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ExclusiveCan the sender of a text message be liable for a texting while driving accident?

Lifestyle The point has been made a million times and will likely be made a million more. Texting while driving is dangerous. Studies show it, fatal crashes prove it and state laws (at least in 19 states) ban it; yet drivers continue to put themselves and...

Apple files for preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S.

Android Apple and Samsung may be meeting today and tomorrow for settlement talks, but apparently that didn't stop Apple from deciding to try and slip in a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 last week. The motion was...

ITC hits Motorola with import ban on some Android devices for infringing on Microsoft patent

Android Late last year, an U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled that Motorola had infringed upon on Microsoft patent related to "generating meeting requests and group scheduling from a mobile device." We noted at the time that the judge's...

Apple and HTC ordered to take part in settlement talks on August 28th

Android Apple and HTC have traded their fair share of legal blows over the past couple of years, but now it looks like the two companies will soon have to put their weapons down for a bit and try to talk things out. The U.S. Court for the District of...

UpdatedShould walking and texting be illegal?

Lifestyle Walking while texting is dangerous. At least that's what an ABC News implies the law enforcement in Fort Lee, New Jersey would have its citizens believe. “It’s a big distraction. Pedestrians aren’t watching where they are going and they are not...

Nokia hit with class action suit due to Windows Phone sales

News Just a couple of days after Nokia filed a lawsuit against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic, the Finnish company is now on the receiving end of a new suit. It's been revealed that Nokia is facing a class action lawsuit that's been filed by Robert Chmielinski,...

Nokia sues HTC, RIM and Viewsonic in U.S. and Germany over alleged patent infringement

News Nokia today announced that it's filed lawsuits against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic in both the U.S. and Germany, alleging that products from the three companies infringe on several Nokia patents. There are 45 patents involved in the various suits that...

Apple and Samsung settlement talks set to take place on May 21st and 22nd

Android Less than two weeks after it was revealed that Apple and Samsung had agreed to participate in settlement talks, we now know the dates that the CEOs of both companies will meet in a San Francisco courthouse. The talks are scheduled to take place on...

Sprint sued by state of New York for more than $300 million over alleged tax fraud [UPDATED]

News It's been revealed today that Sprint is being sued by the state of New York for allegedly not collecting or paying millions of dollars over the past several years. According to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Sprint didn't bill...

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Apple and Samsung CEOs to meet for settlement talks over patent battle

Android Apple and Samsung have been involved in a patent battle that kicked off nearly a year ago when Apple accused Samsung of copying its products. It's been a while since we've heard anything from the case, but big news has surfaced today as Apple and...

U.S. carriers partner with FCC to create stolen phone database to fight theft

News Big news for the U.S. mobile market has emerged, as AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon have agreed to partner with the FCC to create a database of stolen phones in an attempt to fight the theft of devices. The list of phones will track phones that...

Reader reactionsFacebook to spend $1 billion to acquire Instagram

News Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today on his Facebook page that his company has acquired Instagram, a popular photo-sharing service for iOS and Android. The deal will see Facebook pay a total of $1 billion in both cash and shares for...

Apple details plans for dividend and share repurchase program [UPDATED]

Iphone Os Yesterday Apple revealed that it would be holding a conference call this morning to announce its plans for its near $100 billion cash hoard, but now it seems that the company has let the cat out of the bag before the call is set to begin. Apple has...

Apple to announce what it plans to do with its cash reserves tomorrow

Iphone Os The last time Apple posted its quarterly earnings, the company shared sales numbers for its various products and as well as revenue and profits. After the numbers had been totaled, the company finished with nearly $100 billion in cash. Many folks...

Samsung hits Apple with new patent lawsuit in South Korea

Iphone Os Apple may have reached out to Motorola and Samsung with offers of patent licensing deals, but that hasn't stopped the lawsuits from flying just yet. Samsung today confirmed that it's filed a new lawsuit against Apple in South Korea, alleging that...

Apple said to have extended patent licensing offers to Motorola, Samsung

Android Apple has been and currently still is involved in a number of patent disputes with other manufacturers both in the U.S. and abroad, but a new report today claims that the Cupertino firm has spoken with some companies to settle those suits. According...

German court throws out a pair of lawsuits between Apple and Samsung

Android Considering all of the legal noise going on between Apple and Motorola as of late, some folks may have forgotten that there's another battle waging between Apple and Samsung. Today there's been a new development in the German tiff between the latter...

Apple awarded injunction against Motorola in Germany over gallery patent

Android The story of the ever-growing legal battle between Apple and Motorola grows once again today, as it's been revealed that the Cupertino firm has won an injunction against Moto in Germany over a patent related to photo gallery scrolling. The patent in...

Sprint was reportedly near $8 billion MetroPCS purchase before board rejected the deal

News Well, this is interesting. According to CNBC's David Faber, Sprint's board has rejected a deal that would've seen the carrier acquiring MetroPCS for a cool $8 billion. Negotiations had reportedly going on for months and the purchase is said to have...

Motorola suit forces Apple to put iCloud, MobileMe push email on hold in Germany

Iphone Os Earlier this month we learned that Motorola had won an injunction against the push email portion of Apple's iCloud and MobileMe services in Germany, but at the time we mentioned that Moto would have to pony up a bond if it wanted the injunction...