All the stories tagged with legal
US Law Wants Carriers To Store All Your SMSes
03/19/2013, In the court of public opinion, controversy is never far away, depending on which side of the political divide you stand on. It seems that a few law enforcement groups have begun to lobby for Congress to agree to a [...]
Microsoft Facing SEC And DOJ Probe Over Foreign Bribery
03/19/2013, It seems like Microsoft has landed itself in some hot waters. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Redmond based company is under investigation by the Securities and Exchanges Commission as well as the Department of Justice over claims [...]
LG and Samsung Dispute Over Eye-Tracking Technology In Their Phones
03/19/2013, Uh-oh, it looks like Samsung and LG are at it again and this time it is over the eye-tracking technology that can be found on both the Samsung Galaxy S4, and the LG Optimus G Pro. According to LG (via [...]
Nokia Granted Injunction Against HTC In Germany Over Alleged Patent Infringement [Updated]
03/19/2013, If you were looking to get your hands on a HTC device in Germany, you might want to hurry because according to reports, it seems that Nokia has managed to successfully obtain an injunction against HTC in Germany over an [...]
Retina MacBook Pro Owner Files Lawsuit Against Apple Over Ghosting Display
03/15/2013, It seems that the owner of a Retina MacBook Pro has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple, alleging that Apple has not bothered to acknowledge, fix or warn users that Retina display made by LG are prone to “ghosting”. Beau [...]
Cellphone Unlocking Could Be Made Legal Again Thanks To New Bill Introduced By US Senators
03/12/2013, Just last week we reported that thanks to a collection of over 100,000 petition signatures, it forced the Obama administration to sit up and take notice of the fact that there are many cellphone users out there not happy with [...]
Apple Close To Reaching Agreement Over iPhone Trademark Dispute In Brazil
03/11/2013, Remember not too ago there were reports that a company in Brazil was discovered to have the rights to the iPhone name? In fact the company that owned it went ahead and released a device called the iPhone, and we [...]
Microsoft Seeking Injunction Against Google Maps In Germany
03/08/2013, For those living in Germany and rely heavily on Google Maps, you might want to start looking for an alternative because according to reports, Microsoft is pretty close at getting an injunction against Google Maps. A report on FOSS Patents [...]
Nokia Lends Support To Apple In Samsung Patent War
03/07/2013, Earlier this year it was reported that based on a rumor, Nokia could be dropping Samsung as a component supplier due to allegations of design theft. Whether these rumors are true remains to be seen or proven, but in the [...]
EU Slaps Microsoft With $730 Million Fine Over Internet Explorer
03/06/2013, Many years ago there was a huge deal made over Microsoft and their browser, Internet Explorer, in which there were complaints that by bundling Internet Explorer with Windows, it would harm competition between web browsers and affect consumer choice. Now [...]
Microsoft Slapped With $1 billion In Taxes In Denmark After Reports Of Funneling Profits Overseas
03/05/2013, It is no secret that Microsoft is one of the richer companies around, but it seems that one of the ways Microsoft managed to hold on to their money is by funneling their profits overseas to countries like Bermuda where [...]
White House Supports The Legalizing Of Cellphone Unlocking
03/05/2013, If you have been following the news, you might be aware that the petition to make unlocking of cellphone legal has managed to garner over 100,000 signatures, and that’s not the best part. According to the petition’s creator, Sina Khanifar, [...]
Nevada Could Make Texting While Walking Illegal
03/05/2013, All right, so you have read that texting will make you smarter in the long run, but might I recommend that you avoid texting while walking the next time you decide to drop by the state of Nevada? Of course, [...]
