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DoJ Undeterred by Furor Over Apple Antitrust Charges July 24, 2012 
The Department of Justice is not flinching in the face of criticism over its antitrust case against Apple and other e-book publishers. The agency filed suit this spring alleging that Apple and five of the six largest publishers in the U.S. violated section 1 of the Sherman Act.
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Sen. to DoJ: Get Off Apple's Case or Risk Creating a Monopoly July 20, 2012 
A lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice against Apple and two publishers over the alleged price fixing of electronic books will create what the litigation is intended to stop: a monopoly. That's what Sen. Charles E. Schumer argued in an op-ed piece that appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.
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Apple Ordered to Publicly Exonerate Samsung in UK July 19, 2012 
A UK judge is stepping up the pressure on Apple, and possibly complicating its legal strategies in other parts of the world, by ordering it to publish a notice on its UK website and in British newspapers stating that Samsung did not copy the iPad design. The notice must stay on Apple's website for six months.
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Google Targets Africa With Email-to-SMS Tool July 19, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Google adapts Gmail so low-tech phones in Africa can receive and send emails in the form of text messages. Also: Apple is forced to run an "advertisement" clarifying that Samsung did not, after all, copy the iPad design; the judge in the Kim Dotcom extradition case quits after calling the U.S. an "enemy"; an expert weighs in on just how much money Microsoft might have to pay the EU.
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FTC Turns Deaf Ear to Google's 'Ignorance' Defense in Safari Snafu July 11, 2012 
Google is about to be smacked with the highest fine ever levied by the Federal Trade Commission -- $22.5 million -- according to reports. The search engine is expected to agree to the stiff penalty to put to rest the agency's concerns over its apparent privacy violations in connection with Apple's Safari Web browser.
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With Proview in the Rearview, iPad Cruises Into China July 11, 2012 
New data has been revealed about Apple's presence in China that firmly underscores the nation's importance to the iPad and Mac maker. China accounted for about 20 percent, or US$7.9 billion, of Apple's revenues for its latest fiscal quarter, more than three times that of the same time a year before.
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Apple Puts iPad Naming Quarrel to Rest for $60M July 02, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Apple ponies up $60 million to end the battle over naming rights for the iPad in mainland China. Also: France contemplates extending its television license fees -- which are like taxes for owning a TV -- to computers, while Sunday's Spain-Italy match sets the record for sports-related tweets.
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Apple Punches, Samsung Rolls June 27, 2012 
Samsung Electronics was dealt a legal blow on Tuesday, as a judge ordered it to halt sales of the Galaxy 10.1 tablet computer while it considers whether the device's design is so similar to Apple's iPad that it constitutes patent infringement. Samsung has already filed an appeal of the California federal court's injunction, and this likely isn't the last of this dispute.
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Court Cuts Samsung a Slice of Dutch Apple Pie June 21, 2012 
Today in international tech news: In the two companies' latest courtroom spat, Apple has been ordered to pay damages to Samsung for infringing on patents. Also: The Pirate Bay cofounders are seeking a hearing at a human rights court; ESPN ups the ante for Wimbledon coverage; British neo-Nazis tap into YouTube's revenue-sharing program and more.
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Apple, Motorola Readmitted to Patent Thunderdome June 15, 2012 
Well, he did say it was a tentative decision. One week after telling the court that he was leaning toward dismissing the patent suit between Apple and Motorola because neither side had established a right to relief, Judge Richard Posner reversed course and decided to allow Apple and Motorola to pursue injunctive relief against each other.
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Apple to DoJ: I Know You Are, but What Am I? May 24, 2012 
Apple on Thursday struck back against the United States Department of Justice's charges that it joined several major publishers in an effort to fix the prices of e-books. In a filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Apple contended that the government's complaint against Apple is fundamentally flawed as a matter of fact and law.
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Apple, Samsung Chiefs Pick Up Their Marbles and Go Home May 23, 2012 
Before Apple and Samsung launched a new chapter in their multicountry, multiargument patent dispute, Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, told the two sides to sit down and try to iron out their differences. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung duly complied with the judge's orders, spending at least nine hours in each other's company over the course of two days.
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Apple Runs Galaxy Tab Blocking Play May 22, 2012 
Apple filed a motion for an injunction against a familiar patent sparring opponent Friday, requesting that Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 be banned from sales in the U.S. The company made a similar bid last year as part of the ongoing and many-faceted legal battle between Apple and Samsung.
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Proview and Apple: A Tale of Two Lawsuits May 11, 2012 
A Chinese company that claims it owns the rights to the iPad name reportedly refused to settle its claims against Apple for $16 million. The company, Shenzhen Proview Technology, was apparently offered $16 million by representatives of Apple to drop its challenge of Apple's right to use the iPad trademark in China.
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The Australian Pol Who Hates 'Likes' May 09, 2012 
Today in international tech news: An Australian politician threatens to contact employers of people who "Liked" a satirical article about him, and then denies it. Elsewhere, the U.S. and China team up on cybersecurity, Anonymous goes after a British ISP to protest the Pirate Bay ban, and China's Proview loses a copyright claim against Apple.
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Will Apple Take Root in Walmart? May 09, 2012
Forbes released its annual list of the largest corporations in the U.S. this week, and Apple had the biggest increase. It jumped from the 35th spot in 2011 to finish 17th on this year's list, which ranks companies on the basis of revenue. Apple still hasn't climbed into the ranks of Exxon Mobil, Walmart or General Electric when it comes to cash flow, but in the tech world, only HP was ahead of Apple on the list.
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Motorola Bests Apple in Patent Skirmish April 25, 2012 
In an initial determination, International Trade Commission judge Thomas Pender ruled that Apple was violating one of Motorola Mobility's patents for 3G wireless technology. Specifically, the ruling cited a patent that was issued to Motorola in 2001 for a "method and system for generating a complex pseudonoise sequence for processing a code division multiple access signal."
The ITC ruling is a setback for Apple.
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Samsung Throws an Elbow at Apple on Walk to Negotiating Table April 20, 2012 
Just as it appeared that there would be a truce in the patent war between Samsung and Apple, Samsung fired another salvo at Apple. In a filing in the federal district court for Northern California, Samsung claimed Apple infringed on eight of its patents. Samsung's action was a counterclaim filed in response to a lawsuit filed by Apple in February.
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Apple, Samsung CEOs to Meet for Mano a Mano Settlement Talks April 18, 2012 
The heads of Apple and Samsung will meet in person to discuss a possible truce regarding one battle in their ongoing patent war, as directed by Federal Judge Lucy Koh. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung chief Gee-sung Choi, along with their respective general counsels, will meet face to face to attempt to narrow the case or reach a settlement before a trial.
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Apple's Wall Street Winning Streak Hits a Pothole April 18, 2012 
Apple's weeks-long roll on Wall Street went off the rails this week and last as share prices significantly dropped over a five-day period, jumping back to life Tuesday. The stock dipped to US$580.13 at Monday's close, down 9.9 percent from its highest point of $644 on April 10. It was the fifth consecutive day of decline for the company.
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