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U.S. Department of Justice joins Apple ebook pricing investigation

by Chris Rawson (Dec 8th, 2011)

Just a couple days after European antitrust regulators launched an investigation into allegations of ebook price fixing among Apple and several major book publishers, the US Department of Justice is now joining the fray. Computerworld reports that DOJ acting antitrust chief Sharis Pozen is ...

European antitrust regulators probe Apple's e-book deals

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 6th, 2011)

The European Commission has formally launched an antitrust investigation against Apple and book publishers Hachette Libre, Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin and Holtzbrinck, the German owner of Macmillan. The commission is looking into the possibility that Apple conspired with these ...

New York State probes Apple's deal for NYC Grand Central Terminal space

by Chris Rawson (Dec 1st, 2011)

Exactly one day after the terms of Apple's rental deal for its new Grand Central Terminal retail store became public, New York State investigators are looking into whether the Metropolitan Transit Authority gave "overly generous terms" to Apple for the space. The New York Post reports that the ...

EU antitrust body to investigate Samsung's use of patents against Apple

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 5th, 2011)

Apple has been waging a legal battle with Samsung over the look and feel of its Galaxy line of smartphones and tablets. In response, Samsung filed a series of its own patent infringement lawsuits against Apple that involve 3G technology. These countersuits may have landed Samsung in hot water ...

San Fran PD looking for security footage at lost iPhone bar

by Mike Schramm (Sep 26th, 2011)

CNET is reporting that the San Francisco Police Department is poking around local bar Cava 22, the same establishment where a prototype iPhone was supposed to have been lost a little while ago. The owner of the bar says that the SFPD came by asking for surveillance videotape of July 21 and 22 ...

App developers could face US privacy investigation

by Dana Franklin (Apr 6th, 2011)

Hey app, did you just send my personal data or my phone's unique electronic identification number over the internet without my permission? Federal prosecutors in New Jersey are trying to answer this question in an ongoing investigation, the Wall Street Journal reports. The federal probe aims to ...

Lost iPhone investigation almost done

by Mike Schramm (Sep 22nd, 2010)

We could finally be nearing the end of the lost iPhone saga. Way back in April, police launched a probe into the alleged sale of the lost prototype iPhone 4 that was found in a bar near San Jose earlier this year, and CNET is now reporting that the investigation is almost over. Chief Deputy District ...

Apple, others talking to DoJ about anti-poaching agreement

by Mike Schramm (Sep 18th, 2010)

Apple, Google, Pixar, Intel, and a few other companies are currently in talks with the Department of Justice about an alleged anti-poaching agreement, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. The government is considering accusing the companies of agreeing to not hire each others' ...

European Commission investigating Apple's stance on Flash

by Steven Sande (Aug 10th, 2010)

In June, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began an investigation into Apple's decision to ban developers from using Adobe's Flash-to-iPhone compiler and similar tools to create apps for iOS devices. Apple has also banned Adobe Flash from iOS devices, throwing its full support behind HTML5 as a ...

Lost iPhone warrant withdrawn, Gizmodo agrees to cooperate in investigation

by Mike Schramm (Jul 16th, 2010)

The search warrant against Gizmodo editor Jason Chen has been withdrawn, the EFF reports today. Chen's house was searched a few months ago after the Gawker blog reportedly purchased the lost iPhone 4 prototype, but the San Mateo District Attorney has decided to drop the warrant and return all ...

Investigation moves forward in Gizmodo iPhone leak case

by Chris Rawson (Jun 3rd, 2010)

Over a month ago, police seized a pile of equipment from Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home in order to investigate the case of the misappropriated prototype iPhone. Gizmodo (and about ten million armchair lawyers on the internet) claimed the seizure was illegal because of "shield laws" intended to ...

Former US Labor Secretary on antitrust investigation: "Hands off Apple"

by Chris Rawson (May 5th, 2010)

If you want a preview of how this nonsensical antitrust investigation against Apple is going to play out, look no farther than Robert Reich, US Secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration. Reich has written in defense of Apple regarding the possibly forthcoming antitrust investigations. He ...

Remote webcam activation now disabled in software that led to controversy at Pennsylvania school

by Mel Martin (Mar 8th, 2010)

The suburban Philadelphia school being investigated for spying on students using MacBook laptops will lose the ability to turn on the built-in cameras remotely when they update their security software. Absolute Software, new owners of the LANrev remote administration suite (formerly owned and ...

Found Footage: iPhoneology

by Mat Lu (Feb 25th, 2007)

Back during the Cold War there were experts on the Soviet Union called "kremlinologists" who would study, in exhausting detail, any information that leaked out from behind the Iron Curtain for clues about what the Russians might be up to. Well, now I think the guys over at Actioncorp.net have ...

Financial Times: Forged Documents related to Jobs' options

by Dan Lurie (Dec 28th, 2006)

Sources have informed The Financial Times of London that the forged documents at the center of the ongoing SEC investigation relate to illegal activities surrounding options given to Steven Jobs. According to the FT story, Jobs "was handed 7.5m stock options in 2001 without the required ...