Apple has today been ordered to pay more than $700 million to the Texas-based cellular technology company Optis in a landmark UK patent ruling (via ipfray). In London, the England and Wales Court of Appeal today ruled that Apple must pay a lump sum of $502 million to Optis Cellular Technology LLC for the use […]
Apple has filed a legal appeal against a UK government order requiring the company to create a “back door” to its encrypted cloud storage systems, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) confirmed on Monday (via Reuters). The high-profile challenge follows reports earlier this year that the UK used its Investigatory Powers Act to demand secret access […]
Read MoreMembers of key congressional oversight committees have called on the United States’ new top intelligence director to pressure the United Kingdom to withdraw its controversial demand for Apple to create a backdoor into encrypted user data stored in iCloud, according to The Washington Post. Last week The Post revealed that a secret UK order, issued […]
Read MoreApple Maps now has expanded coverage for cycling directions in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The expansion, first spotted by a Reddit user, means cyclists can plan a journey on the app from, say, Land’s End to John o’ Groats, if they’re that way inclined. Cycling directions have been available in the UK and Ireland […]
Read MoreUK regulators on Thursday launched an investigation into Apple and Google’s smartphone ecosystems to assess whether they have “strategic market status” (SMS), a designation that if imposed would subject the companies to specific conduct requirements set by the Competition and Markets authority (CMA) to improve competition. The investigation will look at the companies’ operating systems, […]
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