I woke up this morning finding out that the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and 3G iPads had been banned from sales on Apple’s online store in Germany, due to an injunction won by Motorola Mobility, following the company’s first big legal victory against Apple in the country a couple months ago. By the time I [...]
Apple may have struck a blow in its current battle with Samsung over wireless technology patents, without actually doing anything. News broke today that the European Union is launching a formal investigation into Samsung and its potential breach of EU antitrust rules. The investigation itself will focus on FRAND patents which means patent appliciations related [...]
In the latest round of trademark roulette, Apple has appealed a Chinese court decision that asserts a local monitor company owns the “iPad” trademark. The company in question, Proview, apparently sold a selection of trademarks to a company representing Apple in 2006 but, according to Proview, the iPad trademark for China was not one of them. [...]
Apple today lost the latest round of its legal battle with Samsung, with a Dutch appeal court siding with the Korean tablet and smartphone maker. Apple had claimed that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet had infringed upon some of company’s iPad patents, and sought a ban of the infringing hardware. At an appeal hearing today [...]
Featured page owners get subscribe button – Fans can now more easily subscribe to Facebook page admins who make themselves visible as “Page Owners.” Facebook added a subscribe button to this featured section of pages on Friday. This only applies … Continue reading →
With Samsung and Apple locked in the middle of so many lawsuits these days, it can be difficult to keep up, but the latest movement in the saga sees the Korean smartphone maker receive a black-eye after a German court rejected one of its patent claims. Samsung had claimed that Apple infringed upon one of [...]
As is the case with any desirable piece of technology, the iPad has been the unfortunate subject of more than a few scams in its time, and a new one has come to light in Canada recently. According to reports, some unlucky buyers have picked up new iPad 2 units from some Best Buy, Future [...]
Facebook partners with Moo.com – Business card company Moo.com is offering Facebook users custom cards inspired by Timeline. In a unique partnership, Facebook has added a button to users’ info sections that leads to Moo.com, where people can design business … Continue reading →
California Facebook Ad Lawsuit Proceeds - A U.S. District Judge in California has rejected Facebook’s request to dismiss a lawsuit from people claiming the site’s social advertisements count as unauthorized use of their names and likenesses. Facebook the Top Searched … Continue reading →
Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner has found Facebook Ireland to be compliant with Irish and European Union law, and has reached an agreement that gives users even more control over privacy in the next six months. The commissioner … Continue reading →
