Vocal app developer suing Apple over rampant scam apps on the App Store

After over a month of drawing attention to scam apps on the App Store, FlickType developer Kosta Eleftheriou has sued Apple over allegations of fraud, abuse of monopoly power, and the enablement of rampant scam apps.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 10

New patent lawsuit targets Apple A-series, M-series chips

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that its Apple Silicon iPhone and Mac chips infringe on patents owned by non-practicing entity Future Link Systems, LLC.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 21

Google fails to end 'private browsing' snooping lawsuit

Google has failed to convince a court to kill off a $5 billion class-action lawsuit alleging it continues to track users despite efforts to turn off data collection, including "private browsing" modes in Safari and other browsers.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 13

Lawsuit over refurbished Apple service replacements heading to trial in August

Five years after filing, a class action lawsuit accusing Apple of providing repair replacement devices that aren't "equivalent to new in reliability and performance" is set to go to trial in August.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 27

Intel to pay $2.18B to VLSI for patent infringement

Intel has been ordered to pay $2.18 billion to VLSI Technology, after a federal jury found the major chip producer had infringed on a pair of patents.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 6

Apple versus Epic trial starting in May, could be held in-person

The trial for Epic Games' App Store lawsuit against Apple could take place on May 3, with the judge keen to bring witnesses to the court for in-person proceedings.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 4

Facebook agrees to $650M settlement to end Illinois privacy lawsuit

A judge has approved a settlement valued at $650 million from Facebook to end a privacy lawsuit, one which alleged the social network used facial recognition technology on user photos stored on its iPhone app without permission.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 8

Apple having trouble finding ex-iOS head Scott Forstall for Epic testimony

Scott Forstall, the former SVP of iOS at Apple, is one of the executives that may face scrutiny in Epic Games' App Store lawsuit, but Apple says that it is having trouble contacting him.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 46

Epic's UK App Store lawsuit shut down by competition court

Epic Games has failed in its attempt to bring its Apple App Store legal dispute to the United Kingdom, with the Competition Appeal Tribunal ruling the dispute is outside its jurisdiction.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 10

Maxell sues Apple again over FaceTime and other iPhone features

Electronics producer Maxell has filed another lawsuit against Apple, once more accusing it of infringing on 12 patents through FaceTime and photographic features of the iPhone, iPad, and other hardware.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 17

Judge tosses lawsuit claiming Siri recorded users without their consent

A U.S. District Judge has handed a win to Apple by tossing out a lawsuit alleging that Siri records user conversations without their consent.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 2

Lawsuit claims Face ID, other iPhone camera features infringe on patents

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that many of its iPhone camera features infringe on a series of patents owned by an engineer.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 17

Apple denied COVID app to secure contact tracing monopoly, lawsuit claims

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that it rejected a coronavirus contact tracing app to maintain a COVID-19 exposure notification monopoly.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 18

Apple sued for not removing Telegram from App Store over violent content and hate groups

Apple is being sued by the Coalition for a Safer Web for failing to remove access to Telegram while still blocking Parler, and also alleging it is being used by hate groups and extremists to attack the Capitol.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Judge denies new Apple & VirnetX trial, Apple will likely owe more than $1B

As Apple's legal battle with VirnetX over FaceTime patent infringement nears an end, Apple may find itself owing the Nevada-based security company over $1 billion in interest and royalties.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 23

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