Every single Boeing 737 Max 8 has now been grounded
It didn’t take long for many of the world’s airlines and air travel governing bodies to issue a ban on Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 commercial …
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Apple’s iPad 2 pulled from Amazon China as lawsuit looms
Apple’s class-leading iPad 2 tablet has been pulled from Amazon’s website in China following a lawsuit filed by Chinese firm Proview International. Proview recently filed suit …
German court clears Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale
A German court affirmed a preliminary ruling on Thursday that determined Samsung’s reworked tablet does not look so much like the iPad that it should …
iPhones, iPad 3G pulled from online Apple Store in Germany following ban
Apple’s aggressive litigation strategy against Android vendors over the past year has seen precious little return considering the huge investment it reportedly requires, and on …
German court denies Apple’s request to ban Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 10.1N
The Munich Regional Court in Germany on Wednesday rejected Apple’s request to ban Samsung’s local subsidiaries from selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Galaxy …
Apple appeals ITC’s ruling in HTC patent case
Apple recently filed to appeal a December 19th ITC ruling that found HTC was infringing on just one of Apple’s patents. Patent expert Florian Muller …
Dutch court rejects Apple’s request for Samsung tablet ban
A court in the Hague in has denied Apple’s request to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the Netherlands. In August a Dutch judge banned Samsung’s …
Transportation board won’t back NTSB recommendation for hands-free ban
U.S. Transportation secretary Ray LaHood said he will not issue a nationwide ban on using cell phones and hand-free devices while driving, as proposed recently …
HTC wins injunction against IPCom, which tried to sue 100 HTC retailers in Germany
HTC now has the upper hand in a legal battle with German patent firm IPCom. IPCom won a lawsuit in 2009 related to UMTS technology …
HTC CEO: We already have workaround for infringed Apple patent
HTC’s chief executive officer Peter Chou recently said his company has already developed a solution to dodge an ITC injunction, which was issued after a …
NTSB recommends all states ban use of cell phones, hands-free devices while driving
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted on Tuesday to recommend that all states ban the use of using cell phones while driving, whether for …
Indonesia threatens to ban BIS, BlackBerry Messenger
The Indonesian government has threatened to ban Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Messenger and BIS services in the country following the company’s decision to install a …
Samsung scores another win as Australian tablet ban is overturned
A ban that prevented Samsung’s local subsidiaries from marketing and selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia was lifted on Friday, marking another victory …
U.S. judge denies Apple’s attempt to ban Samsung Galaxy device sales
A United States judge has denied Apple’s formal request for an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy family of smartphones and tablets. “It is not clear that …
Syria bans iPhone to stifle protestors
The Syrian government recently banned the iPhone to stifle protestors communicating on social networks. Authorities are to “warn anyone against using the iPhone in Syria,” …
Apple seeks to ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany
Samsung’s tweaks to the original Galaxy Tab 10.1 weren’t enough to satisfy Apple’s legal team. Apple successfully banned Samsung’s German subsidiaries from selling the Galaxy …
Australian court overturns Samsung tablet ban in Apple patent case
Samsung recently won a appeal lawsuit against Apple in Australia that overturned a ban on sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the country. An appeals …
HTC may ignore smartphone sales ban in Germany [updated]
IPCom has reportedly moved to ban HTC from selling smartphones in Germany. HTC lost a patent lawsuit to IPCom in 2009 and recently decided not …
HTC faces smartphone ban in Germany
HTC’s German subsidiaries may soon be barred from selling smartphones in the country following HTC’s recent decision to forgo an appeal to a patent lawsuit won …
Australian Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban ‘not terribly fair’ to Samsung, appeals judge says
An appeals judge in Australia recently said that a ruling which banned Samsung’s local subsidiaries from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was unfair to Samsung. …
Samsung sues Apple to ban iPhone 4S sales in Japan and Australia
Samsung recently filed lawsuits in Japan and Australia in an attempt to prevent Apple from selling the iPhone 4S. In addition, Samsung is seeking to …
Apple wins in Australia: Judge bans sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple won a patent infringement lawsuit it brought against Samsung in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Thursday. The ruling prevents Samsung’s Australia-based businesses …
Samsung to tweak Galaxy smartphones, dodge European sales ban
Samsung will upgrade its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the Netherlands in an effort to get around an injunction that …
India testing new solution for spying on BlackBerry users
India’s government is currently in the process of testing a solution that will allow it to spy on BlackBerry users sending and receiving data over …
Verizon: Apple injunction against Samsung will ‘harm U.S. consumers’
Verizon Wireless has decided to back Samsung in its ongoing legal battles with Apple, Reuters reported on Monday. “The requested injunction of certain Samsung products …
‘Other designs are possible’
Apple and Samsung are at odds over patents. You might have read about it. In numerous courts, in numerous states, in numerous countries on numerous …
German court awards permanent ban on Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 in Apple case
German judge Johanna Brueckner-Hoffman has ruled in Apple’s favor on Friday by banning Samsung from selling its GALAXY Tab 10.1 tablets in Germany. “The court is …
