China introduced guidelines that aim to prevent the use of US processors from Intel and AMD. The new rules also want to block Microsoft Windows and other foreign database products in favor of domestic solutions, reported The Financial Times on Sunday. All government agencies above the township level must have computers and servers with hardware […]
Read MoreThe battle between the United States and Huawei continues as the Biden Administration is considering blacklisting four more chipmakers from China linked to the tech giant. According to sources quoted by Bloomberg, the companies are Qingdao Sien, SwaySure, Shenzhen Pensun Technology, as well as China’s leading memory chip maker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). Huawei HQ […]
Read MoreThe U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that would force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media network or face a ban in the United States. The Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act will now go to the Senate, where its fate is unclear. U.S. lawmakers want TikTok to be sold […]
Read MoreOnly a week ago reports came out that a new bill is looking to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban in the US. And now that bill has passed the US House of Representatives (with a strong bipartisan support, the vote went 352-65). The next stop, the Senate. Senator Rand Paul opposes […]
Read MoreTim Cook has suggested that Apple won’t negotiate a settlement with Masimo to end the ongoing patent dispute, instead noting that the company will continue to fight the ban on the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature. In a television interview with CNBC following Apple’s Q1 2024 earnings, Cook said: “We’re focused on appeal. There’s lots […]
Read MoreTim Cook has suggested that Apple won’t negotiate a settlement with Masimo to end the ongoing patent dispute, instead noting that the company will continue to fight the ban on the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature. In a television interview with CNBC following Apple’s Q1 2024 earnings, Cook said: “We’re focused on appeal. There’s lots […]
Read MoreAfter years of rumors and months of waiting following its unveiling, Apple’s headset is finally just about here, with pre-orders going live in the U.S. ahead of an early February launch. While Vision Pro was the biggest news of the week, there were also big developments in the ongoing Apple Watch blood oxygen patent dispute, […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today denied Apple’s motion to stay the Apple Watch sales ban for the duration of its appeal, according to a court document viewed by MacRumors. Apple’s interim stay will be lifted as of January 18 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time, the filing indicates, meaning the sales […]
Read MoreIn mid-December, Apple briefly paused sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. due to a patent dispute with medical tech company Masimo related to blood oxygen sensing. Apple then appealed the decision in court and was granted a temporary stay, so the ban was paused and sales […]
Read MoreApple was banned from selling Apple Watches in the US featuring SpO2 (blood oxygen level) sensors following a patent dispute with medical technology company Masimo. Apple appealed against this order in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to halt the ban temporarily until the US Customs could determine if the changes it’s […]
Read MoreNikki Rothberg, an Apple spokesperson, has told The Verge that the tech giant will make the Watch Series 9 and the Watch Ultra 2 available to purchase in the US once again. The two wearables will go on sale at the company’s offline stores starting today (December 28, 2023) and on the official website from […]
Read MoreThe ban on imports of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models has today been temporarily paused, meaning that the devices can go back on sale for a short while longer in the United States. Apple filed an emergency request to the United States Court of Appeals following President Biden’s decision to […]
Read MoreHealth technology company AliveCor has praised the International Trade Commission (ITC)’s ban on sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States. AliveCor, like Masimo, accuses Apple of violating its patents related to heath technology used in the Apple Watch. While Masimo’s fight focuses on the Apple Watch’s […]
Read MoreApple is now officially unable to sell the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States as the International Trade Commission’s import ban has become final. This morning, the Biden administration announced that it would not veto the ban. The Office of the United States Trade Representative said that after […]
Read More2023 is rapidly drawing to a close with the holiday season, but that certainly doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any major Apple news over the past week. The week’s biggest news was Apple’s move to halt sales of its flagship Apple Watch models over a patent dispute, while Apple also squeaked in under the wire […]
Read MoreWhen the Apple Watch import ban goes into effect after December 25, 2023, Apple will not be able to repair out-of-warranty Apple Watch models in the United States. Apple Watch repairs typically involve replacing a broken unit with a new model rather than fixing an individual component, and replacement devices will not be available. Apple […]
Read MoreApple was ordered to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from stores in the United States following a patent dispute with Masimo, a California-based health tech company and a monitoring device manufacturer. The Cupertino maker disagreed with the motion and asked for the ban to be postponed while it legally appealed the decision. […]
Read MoreApple was ordered to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from stores in the United States following a patent dispute with Masimo, a California-based health tech company and a monitoring device manufacturer. The Cupertino maker disagreed with the motion and asked for the ban to be postponed while it legally appealed the decision. […]
Read MoreApple was ordered to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from stores in the United States following a patent dispute with Masimo, a California-based health tech company and a monitoring device manufacturer. The Cupertino maker disagreed with the motion and asked for the ban to be postponed while it legally appealed the decision. […]
Read MoreIn a preemptive move, Apple will stop selling the Galaxy Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 in the USA beginning December 21 due to a looming ban caused by a patent dispute with medical technology company Masimo. According to analysts at J.P. Morgan (via Apple Insider), banning the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch […]
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