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Eddy Cue: Steve Jobs picked 'Winnie the Pooh' as the iBooks freebie, also came up with the idea for 'page curls'

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 17th, 2013)

While testifying in court last week, Apple executive Eddy Cue had a number of interesting tidbits regarding the origins of the iBookstore, namely that Steve Jobs was initially opposed to the idea, but quickly hopped on board after Cue convinced him that the iPad would make the perfect ...

Eddy Cue takes the stand in e-book price fixing case

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 13th, 2013)

Apple executive Eddy Cue didn't get a chance to enjoy WWDC in its entirety because earlier today he was in New York City testifying about Apple's dealings with book publishers amid allegations that Apple colluded with publishers to artificially raise the price of e-books across the industry. While ...

Samsung CEO says 'patent disputes with Apple will continue'

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 13th, 2013)

While Apple was able to settle its past patent disputes with both Nokia and HTC, its ongoing legal battles against Samsung show no signs of slowing down. According to the Korea Times, Samsung CEO Shin Jong-kyun recently spoke to reporters and indicated that an all-encompassing settlement ...

Daily Update for June 13, 2013

by Steven Sande (Jun 13th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

Apple says it has 20% of the e-book market

by Yoni Heisler (Jun 13th, 2013)

With Apple's legal battle with the DOJ now in its second week, more details surrounding Apple's success in the e-book market have emerged. While the e-book market still, by and large, belongs to Amazon, it appears that Apple has been doing much better than most would have initially imagined. Though ...

Lawyer at Apple law firm started planning patent attack just after iPhone introduction

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 3rd, 2013)

Ars Technica has a fascinating story about a lawyer for one of Apple's hired law firms and his close relationship with a patent company that sued the Cupertino company for infringement. This tale of legal intrigue revolves around lawyer John McAleese who worked for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. At ...

Apple/DOJ e-book price-fixing trial begins today

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 3rd, 2013)

The Apple e-book price-fixing trial is set to begin today in New York, according to Reuters. The trial begins 14 months after the US Department of Justice accused Apple and five other book publishers of fixing the cost of e-books. In April 2012 the DOJ accused Apple, Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon ...

Apple to pay $53 million in iPhone water damage settlement

by Michael Grothaus (May 29th, 2013)

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple will pay US$53 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company unfairly denied warranty coverage to iPhone and iPod owners because of faulty water damage indicator tapes in the devices. Like many companies, Apple uses water damage indicator tape ...

Daily Update for May 14, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2013)

Apple could face 'legal undertakings' in UK over in-app purchases

by Steven Sande (Apr 12th, 2013)

Remember the UK police officer who reported his son to authorities for fraud after the 13-year-old ran up a US$5,600 bill for in-app purchases on the iOS App Store? That kind of unexpected consumer cost has thrown the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into a tizzy, and they've announced that ...

Judge: Apple, Samsung using courts as business strategy

by Dave Caolo (Apr 11th, 2013)

Miami US District Judge Robert Scola is not very happy with Apple or Samsung. He recently accused both sides of having "no interest in efficiently and expeditiously resolving this dispute" and of using the legal proceedings "as a business strategy." Bloomberg notes that the litigants have been ...

US Patent Office withdraws primary objections to 'iPad mini' trademark application

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 8th, 2013)

As noted by MacRumors, The US Patent Office has withdrawn primary objections to Apple's "iPad Mini" trademark application. The primary objections were raised last month when the USPTO deemed elements related to the "iPad mini" name as descriptive instead of contributing a unique name to a ...

Chinese animation studio sues Apple

by Dave Caolo (Mar 29th, 2013)

Shanghai Animation Film Studio (SAFS) has sued Apple for what it claims are apps containing unlicensed versions of its work in the App Store (Google translation). The group is after 3.3 million yuan (about US$530,000 as of this writing) in compensation. SAFS claims that 110 examples of its work ...

Samsung hopes new jury will nullify Apple patent infringement award

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd, 2013)

FOSS Patents is reporting that Samsung is asking the court to appoint a new jury to determine whether or not 14 of its products infringed on Apple's patents. The move, if granted by the court, could result in a lower monetary award to Apple than the US$1.05 billion initially awarded last ...

Australia's 'Apple Tax' quantified by MacStories blogger

by Steven Sande (Mar 21st, 2013)

Tomorrow, Apple, Microsoft and Adobe face the Federal Australian Parliament inquiry into pricing of IT products. The companies are being asked about why prices for hardware and software Down Under appear to have a noticeable markup compared to those elsewhere in the world. All three companies ...