Maxell again sues Apple over passcode unlock, Wi-Fi assist and other features

Electronics maker Maxell on Thursday filed a new lawsuit accusing Apple of infringing on at five of its patents with products and features like Wi-Fi Assist and passcodes.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 14

Google sued for 'blatant lies' about user privacy

A new suit alleges that Android and potentially iOS users are secretly having their personal data harvested by "voyeur extraordinare" Google, even if they are not using Google's own apps.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 34

'Batterygate' users can now file to get up to $25 settlement from Apple

Users affected by Apple's throttling of older iPhones can now submit a claim to potentially receive around $25 per phone, following a court's decision to accept Apple's settlement.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 28

Apple claims it isn't infringing USR patents with Apple Pay

After failing to invalidate patents in a patent infringement lawsuit targeting Apple Pay, Apple is trying convince the court that it isn't infringing on the patents in question.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

Apple files to halt future patent lawsuits from Zipit Wireless

Apple is seeking a declaratory judgement to determine that it does not infringe on two instant messaging patents owned by a company named Zipit Wireless, which previously leveled claims against the tech giant.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 12

Remote source code discovery begins in Apple versus Maxell trial

A judge has agreed to special measures in a patent infringement lawsuit between Maxell and Apple, with Apple's source code being supplied to Maxell for pre-trial review.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

Apple trying to head off new lawsuit by IXI, seeking patent invalidation

Late on Monday, Apple filed for invalidation and non-infringement of a patent central to a long-running legal battle about the Personal Hotspot feature on the iPhone with patent aggregator IXI.

Mike Wuerthele 5 years ago 0

Apple sued for allowing loot boxes in App Store

Apple on Friday was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit targeting loot boxes in games and apps, a mechanism typically characterized by in-app purchases that present buyers with randomized digital rewards.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 45

Apple hit with patent lawsuit over iOS home screen indicator, QuickPath keyboard

A Swedish company named Neonode has filed a lawsuit claiming that Apple features like QuickPath and slide-to-unlock infringe on its patents.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 6

Apple sued for '$2 priceless trillion' following 2018 iPhone repair

A man has attempted to sue Apple, claiming that the company kept his iPhone after a repair, and used "special features" on his phone to develop features in iOS.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 39

Repair shop loses legal battle with Apple over 'counterfeit' iPhone screen import

In the conclusion of a two-year back-and-forth legal battle, an independent repair shop in Norway has lost an appeal over the import so-called "counterfeit" Apple iPhone screens.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 23

Pablo Escobar's brother sues Apple for $2.6B, alleges 'lax' iPhone security

Roberto Escobar, the brother of late Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging that his iPhone X was hacked via FaceTime.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 20

Ubisoft sues Apple over Alibaba 'Rainbow Six' game clone in App Store

Apple and Google have become the targets of a lawsuit from game publisher Ubisoft, for allowing the sale of an alleged clone of a "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six" game in the App Store produced by a subsidiary of Alibaba.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 25

Apple's $500M agreement to settle iPhone throttling controversy gets preliminary approval

Apple's proposed $500 million deal to settle a series of class action lawsuits involving the so-called iPhone slowdown controversy received preliminary approval on Friday, moving the kerfuffle closer to an official conclusion.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 22

Federal Circuit hands Apple a win in long-running DRM patent lawsuit

The Federal Circuit handed Apple a win on Monday by affirming a previous Patent Trial and Appeal Board decision to review a patent in a long-running DRM patent lawsuit saga.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 1

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