legal

Unlocking of Carrier-tied Smartphones to Be Illegal Starting Tomorrow, has Nothing to do With Bootloaders

Kellen January 25, 2013 140

Back in October of last year, news broke over a change in the legality of unlocking smartphones that were attached to carriers or purchased on-contract. The Librarian of Congress decided that as of January 26, you are no longer allowed to unlock your phone...

HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute, Reach 10-Year License Agreement

Kellen November 11, 2012 41

As of this weekend, we no longer (well, for 10 years) have to write about Apple and HTC fighting in courts over patents. According to press releases posted by both companies yesterday, the two have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all...

Case of Apple V. Motorola Gets Thrown Out of Court, Apple Shot Down Again

Eric June 7, 2012 25

The judge in the case between Apple and Motorola was never really a fan of the whole thing to begin with. Multiple times he berated both sides, telling Apple "frivolous" and "untimely." Motorola didn't have it easy either, Judge Richard Posner called Moto's...