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 1 year ago 0

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 1 year ago 10

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 year ago 6

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 1 year ago 23

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 2 years ago 26

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 2 years ago 0

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 2 years ago 21

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 2 years ago 43

Apple's November 2023 in review: Nothing on iMessage, Crash Detection, and a confusing bridal photo

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 2 years ago 0

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 2 years ago 2

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 2 years ago 33

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 2 years ago 6

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 2 years ago 8

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 3 years ago 7

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 3 years ago 9

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