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Apple wins partial victory in HTC suit

by Mike Schramm (Dec 19th, 2011)

The International Trade Commission has finally made a ruling in the Apple vs. HTC case, and Apple has won ... mostly. The commission ruled that HTC did actually violate one part of an Apple patent in making its Android phones, and that those phones would not be allowed for sale in the US. But ...

Report: iPhone banned in Syria

by Chris Rawson (Dec 2nd, 2011)

According to a report by the German Press Association (via Haaretz), Syrian authorities have banned the use or importation of the iPhone into Syria in an attempt to crack down on protesters in that country. International media has been banned from Syria for months, so virtually all we know about ...

Apple receives week-long extension on Aussie Galaxy tab ban

by Mike Schramm (Dec 2nd, 2011)

Australia's High Court has decided to extend Apple's temporary injunction against sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 in Australia for a week, reports GigaOM. The delay will give the court time to consider Apple's request for permission to appeal the end of the ban, which was struck down on ...

South Korea repeals ban on iOS games

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 2nd, 2011)

South Korea has reversed a decision that banned games from the iOS App Store. For the past several years, the South Korean App Store has not included games due to concerns about objectionable content that could not be easily filtered. This decision to ban games was made by the Games Ratings ...

Samsung will formally address Apple-led Galaxy Tab ban on Aug 25

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 12th, 2011)

Samsung will have the opportunity to defend itself against Apple in a German court on August 25th. The Korean manufacturer will argue against the recent injunction that halted the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all EU countries except the Netherlands. Until this date, the Apple-requested ...

Samsung files ITC complaint against Apple

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 29th, 2011)

Samsung and Apple's legal battle over trademark and patent infringement continues to heat up. The latest salvo was fired by Samsung which lodged a complaint with the ITC asking for a ban on the import of the iPhone, iPad and iPod. The court has up to 18 months to make a decision on this request. ...

Apple banning pay-per-install apps from the App Store says Tapjoy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 19th, 2011)

Apple is not only tweaking its App Store rankings to downrank pay-per-install applications, it may be actively banning these applications from the App Store. According to Tapjoy, several developers within their network are receiving rejection notices from Apple because their applications feature ...

Camera+ pulled from App Store for 'volume button as camera shutter' workaround

by Chris Rawson (Aug 12th, 2010)

From the "It Was Only a Matter of Time Department" comes news that Camera+, the top-rated photography app from developer tap tap tap, has been pulled from the App Store, most likely for violating Apple's developer agreement. Apple previously rejected an update to the Camera+ app which would have ...

Apple relents, allows cash for iPads

by Erica Sadun (May 19th, 2010)

Good news, everyone! In response to the public outcry over Apple's no-cash-for-iPad policy, Apple has relented. You will now be able to purchase iPads in-store using cash and gift cards. Yes, you'll also have to set up a traceable Apple account at the same time, but the lack of credit or debit card ...

South Korea lifts ban on iPad, personal imports permitted

by Dave Caolo (Apr 28th, 2010)

South Korea's ban of the iPad is being lifted. The Korea Communications Commission issued the ban earlier this month because it had not certified the iPad's wireless networking features. Under the restriction, customers would not be allowed to import the iPad for personal use. An additional ...

iBan lifted in Israel, personal imports of iPads now permitted

by Michael Rose (Apr 25th, 2010)

That didn't take long. After complaints from would-be iPad users, and subsequent Wi-Fi testing, Israel's Ministry of Communications has now declared the iPad to be safe and sane for use there. Last week's ban, which resulted in some iPads cooling their oleophobic heels in customs storage, never ...

Phil Schiller responds to sex app purge

by Dave Caolo (Feb 23rd, 2010)

Late last week, Apple removed some 5,000 apps from the App Store for what it called "objectionable content." The story broke when Jon Atherton of Chillifresh, developer of the app Wobble iBoobs, sent an email to Techcrunch detailing his app's removal. Since then, Jon posted what is allegedly Apple's ...

'Fake Steve' chides CNBC's Goldman in source foofaraw

by Robert Palmer (Jan 15th, 2009)

Dan Lyons, who once wrote the "Fake Steve Jobs" blog, criticized Silicon Valley bureau chief Jim Goldman for withholding information from sources inside Apple about Steve Jobs' health. The sparks fly in this video around the 3:30 mark. Lyons, on CNBC Reports, said Goldman had become the kind of ...

Canada to outlaw iPods in the car for youngsters?

by David Chartier (Jun 16th, 2006)

Grant Robertson at The Digital Music Weblog (a sister blog) has dug up details on a move from the Canadian Automobile Association to pressure provincial governments in Canada to ban younger drivers from using electronic devices, such as mobile phones and MP3 players, in the car, eh. While some think ...

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