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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 ...

Apple files a complaint against Chinese vendor over "EPAD" trademark

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 1st, 2012)

Apple has filed a complaint against EBox Digital Technology Product over its use of the word "EPAD," says a Computerworld report. The complaint was filed earlier this year through China's trademark office, and EBox received a copy of the complaint on Febraruy 2. At the heart of this complaint is a ...

Gameloft accused of overworking employees

by Mike Schramm (Jul 19th, 2011)

A former head programmer for mobile and iOS developer Gameloft has made some pretty damning accusations against the company in a complaint. Glenn Watson says that he was made to work over 100 hours a week sometimes, and that "it was after I worked four consecutive weeks of fourteen-hour days - ...

The battle escalates: Nokia files patent infringement complaint against Apple

by Steven Sande (Dec 29th, 2009)

Finnish mobile device manufacturer Nokia today filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging that Apple is infringing on seven distinct Nokia patents in its iPhone, iPod, and Mac product lines. Nokia says that Apple has used its patented technology to create key ...

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, ...

Apple says jailbreaking is illegal

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2009)

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has posted the news that Apple has filed comments with the US Copyright Office stating that the act of jailbreaking your iPhone is a copyright infringement and a DMCA violation, and therefore illegal. The EFF says that Apple is claiming that jailbreak apps still ...