Apple is facing a £3 billion class-action lawsuit from consumer advocacy group Which?, that has accused the company of overcharging millions of UK customers for iCloud storage services.
A federal jury in Delaware has awarded Apple $250, finding that Masimo's original smartwatch designs infringed on Apple's design patents.
Apple must pay €13 billion in back taxes to the Irish government after the European Court of Justice rejected Apple’s appeal of a landmark 2016 ruling.
Neelam Sandhu, the woman behind a lawsuit alleging BlackBerry's CEO sexually harassed her and then retaliated against her for reporting the behaviour, is the company's former chief marketing officer.
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, has been arrested in France. He was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and taken into custody.
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A US federal judge has ruled that Google spent billions of dollars on exclusive deals to maintain an illegal monopoly on search.
A judge om Californai has dismissed three
charges brought against BlackBerry and its CEO, John Giamatteo, over sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination.
With digital wallets now the go-to payment method for adults worldwide, the PSR and FCA are joining forces to investigate how they could impact the UK’s financial ecosystem.
The European Commission has agreed to commitments offered by Apple over 'tap and go' technology on iPhones, which will be legally binding under EU antitrust rules.
Apple is being accused of breaking the European Union’s Digital Marketing Act (DMA) rules on digital competition via its app store
BlackBerry and CEO John Giamatteo have asked a U.S. court to dismiss some of the claims made by a former employee who alleges Giamatteo sexually harassed her.
A U.S. federal judge has questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services.
Apple has denied violating a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by Epic Games to hold it in contempt.
Apple has lost its bid to have part of a lawsuit in the United Kingdom dismissed. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 1,500 UK based app developers alleges that Apple charged them unfair commissions
A former BlackBerry employee has sued the company and its CEO John J. Giamatteo in a California court, alleging that after she rejected his advances, he threatened and retaliated against her.
The United States Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors, stifles innovation and keeps prices artificially high.
A group action lawsuit led by Norfolk County Council has forced Apple to payout £385m in compensation for pension fund loses.
Apple has hit back at Spotify over the long-running competition complaint filed with the EU that could see Apple face a huge fine if found guilty.
From Jan. 18, Apple will again be banned from selling Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 devices in the US due to its ongoing patent infringement case with Masimo.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied both Apple and Epic Games’ request to appeal a lower court’s ruling on the alleged anticompetitive nature of Apple’s App Store.
Apple is planning to remove its blood-oxygen feature from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, to circumvent a US ban of the devices.
Under a proposed settlement to a class-action lawsuit, Apple has agreed to pay out up to $14.4 million to Canadians who owned an iPhone 6 or iPhone 7,
Apple has started sending payments to affected iPhone users as part of a $500 million ‘Batterygate’ settlement in the US.
Apple has started resuming sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the country.
Apple will be able to sell the latest Apple Watches after an import ban was temporarily stopped by a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.
US president Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday opted not to veto a government tribunal's ruling to ban imports of Apple Watches.
Apple filed an emergency motion with a U.S. appeals court to pause a ban on importing and selling some of its Apple Watch models.
Canada's final version of the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard was published this week, and it includes a sales ban on new cars that generate emissions from 2035.
Apple is planning to stop selling some versions of the Apple Watch in the United States as soon as this week to get ahead of what could be one of the most momentous patent disputes in years.
Apple, Mastercard and Visa are facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that they conspired to suppress competition in the market for point-of-sale payment card services.
Apple is to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature. The feature allows users and up to five family members to share access to apps, music, movies, TV shows, and books that they purchase.
In an open letter, the UK's CMA has warned about the potential risks of limited competition in the electric vehicle charging infrastructure sector, specifically along motorways.
Almost ten years on from the collapse of Phones 4u, and after five years of litigation, a UK Court finds insufficient evidence to prove operators acted in collusion
The UK Government has announced new legislation to streamline and expedite the process of charging electric vehicles.
The U.S. Justice Department has secured an agreement with Apple to resolve allegations that Apple illegally discriminated in hiring and recruitment against U.S. citizens
Apple's attempt to block a mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates is to proceed in the UK.
Microsoft has closed its $75bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard following its clearance by the CMA, ending 21 months of uncertainty over the video games industry’s biggest-ever deal.
A U.S. judge sentenced a former product manager at OpenSea to three months in prison on Tuesday for buying NFTs he knew would soon be featured on the site’s home page.
Microsoft has made amendments to its proposed $69bn (£54bn) takeover of Activision Blizzard, in an attempt to win over the UK competition regulator that blocked the deal.
The UK High Court has denied a “fanciful” attempt from BT to sue Virgin Mobile (VMO2) after EE accused the operator of terminating their network access agreement before its expiry.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard have extended the deadline of their proposed merger until 18th October this year.
The U.K. competition regulator on Friday said it is extending the deadline for its review of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision by six weeks.
A federal judge in the U.S. has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft's acquisition of Activision.
A federal judge in the U.S. has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, pending hearings on the preliminary injunction being sought by the Federal Trade Commission in the case.
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been sued by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the U.S, accused of mishandling customer funds and lying to regulators and investors.
The European Commission—the body overseeing the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard merger—approved the $68.7 billion deal to go forward
Apple urged a London tribunal on Tuesday to block a $2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by "throttling" them with software updates.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has blocked Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) deal to acquire video game maker Activision Blizzard.
A U.S. appeals court on Monday sided mostly with Apple over its App Store rules in a suit with Epic Games, siding with Apple in none out of ten matters.
Google has filed a legal challenge in India's Supreme Court to block a ruling by the country's antitrust watchdog that will force the company to change how it markets its Android platform.
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has reached a $100 million settlement with Coinbase over issues regarding the company’s compliance programs.
A class action lawsuit in the United States has been filed accusing a string of celebrities including Jimmy Fallon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna, and Justin Bieber of peddling Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs without making it clear that they had investments in Yuga Labs, the company behind the digital assets.
INTERPOL has entered the metaverse with a global police metaverse, hosted on the INTERPOL Secure Cloud to ensure neutrality.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has approved Europrivacy as the European Data Protection Seal for certification.
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Apple and others will have to change the connector on devices sold in Europe by 2024 after the EU passed a reform that requires tech companies to use a charging standard in what it says will reduce costs and electronic waste.
Kiley Grombacher of Bradley/Grombacher LLP have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Apple users who allege Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta still tracks their activity on their iPhones even though they "opted out" of tracking.
Google has failed to overturn a fine of more than €4bn (£3.5bn), imposed by the EU, for using its Android mobile operating system to thwart rivals.
In the U.S, BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) has issued a new compliance warning regarding the application of CARU's Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Children's Advertising to advertising practices directed to children in the metaverse.
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is providing an important update to crypto trading platforms that continue to operate in Canada while they take steps to comply with applicable securities legislation.
A class-action lawsuit was filed Monday against Apple accusing the company of profiting illegally from payment card issuers, according to attorneys at the law firm Hagens Berman in Seattle, California.
Record industry trade group BPI has confirmed that web-blocking in the UK is extending to mobile internet networks, beginning with the BT-owned EE network.
Twitter has sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday in an attempt to force him to buy the social media firm, setting up a legal battle with the world's richest man.
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Apple's 5G-equipped iPhones and iPads have been banned from sale and import in Colombia, ordered after a court determined Apple's products infringe on a patent owned by Ericsson.
There has been a lot of reports in the media this week after "legal experts" warned UK drivers that it is illegal for UK drivers to use Apple Pay on their iPhones at a McDonalds' (or any other) Fast Food Drive-Through.
Google will fund a $90-million settlement to small app developers who had alleged the company abused its market position.
The former corporate secretary and director of corporate law at Apple today admitted engaging in an insider trading scheme that spanned five years, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced.
BlackBerry held its annual and special meeting Wednesday with the eight nominees listed in the company's management proxy circular dated May 2, 2022, for the company's annual and special meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 202
Workers at Apple’s Townson Mall retail store near Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday voted in favour of joining a union, becoming the first U.S. locations to unionize.
The European Union has agreed to mandate USB-C as a common charging standard, and now it looks like at least some U.S. lawmakers want the U.S. to follow suit.
Apple is set to face a £768m class action lawsuit in the UK over claims it misled iPhone users into downloading updates that slowed old iPhones down.
Apple has updated its developer rules to allow dating apps in the Netherlands to use more third-party payment systems.
Apple Store staff in Glasgow have made history by becoming the first in the U.K. to unionize, filing for Voluntary Union Recognition with Apple after joining GMB Scotland.
Apple and others will have to change the connector on devices sold in Europe by 2024 after EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and cameras.
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging Nathaniel Chastain with wire fraud and money laundering
Apple has been charged by the European Commission with breaking competition law by limiting rivals’ access to technology that is key to making contactless payments, unfairly benefiting its own Apple Pay service.
A man in the city of Goiânia, Brazil purchased a new iPhone which did not include a charger in its retail box. While he had to know that it didn't come with a charger - as it's clearly marked as such - he decided to buy the iPhone anyway and then take Apple to Court.
Yesterday, we reported how BlackBerry wanted to settle a long-running lawsuit that claimed BlackBerry committed fraud by pumping up the profitability of its defunct BlackBerry 10 line of phones.
BlackBerry wants to settle a long-running lawsuit that claimed BlackBerry committed fraud by pumping up the profitability of its defunct BlackBerry 10 line of phones.
In an agreement brokered Thursday evening, negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Digital Markets Act, which establishes a series of prohibitions and obligations for companies including Apple, Google, Meta and Amazon, and a number of smaller platforms.
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Cyberflashing will become a new criminal offence in England and Wales with perpetrators facing up to two years behind bars under new laws to be introduced by the Government.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look at Google and Meta’s conduct over concerns that they hampered competition in markets for online display advertising services.
A year ago, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into Apple’s App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Microsoft's acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance.
In compliance with a ruling by the Dutch regulator, Apple has allowed dating apps in the Netherlands to offer alternative payment systems, for which it will charge 27% commission net of tax.
The US Senate Judiciary Committee marked up the “Open App Markets Act.” The bill, introduced by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), passed out of the committee with a landslide vote.
A US federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit that accused Apple of misleading customers about the iPhone’s level of resistance to water exposure.
The Dutch consumer watchdog has fined Apple 5 million euros for failing to make necessary changes in its App Store policies regarding payment systems for dating app providers.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are opening an investigation into Microsoft's acquisition of speech recognition company Nuance.
The FAA has identified 50 U.S. airports that will have “buffer zones” when wireless companies turn on 5G service in a few weeks
A U.S. judge has thrown out BlackBerry's bid to dismiss a long-running lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ordered Apple to make it possible for dating apps to accept payment systems outside of the App Store system.
Mobile phone companies in the UK are now legally banned from selling ‘locked’ handsets, as of today, December 17, 2021.
Virgin Media has been fined £50,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after spamming more than 400,000 opted-out customers
Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered by the UK competition watchdog , the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), to sell the gif creation website Giphy
Apple has filed a lawsuit against Israel’s NSO group and its parent company to hold it accountable for what it calls the “surveillance and targeting” of the company’s users.
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to China Saturday shortly after two Canadians released from prison in China arrived in Calgary, ending a diplomatic row that has dragged on for three years.
The European Commission wants to make it mandatory for smartphone manufacturers and manufacturers of other electronics to include a USB-C charging port on their devices and is putting forward legislation to establish a common charging solution
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A judge in California has issued a permanent injunction in the antitrust case involving Apple's mobile app payment policies and Epic Games. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers ruled that Apple must let developers direct customers to payment methods outside of the company's App Store.
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined WhatsApp Ireland €225m for infringements of data protection rules.
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Apple has lined up the first U.S. states to allow drivers to store their licenses within Apple Wallet, with Arizona and Georgia the first states to offer Apple Wallet functionality.
A number of changes coming to the Apple App Store, pending court approval, will resolve a class-action suit from US developers.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Facebook’s merger with Giphy would be harmful to competition between social media platforms.
Ofcom has fined BT £42,500, after the company submitted incorrect information for Ofcom's 2019 Connected Nations report
Amazon has been issued with a fine of 746 million euros ($887 million) by a European privacy watchdog for breaching the bloc’s data protection laws.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Vodafone’s paid internet search ads and website and newspaper ads, claiming that Vodafone is “the best mobile data network in the UK.”
Verizon and Huawei have reached a settlement in a patent litigation lawsuit. dating back to 2019 when Huawei said it approached Verizon about licensing some of its technologies. After nearly a year of negotiations, talks between the two companies broke down on January 21st, 2020, and Huawei went on to file multiple lawsuits....
A U.S. federal appeals court has Friday to hear Huawei's request to throw out a rule used to bar rural phone carriers on national security grounds from using government funds to purchase its equipment. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Federal Communications Commission was fully within its power and competence to issue the rule barring “Universal Service Fund” subsidies recipients from buying equipment or services from companies deemed national security risks.
One of Canada’s leading internet advocates has submitted comments into the government’s consultation on the role of online intermediaries in combatting copyright infringement. In its submission, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) outlined a set of principles that would help policy-makers design a framework to ensure that internet service provider-level (ISP) website blocking would only be used as a measure of absolute last resort.
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled to uphold Canada’s first-ever website blocking framework in the case of TekSavvy Solutions v. Bell Media Inc. et al. In 2019, a lower court granted a request by three television distributors affiliated with major telcos to order internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to online streaming services doing business as “GoldTV,” including sites associated with GoldTV.ca. In late March, the Federal Court of Appeal heard oral arguments in the case, including CIRA’s, and today affirmed the lower court’s decision.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the proposed £31bn merger between Virgin Media and O2 following an extensive investigation focusing on wholesale services.
People struggling for a mobile signal indoors will be able to buy a wider range of ‘mobile repeaters’ under new proposals published by Ofcom today.
Italy's competition regulator, the Competition and Market Authority (AGCM), has fined Google €102 million for excluding Enel’s e-mobility app, JuicePass, from its Android system, arguing that the company has leveraged its dominant market position unfairly.
The UK Government has today published its draft Online Safety Bill, granting Ofcom new responsibilities that will help to keep people safe when they are online.
Under the draft bill, search services, social media platforms, and other online services that enable user-generated content to be shared between users must mitigate the risk of harm arising from illegal content.
Ofcom has confirmed that the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz frequency bands have been awarded by auction. The frequency bands are likely to be used by mobile network operators to deliver a range of services, including 5G mobile.
A judge in Australia has ruled that Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices.
Huawei said it has reached an agreement with HSBC in Hong Kong to obtain documents that its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou hopes will help prevent her extradition to the US.
ValueLicensing is suing Microsoft for £270 million over the the company’s alleged stifling of competition in the software market. ValueLicensing, a certified provider of pre-owned Microsoft software licences based in Derbyshire.
The US Supreme Court has sided with Google against Oracle in a long-running copyright dispute over some of the code used in Android.
BlackBerry has agreed to stop adjusting its revenue after receiving a comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) questioning the practice.
