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Apple Legal Department Asks Microsoft to Stop Airing “Laptop Hunter” Ads

In what may be considered a triumph depending on which side you’re on, Apple has apparently responded to Microsoft’s “Laptop Hunter” series of television commercials. Per Ars Technica, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner was quoted as stating at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference on Wednesday that “two weeks ago we got a call from […]

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iPhone News

Apple Changes Newest iPhone Model Name to “iPhone 3GS”

In a move that may seem both a little odd but actually makes sense, Apple has quietly changed the way it is spelling the new iPhone 3GS, which now appears without a space all of Apple’s press materials. According the Macworld UK, Apple’s website is still using the “iPhone 3G S” term. The general understanding […]

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iPod Touch Legal

Apple Faces Suit Over Exploding iPod Touch

A mother from Ohio has launched a suit against Apple claiming her son’s iPod touch media played exploded in his pants, caught fire, and left him with serious burns is currently seeking US$225,000 in damages from the company. According to Macworld UK, the suit claims the 16GB iPod touch exploded while inside the 15-year-old boy’s […]

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Apple legal set sights on PocketMac

No one knows the wrath of Apple’s legal department better than yours truly, that’s why I’ve been especially sensitive of the company’s legal tactics over the past few years.

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: How HP is different than Apple

On 23 January, 2006 CNet reporters Dawn Kawamoto and Tom Krazit published a story (“HP outlines long-term strategy”) that detailed HP’s plans to improve the technology the company uses to manage its direct sales, its commercial printing efforts and acquisitions of software companies. The story was attributed to “a source with the company.” The Smoking […]