The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has launched a broad antitrust review into whether Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook and other technology companies are unlawfully stifling competition.
DOJ launches broad antitrust review of Big Tech
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Apple responds to the Supreme Court ruling that the App Store antitrust case can move forward
The US Supreme Court has ruled that a major lawsuit against Apple and its App Store with potentially far-reaching ramifications could move forward, affirming the Ninth Circuit’s ruling.
EU is launching an antitrust probe into Apple’s conduct based on Spotify’s competition complaint
The European Union's competition authority is launching an antitrust probe into Apple’s conduct after considering Spotify's competition complaint which alleges that Apple's own music-streaming service gives the iPhone maker an unfair advantage over rivals.
Dutch watchdog investigates if Apple gives its own apps preferential treatment
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced today that it's launching an investigation to determine whether Apple is giving preferential treatment to its own apps on App Store after receiving complaints from Dutch news apps developers.
After jumping through hoops, Apple finally secures the rights to the AirPower trademark
Apple has finally managed to secure the rights to the all-important AirPower trademark ahead of its supposed arrival later this month, but it wasn't an easy task at all.
This is probably why third-party watch faces are not permitted on Apple Watch
Many Apple Watch reviewers have singled out a lack of third-party watch faces in App Store as one of the most frequent complaints about the wearable device. But rival Samsung, which often brags about the thousands of downloadable watch faces for its own smartwatches, is now being sued over distributing cloned third-party ones in its Galaxy Store.
Apple Italia has been compelled to post an advisory statement regarding iPhone throttling
After losing an Italian lawsuit alleging that Apple failed to properly disclose to customers that the iOS 10.2.1 update introduced performance throttling, the Cupertino company has now published a statement regarding the case on its Italian website.
Apple is already hit with the first lawsuit over the FaceTime eavesdropping bug
Following an eavesdropping issue that let FaceTime callers see and hear the person they were calling before they answered, Apple is now facing its first lawsuit over the embarrassing bug.
Los Angeles sues the Weather Channel app over alleged misuse of location data
The Weather Company, owned by IBM, is getting sued by the city of Los Angeles over alleged misuse of location data that its popular Weather Channel mobile app was collecting from customers, saying the questionable practice violates California's Unfair Competition Law.
Apple halts sales of iPhone 7 & 8 models in Germany following Qualcomm’s patent case
Apple's expectedly pulled the iPhone 7 and 8 models from sale in Germany following a legal spat with chip maker Qualcomm, which proved in court that Apple violated its hardware patent.
Qualcomm posts $1.5 billion in security bonds to enforce iPhone sales ban in Germany
After China's iPhone injunction, Qualcomm has recently secured another sales ban, this one in Germany, and now the chip maker has put aside €1.34 billion, or approximately $1.5 billion, in security bonds which are required to enforce German ruling.
Apple to stop selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany as Qualcomm secures another sales ban
Qualcomm has secured another victory in its legal spat with Apple, this time in Germany after a Munich court ruled that some iPhone models that employ Intel-made cellular modems violate a Qualcomm patent which covers so-called envelope tracking, a feature that helps smartphones save battery power while sending and receiving wireless signals.