Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries. Apple and lawyers representing iPhone consumers agreed to a deal stemming from Apple’s 2017 admission that it was slowing down phone... Read More

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Apple

January 30, 2020

Apple, Broadcom told to pay Caltech $1.1B in patent lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury on Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents. Apple was on the hook for nearly $838 million of the damages awarded in a lawsuit that said Broadcom used its patented Wi-Fi data transmission... Read More

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Apple, Broadcom, Caltech

May 13, 2019

Supreme Court allows consumers antitrust suit against Apple

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. New Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court’s four liberals in rejecting a plea from Cupertino, California-based Apple to end the lawsuit. Apple charges a 30%... Read More

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Apple

April 17, 2019

Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple and mobile chip maker Qualcomm have settled a bitter financial dispute centered on some of the technology that enables iPhones to connect to the internet. The surprise truce announced Tuesday came just as the former allies turned antagonists were facing off in a federal court trial that was supposed to... Read More

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Apple, Qualcomm

March 27, 2019

Apples wins 1, loses 1 in battle over iPhone technology

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A mind-bending battle over some of the technology used in iPhones became even more muddled Tuesday when a federal trade agency handed separate victories to the embittered foes, Apple and Qualcomm. On Tuesday, the U.S. International Trade Commission issued two decisions within a few hours of each other. In one, Administrative... Read More

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Apple

November 27, 2018

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed ready Monday to allow an antitrust lawsuit to go forward that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. Apple faced skeptical questions from justices who seemed concerned about the control the Cupertino, California-based company exerts over iPhone users who must purchase software... Read More

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Apple, iPhone

November 26, 2018

Justices to hear antitrust case over sale of iPhone apps

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple is at the Supreme Court to defend the way it sells apps for iPhones against claims by consumers that the company has unfairly monopolized the market. The justices are hearing arguments Monday in Apple’s effort to end an antitrust lawsuit that could force the iPhone maker to cut the 30 percent... Read More

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Apple, iPhone

August 7, 2018

Apple removes Alex Jones content from iTunes, podcast platforms

Facebook and Spotify on Monday joined Apple in purging content created by nutjob conspiracy theorist Alex Jones off their platforms — condemning the InfoWars creator’s ravings as hate speech. Facebook said in a statement Monday that it had “unpublished” the Alex Jones Channel Page, the Alex Jones Page, the InfoWars Page and the Infowars Nightly... Read More

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Alex Jones, Apple

June 19, 2018

Supreme Court to take up iPhone app lawsuit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider whether the purchasers of iPhone apps can sue Apple over allegations it has an illegal monopoly on the sale of the apps. The court said Monday that it will take a case from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which ruled in January... Read More

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Apple, iPhone

May 25, 2018

Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has decided Samsung must pay Apple $539 million in damages for illegally copying some of the iPhone’s features to lure people into buying its competing products. The verdict reached Thursday is the latest twist in a legal battle that began in 2011. Apple contends Samsung wouldn’t have emerged... Read More

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Apple, Samsung

January 25, 2018

EU fines Qualcomm $1.23B for paying Apple to use its chips

BRUSSELS (AP) — European regulators have fined Qualcomm $1.23 billion after concluding the U.S. mobile chipmaker bribed Apple to stifle competition by using its products exclusively in iPhones and iPads. The penalty announced Wednesday marks the latest blemish on Qualcomm, whose business tactics have been portrayed as illegal abuses of power in lawsuits filed by... Read More

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Apple, Qualcomm

December 26, 2017

Apple hit with $25K per day fine in Qualcomm antitrust case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is being fined $25,000 per day for missing a court-imposed deadline to produce evidence in a government lawsuit that alleges mobile chip supplier Qualcomm has been imposing unfair licensing terms on the makers of smartphones. The fine imposed Thursday by a federal magistrate judge in San Jose, California, is retroactive... Read More

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Apple

December 24, 2017

Suit: Apple slowed iPhones, forcing owners to buy new ones

CHICAGO (AP) — IPhone owners from several states sued Apple Inc. for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing older-model phones so aging batteries lasted longer, saying Apple’s silence led them to wrongly conclude that their only option was to buy newer, pricier iPhones. The allegations were in a lawsuit filed Thursday... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Apple, Technology

Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown

Apple, Broadcom told to pay Caltech $1.1B in patent lawsuit

Supreme Court allows consumers antitrust suit against Apple

Apple, Qualcomm settle bitter dispute over iPhone technology

Apples wins 1, loses 1 in battle over iPhone technology

Supreme Court could allow suit over Apple iPhone apps’ sales

Justices to hear antitrust case over sale of iPhone apps

Apple removes Alex Jones content from iTunes, podcast platforms

Supreme Court to take up iPhone app lawsuit

Jury says Samsung must pay $539M for copying parts of iPhone

EU fines Qualcomm $1.23B for paying Apple to use its chips

Apple hit with $25K per day fine in Qualcomm antitrust case

Suit: Apple slowed iPhones, forcing owners to buy new ones

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