Sales of Samsung Galaxy S, S II banned by Netherlands judge in Apple patent case
A Netherlands judge has banned the sale of three Samsung smartphones deemed to be infringing on Apple patents. The Samsung Galaxy S II, Galaxy S …
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German court lifts EU ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
The Düsseldorf regional court in Germany announced on Tuesday that it is partially lifting its original injunction that banned Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab …
Samsung to appeal EU Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban on August 25th
Samsung will appeal a recent ruling by The Regional Court of Düsseldorf in Germany that bars the South Korean tablet maker from selling its Galaxy …
Judge shoots down Apple’s ‘App store’ suit against Amazon
A U.S. judge has shot down Apple’s request that Amazon stop using the word “Appstore” to describe its mobile application marketplace. Apple originally filed a …
India bans Nokia's push email service
Though the move has yet to cause Nokia CEO Stephen Elop to storm out of an interview, India’s Economic Times reported on Thursday that the …
Google rolls out domain blocking in search results
Google on Thursday announced the availability of a new feature that allows users to block specific domains from appearing in their search results. Google has …
GetJar fears competition, ousts Opera Mini from its app store
The Opera Mini browser no longer has a home in GetJar’s app store. Following Opera’s announcement on Tuesday that it will now offer an app …
India appears ready to ban BlackBerry
India’s government reiterated its stance on Research In Motion and other companies providing officials with access to to monitor encrypted data. “It’s not a question …
Google wields ban hammer, ousts SMS spying app from Android Market
It’s not every day Google dusts off the trusty old ban hammer and squashes an Android app. After all, the Android Market is an open …
UAE and RIM resolve differences, BlackBerry service to continue after October 11
Reuters is reporting that the United Arab Emirates and BlackBarry manufacturer Research In Motion have resolved differences that could have potentially left 500,000 BlackBerry subscribers without data services after October …
Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia, RIM close to a deal
There is a bit of a soap opera going on in the Middle East between Canadian handset manufacturer Research In Motion and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …
Saudis to block BlackBerry data service August 5th
Coming on the heels of the United Arab Emirates announcement, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (SCITC) has asked wireless companies in Saudi Arabia …
Washington Post: UAE BlackBerry data ban to be enforced on visitors/tourists as well
The Washington Post is reporting that the United Arab Emirates’ plan to enforce a BlackBerry data ban on its citizens will extend to tourists and …
Valve apologizes for accidentally dropping ban hammer on 12,000 Modern Warfare 2 users
Oh DRM, how we love thee. Valve, the company responsible for the lifestyle game Modern Warfare 2, recently issued an apology to over 12,000 legitimate MW2 users who were accidentally banned …
India asks Google, Skype, and RIM for access to email and other data
According to the Economic Times, India’s government has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DOT) to send a notice to RIM, Skype, and Google requesting that …
Apple drops the ban hammer on iPhone hackers
No doubt Apple is leery of having its iPhone OS so easily and frequently hacked (its notoriously weak security being one of the many reasons …
