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Apple features 'communication to protect consumers' in Italy

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Apple has apparently complied with a recent ruling by the Italian government that the company did not do enough, when selling its extended one-year warranties in stores, to let customers know that its products already came with a two-year warranty, as per consumer laws there. The company has ...

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 ...

ITC delays ruling in Apple suit against HTC until Dec. 19

by Mike Schramm (Dec 14th, 2011)

The International Trade Commission has delayed its ruling on the pending patent case between HTC and Apple, according to HTC itself. This is the second delay on the ruling, originally set for December 6 and then moved back to this week, which is now set for release on December 19. Apple of ...

Pop culture loves the iPad: Paper presentation, Parry Grip anthem

by Mike Schramm (Feb 2nd, 2010)

All of Apple's devices have been embraced by pop culture sooner or later, but I think the iPad has probably nabbed the record for quickest to the bear hug. Here's two silly things we've seen today, just a week after the iPad's official announcement. First up, songsmith Parry Gripp's latest ...

Court orders Microsoft to stop selling Office 2007 by January 11th

by Joachim Bean (Dec 22nd, 2009)

Update: A statement from Microsoft's director of public affairs, Kevin Kutz, clarifies the affected versions. Note that Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac was not cited as an infringing product, so this ruling is not applicable to Mac versions of Office. We have just learned that the Court of Appeals ...

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, ...

Norway takes iTMS ToS gripes to court

by David Chartier (Jun 7th, 2006)

A consumer advocacy group in Norway is apparently not too happy with the iTMS ToS (Terms of Service) and has won a preliminary ruling in an attempt to force Apple to make some edits. Specifically, the Norwegian group is attacking Apple's liability for any security breaches their software might ...

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