Apple is facing yet another lawsuit, this time from a group of unhappy iPhone 4s owners, who aren't too pleased about the poor performance brought on by the latest iOS 9 update. The class-action suit claims that Apple plans the obsolescence of its devices and knows of potential compatibility problems …
Read More »Samsung is making one last effort to avoid Apple patent suit payout
While Samsung did finally agree to pay Apple the $550 million over patent infringements, there was one little stipulation, Samsung wants the chance to win some of that money back in court and has filed an appeal with the US Supreme Court in one last effort to prove how ridiculous …
Read More »Zuckerberg must testify in Zenimax VS Oculus lawsuit
The Zenimax VS Oculus lawsuit is still going on and things appear to be heating up a bit, as Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook which bought Oculus for $2 billion a while back, has been ordered to testify for the case. A court in Texas gave the order for …
Read More »Samsung has agreed to settle with Apple in patent lawsuit
The Apple VS Samsung lawsuit saga has dragged on for years but now it seems that the Korean device maker has finally given in and agreed to pay Apple $548 million over patent violations with several of its older smartphones. Apple opened up this lawsuit originally around five years ago …
Read More »Toshiba faces £39 million fine over accounting scandal
Toshiba is facing a huge fine of 7.37 billion Yen/£39 million/$60 million, following a huge accounting scandal that took place over seven years and saw the company overstating its profits by huge amounts. So far, the current fine is just the suggested figure from the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, …
Read More »Apple ordered to pay £2000 to man after wiping his iPhone photos
Things don't always go to plan at Apple's Genius Bar, as Deric White found out last year, when his iPhone, which was in for repair, was returned with all of the photos and videos wiped and not backed up to the iCloud. The issue happened at an Apple Store in …
Read More »Apple faces patent lawsuit in China
Apple is currently facing a pretty big lawsuit in China. One company, known as BYD, filed two separate suits back in May of this year, claiming that the antenna on the iPhone 6 and some other products in Apple's lineup may infringe on its own patents. BYD has also listed …
Read More »Movie studios are getting into the interrogation game
It used to be that even though you might be tracked and discovered for illegally downloading a movie, the worst you could expect would be a summons to court and a potential fine that would bankrupt you. Now movie studios might get to spend some time alone with you in …
Read More »New York Taxi companies sue city over Uber growth
Another town, another group of taxi companies and another Uber-centric lawsuit. Once again taxi companies are unhappy that Uber, the ride sharing application that has turned everyone into for-hire drivers, is taking all of their business, so they're suing New York City and its transport authority for allowing the app-based …
Read More »Blizzard is suing a bot maker for copyright infringement
Blizzard has launched a lawsuit at the creators of several popular bot services that help players cheat at World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm. Blizzard is accusing the bot developers of copyright infringement and also points out that bot services ruin the gaming experience for legitimate …
Read More »AMD responds to Bulldozer class action lawsuit
Over the weekend, we learned that AMD had been hit with a class action lawsuit over its Bulldozer series of processors. The complaint stemmed from claims that AMD overstated the number of cores contained in the chip, stating that while AMD advertised the CPU as having eight cores, it only …
Read More »AMD faces class action lawsuit over Bulldozer core count claims
It looks like AMD has a class action lawsuit on its hands over the company's Bulldozer series of processors. The complaint stems from claims that AMD overstated the number of cores contained in the chip, the lawsuit says that while AMD advertised Bulldozer as having eight cores, it only really had …
Read More »Apple ordered to pay $234 million in University patent case
Earlier this week, it was reported that Apple had been found guilty of infringing on a patent owned by the University of Wisconsin. At the time, the judge said that the company could end up facing a fine of well over $800 million, though the final figure has now been …
Read More »Record labels sue new music streaming service days after launch
The RIAA was much faster than anyone anticipated this week, launching a lawsuit against new music streaming service, Aurous almost immediately following its launch. Aurous has adopted the Netflix model, much like Popcorn Time, offering songs on demand for streaming across devices, without any adverts, as featured in Spotify. The …
Read More »Apple could face $862 million fine for using a university owned patent
Apple could face a hefty fine, after a US jury ruled that Apple used technology patented by the University of Wisconsin within some of its A-series chips found in the iPhone and iPads. Specifically, the A7, A8 and A8x processors, found in the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, …
Read More »The Pokemon Company is demanding $4K after fan organized themed party
The Pokemon Company International is demanding $4000 from a fan of the series after he organized a Pokemon themed party to celebrate the kick off of PAX earlier this year. Ramar Larkin Jones organized the unofficial Pokemon PAX party this year but had to cancel it at the last minute …
Read More »Google and Microsoft call a truce on in-progress lawsuits
Google and Microsoft have called a truce on their legal battles in the US and Germany, spanning across many lawsuits all in regards to certain patents and royalties- perhaps Apple and Samsung could find some inspiration here. Some of the lawsuits concerned Xbox technology, while others were related to mobile …
Read More »Microsoft gets slap on wrist from Chinese authorities over anti-trust
Giant tech firms have a history of getting hit with gut-shots during anti-trust cases, facing massive criticism and huge fines, but Microsoft seems to have mostly skated in its latest case in China, where it was given only a minor fine for breaching anti-trust law, as it was said not …
Read More »Apple wins appeal in patent case against Samsung
Apple has won an appeal in its never-ending lawsuit against Samsung. The latest victory on Apple's part could mean that Samsung will either have to make changes to or stop selling some of its older Galaxy smartphones and tablets. A US court of appeals made the ruling on Thursday and …
Read More »Halo and Destiny composer wins lawsuit against Bungie
Last year it was revealed that Marty O'Donnell, the soundtrack composer for the Halo series and later on, Destiny at Bungie, had filed a lawsuit against the studio. Now, after some time going through the legal process, Marty has won his case, receiving a fairly substantial payout. In addition to …
Read More »Tech giants to pay out $415 million in poaching lawsuit
A US District Judge today approved a $415 million settlement in the no-poaching lawsuit levied at several massive tech companies, including Google, Apple and Intel. The class action lawsuit came about after it was discovered that several massive tech companies agreed to not poach employees from one another, which in …
Read More »MacKeeper to pay $2 million in class action settlement
If you're an Apple user, then you may have heard of MacKeeper. It's one of those dodgy anti-virus programs that uses pop-up ads and scare tactics to trick the unsuspecting in to thinking their computers are infected and that they need to purchase the software to clean it up. Given …
Read More »Apple loses German court battle on ‘slide to unlock’ patent
Apple just lost another fairly important court battle in Germany, over a patent for unlocking smartphones with a finger swipe. Judges yesterday ruled that the ‘slide to unlock' method isn't sophisticated enough in order to be awarded with patent protection. This could end up having an impact on another of …
Read More »Ashley Madison faces lawsuits, suicide blame, claims it hacked others
The recently hacked infidelity ‘dating' website, Ashley Madison, is now facing a lawsuit in Los Angeles from a man who claims that it and its parent company, Avid Life Media (ALM), didn't have adequate safeguards in place to protect his data. As well as being “embarrassing,” the suit claims that …
Read More »Samsung wants to take its fight against Apple to the Supreme Court
Samsung and Apple have been locked in a legal battle for a number of years now and while Samsung initially lost the fight several years ago, it has kept fighting back since. While the courts originally ordered Samsung to pay close to $1 billion to Apple in damages, Samsung has …
Read More »Apple patent invalidated ahead of Samsung lawsuit retrial
The Apple VS Samsung patent lawsuit just took an interesting turn as the US Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated one of the key patents involved in the suit. Design patent D618677, which details the front of the old iPhone 3G has been invalidated due to an insufficient description on …
Read More »The Zenimax VS Oculus lawsuit is still going ahead
Last year it was revealed that Zenimax would be launching a lawsuit at Oculus VR, which had recently been acquired by Facebook at the time. The lawsuit seemed to be based around the accusation that Oculus stole trade secrets from Zenimax. As you would imagine, Oculus immediately appealed to have …
Read More »Apple avoids lawsuit over disappearing iMessages
It seems like Apple is in a new legal battle every few weeks these days. However, today, it actually managed to avoid a lawsuit, after convincing a judge to rule in its favour in a case targeting the iMessage service. A while back, Adrienne Moore filed a complaint claiming that …
Read More »Apple is being sued by a company that owns the iWatch trademark
Apple is currently being sued by a company in ownership of the ‘iWatch' trademark, despite the fact that Apple did not use that name for its first wearable. Apple announced the Apple Watch last year, though up until then it was largely referred to as the iWatch in rumours. a …
Read More »Randy Pitchford thinks fans were wrong to sue over Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines was a highly anticipated game a couple of years back. It had an amazing E3 demo that fooled press and fans alike with an impressive vertical slice of the game that turned out to be nothing like the final product. As you would imagine, fans were upset …
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