Apple is seeking to block a group lawsuit which alleges it has violated their privacy rights by unlawfully allowing third-party applications (apps) running on iDevices and approved by the company to collect and make use of, for commercial purposes, personal information without user consent or knowledge. (more…)
In an unexpected turn of events, a US judge has granted Greenlight Capital owner David Einhorn a victory in court against Apple on Friday, Reuters reports. Although Tim Cook called Einhorn's lawsuit a "silly sideshow", the judge thought it was something different: It granted a motion by Einhorn's fund for a preliminary injunction stopping the...
Apple has to face a class action lawsuit in Brazil over the launch of the fourth-generation iPad in the country, the Brazilian newspaper Jornal de Comércio reports (via Macrumors). The lawsuit -- led by the Institute of Politics and Law Software (IBDI) -- alleges that the early refresh of the iPad line amounts to "planned...
U.S. Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton today dismissed Apple's claim that Amazon's use of the word 'Appstore' is false advertising. The latter had implemented the name of the 'Amazon Appstore', their market for selling apps for Kindle Fire tablets. The court ruling noted: "Apple fails to make clear how the use of the mark constitutes a...
Reuters reports Instagram's new revised terms of service has spurred a class action lawsuit against the company by a California user: Facebook's Instagram photo sharing service has been hit with what appears to be the first civil lawsuit to result from changed service terms that prompted howls of protest last week. In a proposed class...
Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in Quebec and Saskatchewan over the promotion of Siri as a feature of the iPhone 4S. The digital assistant feature had a limited launch in Canada with the debut of the iPhone 4S, which was misleading according to the proposed lawsuits. According to an article on...
TELUS has filed a lawsuit against new wireless entrant Mobilicity alleging a TV ad aired by the latter is "false and misleading", according to a notice of civil claim filed with the Supreme Court of British Columbia filed on December 7th. TELUS alleges a Mobilicity ad spot contains three "misrepresentations" that damages its brand and that...
According to The Province, a Surrey woman is suing Apple alleging the company has violated her privacy and security rights via their iOS devices. Amanda Ladas filed a lawsuit today in B.C. Supreme Court and alleges Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch tracks the movements of her and son--without them knowing: “Ladas is concerned that,...
Even if you've been following along closely, the 'who won what against whom' can be more than a little confusing. The latest news is easy to follow, but may be difficult for Samsung to swallow: according to a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) judge, the tech giant is guilty of infringing upon four of the...
The Wall Street Journal has published the proposed verdict forms for the jury submitted by both Apple and Samsung. After taking a quick look at both forms, they are complex and the task of deciding the winner or loser out of this high profile tech trial will not be easy. Apple's verdict form has 23...
Right when we thought the final decision would be given to the jury, Apple and Samsung are now back to settlement talks. Tim Cook will speak to Samsung CEO Kwon Oh Hyun over the phone in attempt to settle various infringement disputes. Hopefully past settlement talks aren't any clue of what's to arise. Bloomberg has the report, via...
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled today that a lawsuit against Canada's cellphone companies regarding system access fees, will be allowed to proceed. The lawsuit that was first launched back in 2004 in Saskatchewan’s Court of Queen’s Bench, claims that Canadian wireless providers like BCE, Rogers, Telus, and Bell, misrepresented “system access fees,” averging...
