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In Brief: AT&T and Apple Settle Visual Voicemail Lawsuit
AT&T and Apple settled a lawsuit brought by Klausner Technology Inc. on Monday. The lawsuit was originally brought around by Klausner last December for violating its patents on technology that sends visual alerts to computers or mobile telephones when a user has a voice message…
Apple Petitions World Trade Organisation
Apple is among a group of US tech companies who filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation on Wednesday. The complaint is over European tariffs on three categories of technology products, including flat-panel displays and printers. The taxes are as high as 14-percent in…
Jobs and Other Apple Execs Summoned Over Latest Backdating Charges
Apple CEO and other members of Apple's leadership have been summoned to appear in front of a court as part of a new lawsuit about the companies ongoing options backdating scandal . The Boston Retirement Board issued summonses against Jobs and other Apple directors, and/or…
Apple to Standardise European iTunes Pricing
Apple has announced today that within six months it will lower prices on its UK iTunes Store to match already standardised pricing on iTunes across Europe in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain. Apple…
Apple Settles With Burst.com for $10 million
Apple has settled its long running feud with Burst.com by paying a $10 million lump sum in exchange for protection from any future legal action from the company. After legal fees and taxes Burst.com will walk away with $4.6 million, in return the company which…
T-Mobile Begins Selling Unlocked iPhones in Germany, Offers Free Unlocking
Following yesterdays court ruling , influenced by Vodafone, T-Mobile has today announced that it will begin selling an unlocked iPhone for €999 (US$1,477) immediately, as well as continuing to offer it for the discounted €399 (US$590) in combination with a two-year contract, the company said…
Apple Annual Finance Report Highlights
Apple has recently published its annual report for the 2007 financial year ( PDF ) to the end of September. The report reveals the company's concerns over new suppliers, component supply concerns, major retail expansion and rising rewards for executives. The report goes into detail…
Daniel Cooperman of Oracle Corp to Join Apple as General Counsel
Apple today announced that Daniel Cooperman, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at Oracle Corporation, will join Apple as the company’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Cooperman will begin at Apple on November 1. “Dan will…
Apple Spent $720,000 on Lobbying in 2007
According to Forbes.com Apple has spent $720,000 lobbying the federal government in the first half of this year. The computer company reportedly lobbied Congress on legislation designed to update the United States patent system. Trade groups for high-tech industries favor legislation that would help weed…
In Brief: Apple UK Hires New Legal Chief
Apple UK has recruited former Sky Sports head of legal, Jay Gillman-Wells as the new Apple UK Legal Chief. According to an article on the matter, Gillman-Wells joined Apple this week and will be based in the company's London office. Gillman-Wells will be responsible for…
Eminen Files Lawsuit Against Apple
Eminem's publishing company, Eight Mile Style have filed a lawsuit claiming Infringement of Copyright against Apple. The case was filed on Monday morning in the U.S. District Court in Detroit. In their complaint filed Monday, Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated LLC, allege that although…
Apple Acquires CUPS
According to a post on the CUPS.org website , Apple has acquired the source code and the author of the CUPS modular printing software. In February of 2007, Apple Inc. acquired ownership the CUPS source code and hired me (Michael R Sweet), the creator of…
Apple Faces Uphill Battle Against Burst.com
It appears that Apple Inc. will face an uphill battle in its patent litigation with Burst.com. The court has issued a Markman Hearing which seems to side largely with the defendant, Burst.com. The Memorandum was made in a pre-trial hearing, it aims to allow the…
Apple Encouraged to Become Leader in Safe Materials
A letter to Apple shareholders from Vice President of Trillium Asset Management asks for Apple and its shareholders to consider "adopting a policy of becoming a leader in the use of safe materials, by eliminating persistent and bioaccumulative toxic chemicals." The full letter can be…
Apple Board Releases Statement Regarding Anderson
Apple Board Members Bill Campbell, Millard Drexler, Albert Gore Jr., Arthur D. Levinson, Eric Schmidt and Jerry York today released the following statement; We are not going to enter into a public debate with Fred Anderson or his lawyer. Steve Jobs cooperated fully with Apple’s…
Former CFO Pays Settlement to SEC
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple's Former Chief Financial Office Fred Anderson has settled with the SEC on allegations that he backdated stock options while at the company. The Journal cites unnamed sources in saying that Anderson agreed to the fine of $150,000…
SEC to Charge Former Apple Exec
Following Sunday's article it appears that SEC is pursuing former Apple legal aid, Nancy Heinen. It was announced in May 2006 that Heinen would leave Apple, at the time it was unknown why the senior vice president, general counsel and secretary would leave the company…
Jobs Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges Over Stock Options
Mercury News has run a story based on investigations they have made into the Apple Stock Options probe. Their investigation shows that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is unlikely to face any criminal charges related to the stock option backdating investigation. Despite Apple's disclosure that Jobs…
Apple Fined for Air Quality Violation
Apple has been fined $43,200 by the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District for an air quality violation . The violation occurred at Apple's Elk Grove facility in April of 2006. "When a business neglects to observe air quality regulations the health of our citizens…
EU Price Probe into iTunes
The EU officially launched an investigation what the iTunes store charges users across Europe today. The move follows a complaint from a UK body called Which? that users have to pay more in the UK than other European countries. The commission believes that agreements between…