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• Patent win will boost Apple fight against Android

  By Gregg Keizer | 21 December, 2011 07:18

  The partial legal victory that Apple won Monday against HTC won't affect either company's short-term sales but could play an important part in Apple's long-range attempt to stymie Android's march, expert said today.

• Court dismisses most breach claims against Heartland by banks

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 10 December, 2011 04:40

  A U.S. district court in Texas has dismissed all but one of the claims brought by several banks against Heartland Payment Systems over the massive data breach the payment processor disclosed in January 2009 .

• Feds jump on Apple-ebook price-fixing probe bandwagon

  By Gregg Keizer | 09 December, 2011 04:45

  The top antitrust official at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday confirmed that the agency is investigating possible price-fixing in the electronic book industry.

• EU watchdog launches antitrust probe of Apple, ebook publishers

  By Gregg Keizer | 07 December, 2011 05:36

  European Union (EU) antitrust regulators today launched a formal investigation into how Apple and several major publishers priced electronic books.

• 8 companies hit with lawsuit over Carrier IQ software

  By Matt Hamblen | 06 December, 2011 07:40

  Apple is one of eight companies that have been named in another class-action lawsuit filed over the use of Carrier IQ software in mobile handsets.

• Carrier IQ drops legal threat against security researcher

  By Jaikumar Vijayan | 29 November, 2011 07:12

  Software vendor Carrier IQ has withdrawn its threat to sue a security researcher for saying that its software helps phone companies surreptitiously track users of many popular mobile phones.

• Apple names Kindle Fire in revised 'App Store' lawsuit against Amazon

  By Gregg Keizer | 19 November, 2011 08:53

  Apple modified its lawsuit against Amazon this week, accusing the giant e-tailer of infringing its "App Store" trademark in new advertising for the Kindle Fire tablet.

• Mac clone maker may take fight with Apple to Supreme Court

  By Gregg Keizer | 01 October, 2011 04:15

  A US appellate court this week rejected an appeal by Mac clone maker Psystar in a long-running case related to copyright infringement of Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

• Google asks court to dismiss lawsuit over Microsoft-only cloud contract

  By Gregg Keizer | 27 September, 2011 05:17

  Google and one of its resellers have asked a federal court to dismiss their case against the U.S. Department of the Interior over Microsoft-only bids for cloud-based services.

• Samsung seeks ban of iPhone and iPad in The Netherlands

  By Andreas Udo de Haes | 24 September, 2011 01:45

  Samsung Electronics has hit Apple with four patent cases in district court in The Hague, Netherlands, demanding a sales ban and a retail recall of all Apple products that use 3G technology.

• Microsoft passes Rustock botnet baton to FBI

  By Gregg Keizer | 23 September, 2011 20:52

  Microsoft on Thursday wrapped up its civil case against the still-unnamed controllers of the Rustock botnet and handed off the information gleaned during its investigation to the FBI.

• N.Y. copycats ordered to hand over fake products to Apple

  By Gregg Keizer | 20 September, 2011 06:03

  Two stores in Queens, N.Y. have agreed to hand over all counterfeit products to Apple that bear the California company's name or logo, according to court documents.

• Judge bounces Google's complaint over Android code viewing

  By Gregg Keizer | 18 August, 2011 03:13

  A U.S. trade judge has rejected Google's move to block the testimony of a Microsoft expert witness in the latter's 10-month dispute with Motorola over patents allegedly used by Android.

• Analyst: Google eyes Apple's iOS model with $12.5bn Motorola deal

  By Gregg Keizer | 16 August, 2011 04:06

  Analysts disagreed today over the impact Google's proposed $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility will have on the dynamics between Android and Apple's iOS.

• Google claims Microsoft improperly showed Android code to expert

  By Gregg Keizer | 12 August, 2011 04:00

  Google yesterday asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to block the testimony of a Microsoft expert witness in the latter's 10-month-old action against Motorola over patents allegedly used by Android.