need to redesign its software and hardware to allow alternative app stores, though some are doubtful about the claim.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 17

Court warns Apple and Epic against 'surprises' ahead of May 3 trial

The court dealing with the May 3 Apple and Epic trial over App Store rules has used a motion denial to remind the two sides that the trial is meant for measured consideration of evidence, not "surprises."

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

Google gamed its ad auction system to favor its own ads, generated $213 million

Google used a secret program called "Bernanke" that used historical bidding data to give its ad-buying system a major advantage over its rivals, an antitrust lawsuit filing claims, a program that earned the company hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 10

Apple, Qualcomm slapped with patent infringement lawsuit targeting 5G chips

Apple and Qualcomm have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that certain 5G technologies used by both companies infringe on an RF calibration patent.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 10

Apple to pay $3.4M in Chile to settle planned obsolescence lawsuit

Apple has agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit in Chile that accused the company of iPhone planned obsolescence.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1

Apple hit with another lawsuit claiming it benefits from illegal gambling apps

Apple has been hit with another class action lawsuit claiming that it profits from illegal gambling apps on the App Store.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 14

Supreme Court rules in favor of Google in Oracle Java fight

The US Supreme Court has sided with Google in the search company's long-running legal fight with Oracle, declaring Android could use APIs from the Oracle-owned Java.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 42

Apple fails to get 'stage lighting' MacBook Pro suit dismissed

A judge has reduced the scope of a class action lawsuit concerning Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro display issues, but denies the company's move to dismiss the case.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 4

Apple wants 'tainted' $506M PanOptis verdict tossed over unfair jury form

Apple has demanded a new trial to correct what it considers is a "tainted' $506M verdict in its 4G LTE patent lawsuit with PanOptis, claiming there to be an issue with the verdict form used by the jury.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 8

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