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Apple wins ad standards conflict over Siri in the UK

by Steven Sande (Mar 2nd, 2012)

When the iPhone 4S and Siri first arrived in the UK last October, carrier Vodafone created a website ad that promoted the features of Apple's intelligent assistant. The ad touted (among other things) that Siri "can even use information from your iPhone -- such as your location, contacts and contact ...

UK's Advertising Standards Authority rules iPhone 4 is thinnest

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 14th, 2011)

Apple has gained another victory over Samsung, though this one has nothing to do with patents. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that the iPhone 4 is indeed the thinnest smartphone in the country. Apple refers to the iPhone 4 as the "thinnest" smartphone in UK ads. That's ...

Apple wins fight in U.K. over iPhone v Android claims

by Mel Martin (Jul 29th, 2009)

The U.K. advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority, says Apple is correct when it claims its App Store is better than the Google store for the Android. In a TV ad Apple claimed that the iPhone had apps for "just about anything". Fans of the Google Android, or at least ten of them, ...