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Apple, Firefox Privacy Tools Aim to Block Facebook, Google Tracking

Facebook and other companies routinely track your online surfing habits to better target ads at you. Two web browsers now want to help you fight back in what’s becoming an escalating privacy arms race. New protections in Apple’s Safari and …

Apple’s Interest in California Auto Test Center Fuels Speculation

Adding fuel to rumors that Apple is working on designs for a car, local officials say engineers for the giant tech company recently made inquiries about a former navy base that’s been converted into a testing ground for self-driving cars …

Samsung, Apple Both Infringed on Smartphone Patents

A jury determined Friday that Samsung infringed Apple smartphone patents and awarded $120 million in damages. The panel delivered its verdict in federal court San Jose in the latest lawsuit involving the two tech giants. It also ruled that Apple …

Apple and Google Join Forces to Curb Patent Abuse

Apple Inc. and Google Inc., saying they’re tired of being slapped with frivolous patent suits that cost millions of dollars in legal fees, are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let them hit back. The technology companies are leading a …

Apple to Settle Lawsuit on Inadvertent App Purchases by Kids

Apple Inc has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that said customers were charged when their children inadvertently downloaded certain applications from the company’s online store, a court filing showed. Under the proposed settlement, Apple could potentially end up …

Apple Will Pay $5M to Settle Patent Lawsuit

Elan Microelectronics Corp , a Taiwanese touch design company, said on Thursday that Apple Inc will pay $5 million as part of a settlement in a patent infringement case. The statement said the two companies would also exchange authorizations to …

China Probing Blast at Apple Supplier Factory

Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion over the weekend that injured dozens of people at the Shanghai factory of a supplier to Apple Inc. They have ordering safety precautions to prevent further accidents. An official in Shanghai’s Songjiang …

Motorola Wins Over Apple in Patent Lawsuit

A German court has ruled that Apple is infringing on one of Motorola’s mobile data communication patents through its sales of iPhone and iPad devices. The Mannheim state court on Friday granted Motorola unspecified damages for the use of its …

Chinese Court Rejects Apple Lawsuit Over iPad Name

A court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest move in a protracted tug-of-war over the name. The Intermediate People’s …

Germany Warns of Apple Software Security Hole

The software running Apple’s iPhones, iPads and the iPod Touch has “critical weaknesses” that could be used by criminals to gain access to confidential data on the devices, Germany’s IT security agency warned Wednesday. Clicking on an infected PDF file …