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The Apple logo is seen on the facade of the new Apple Store in Paris, France, January 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Charles Platiau iPhone app purchasers may sue Apple Inc over allegations that the company monopolized the market for iPhone apps by not allowing users to purchase them outside the App Store, leading to higher prices, a US appeals court ruled on Thursday.
A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be required to pay all the profits it earned from 11 phone models because the features at issue are only a tiny part of the devices.
The Supreme Court unanimously sided with smartphone maker Samsung on Tuesday in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be required to pay all the profits it earned from 11 phone models because the features it copied from the iPhone were only a part of Samsung's devices.
Burning phone impacts Samsung bottom line Samsung phone has a meltdown - literally Check out this story on floridatoday.com: http://on.flatoday.com/2eJM7Ss On a recent flight to Raleigh I was surprised to hear the flight attendants add an additional warning to their usual spiel prior to liftoff. They admonished all passengers with a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to avoid using the device for the entire duration of the journey.
Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday, asking users to immediately turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphones -- which have been spontaneously catching fire. In a corporate statement, Samsung said it will also "ask all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note7" while it investigates the cause of the fires.
After five years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in the bitter patent dispute between the world's two top smartphone manufacturers over the amount Samsung should pay Apple for copying the iPhone's distinctive look. The justices' ruling, due by the end of June, could have a long-term impact for designers and product manufacturers going forward because the Supreme Court, if it agrees with Samsung, could limit the penalties for swiping a patented design.
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Apple was ordered to pay as much as 13 billion euros plus interest after the European Commission said Ireland illegally slashed the iPhone maker's tax bill, in a record crackdown on fiscal loopholes that also risks inflaming tensions with the United States. The world's richest company benefited from selective tax treatment that gave it an unfair advantage over other businesses, the European Union regulator said on Tuesday.
Earlier this month, on his HBO show "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver skewered media companies' desperate search for clicks. Like many of his bits, it became a viral phenomenon, clocking in at nearly six million views on YouTube.
The exhausting brawl between Apple and Samsung over patents simply refuses to die the horrible, gruesome death it deserves. Samsung is the more bloodied, you may recall, having paid Apple a $548 million settlement for violating a bunch of patents .
Spotify, a Swedish service, last week blasted Apple for rejecting an updated version of its popular streaming app in the online store used by iPhone users. At issue, according to Apple, is Spotify's decision to take out a feature that let its users buy premium subscriptions through Apple's in-app purchase feature or take steps to sign up online.
After winning a patent case, VirnetX asked the judge to order Apple to stop using technology inside its iOS and Mac chat apps. On Wednesday, VirnetX asked a Texas judge to order Apple to shut down iMessage and FaceTime while their patent case goes to appeal.
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