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It looks like Samsung is intending on crashing Apple's party, serving them with yet another lawsuit as soon as the iPhone 5 launches. The 2 tech giants have been trading blows for some time now, suing each other for patent infringement. Apple seems to be winning as they had the Galaxy tab and S II … [Read more...]
After their horror story earlier this year, Sony has made changes to its PSN terms in an effort to avoid more nightmares. The Japanese tech giant as you know, was the victim of a serious hack attack which saw their online PlayStation Network Service outed for almost a month. Millions of personal … [Read more...]
If you thought Facebook were having a bad time having to defend themselves from ridiculous lawsuits then you should see what Google has on their hands. A man named David Stebbins has made a crazy claim that the search engine giant owes him $500 billion! Stebbins decided to create his own terms of … [Read more...]
Apple are not shy when it comes to defending what they believe is theirs, this being evident in the amount of their rivals they are dragging into the courtroom. Motorola now join Samsung and HTC in a legal battle with Apple, all of whom are being accused of patent infringement and intellectual … [Read more...]
Facebook has flexed its legal muscles again to knock away another petty legal challenge from the Winklevoss twins. You may be aware of this long running saga from 2010's movie, The Social Network. The brothers and their business partner claim that Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea when creating … [Read more...]
We brought you the news recently that Apple had filed a complaint against HTC to the international trade commission over a number of patent infringements. A ruling has been made in Apple's favor and it seems that HTC will now have to compensate Steve Jobs and co. Apple recently lost a ruling … [Read more...]
Apple are at it again, no sooner have they just had to pay up Nokia for a patent infringement of their own, they are now having another pop at smartphone rival HTC. Steve Jobs and co also have a running battle with Samsung over a separate patent battle, so they are really fighting the competition … [Read more...]
Some things are just too good to be true! We reported to you last week that the Winklevoss twins had finally given up on their quest to get more money from Facebook, but a few days on and they have launched a fresh lawsuit to get the money they are convinced they are owed. … [Read more...]
Over the past few months we have been keeping you up to date with the Winklevoss twins legal claim against Facebook. We saw how they were refused more money by a judge and then how they even came back again to try and land another wad of cash that they believe they are owed. … [Read more...]
Many of you will have been following the Apple vs. Samsung court battle that’s going on at the moment. If you haven’t then here’s a quick bit of background… Apple has taken Samsung to court over a patent infringement, and then they managed to force Samsung to show their unreleased products … [Read more...]
At the end of every lawsuit is normally a settlement and after so many new ones being filed recently we finally have the end of one. Nokia's battle with Apple is finally at an end as the 2 companies signed a patent license agreement. … [Read more...]
Google are facing a lawsuit from tech company ISYS over the naming of their "Chromebook" system. ISYS believes that this name infringes the name of their product, the "ChromiumPC". … [Read more...]
Facebook's long legal battle with Paul Ceglia continues as the social networking giant has filed a legal motion against the claimant. Ceglia a convicted felon and woodchip salesman is demanding half of the billion dollar company which he believes he is entitled to. … [Read more...]
Last week Google unveiled their NFC for Android feature which lets you use your smartphone as a means of payment. The revolutionary new technology has already hit the rocks as PayPal has stepped out and claimed that NFC has their stolen idea. … [Read more...]
Facebook are preparing themselves to fight off an audacious lawsuit which is asking for half the company. … [Read more...]
The vicious legal battle between Apple and Samsung has been taken a step further after it was revealed that unreleased smartphones and tablets had to be handed over to a federal court. … [Read more...]
As the use of social networking site Facebook grows from strength to strength so does its value, by next spring it’s estimated to be worth in excess of $100 billion. With a huge valuation like this it’s no wonder the company seems to be constantly in court battling would be claimants. … [Read more...]
Just last week we were talking about Beyonce and the possibility of her having to part with an enormous sum of money in the court room. Well this week looks a little brighter as she made a surprise guest appearance at a New York school. … [Read more...]
Just as Mark Zuckerberg and his army of lawyers are walking out of the court room, it looks like pop diva Beyonce is walking in. The American beauty is reportedly being sued for $100 million after she quit a video game project. … [Read more...]
Those pesky Winklevoss twins simply wont give up! Just over a week after they had a case thrown out in court seeking more money from Facebook, they have appealed to have their case heard again. It is starting to get to somewhat an embarrassment for the Winklevii, but if it means getting an extra … [Read more...]
Apple and Samsung normally do battle in the smartphone and tablet market; however it is because of this that they have ended up trading blows in the court room. Apple has filed a lawsuit that claims Samsung infringed their patents for the iPhone and iPad. … [Read more...]
Facebook may be due back in the court room no sooner had they come out. We saw yesterday how the Winklevoss twins failed in an attempt to get more money out of the social networking giant, and now another claimant feels he is due a ride on the gravy train because of the site's colossal success. … [Read more...]
You may have become more familiar with the name Winklevoss after the events of last year's Oscar winning Facebook movie, The Social Network. Obviously parts of the film are fiction but the general court dispute was real and after settlement back in 2008, it looks like the twins have been rejected … [Read more...]
We have heard of some crazy things that happen in the online world, perhaps none crazier than this. Facebook are being sued again, this time it is because they disabled someone’s account. That someone is Mustafa Fteja … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Ends Over Sacked Woman’s Facebook Comments
A woman who was sacked by her company due to her comments over Facebook has ended her lawsuit, Dawnmarie Souza was fired by her employer (a Connecticut ambulance company) because of rude comments she made about her employees on the social networking site. … [Read more...]