Tag: Jason Koslofsky

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Jawa pays $2M-plus to settle premium SMS suit

Published: May 15, 2012

Mobile firm Jawa and related entities have settled a lawsuit centered on premium SMS charges and brought by the State of Texas last year. As a result, the companies must pay $2 million, repay customers for unauthorized charges and submit to random audits.

Is Apple using alleged false advertising to promote the iPhone 4S and new 4G iPad?

Published: March 30, 2012

Apple is facing allegations of false advertising on two different fronts as customers of the iPhone 4S and the new iPad complain that the products do not work as promised.

Is Apple's Siri failing to deliver on its promises?

Published: March 14, 2012

Apple is facing charges that it misled consumers about what its new virtual personal assistant service Siri is capable of and used deceptive advertising to encourage consumers to purchase the new iPhone 4S.

Apple gains access to Android information, potentially opening door to more suits

Published: March 7, 2012

The order from a judge requiring Google to hand over development information about Android to Apple could provide the company with ammunition for additional lawsuits claiming Android copies important iOS functionality.

Apple cries “foul” over voice-activated search on Galaxy Nexus

Published: February 14, 2012

Apple continues to go after Samsung on the legal front and is now alleging that the South Korean handset manufacturer violated four patents in its new Galaxy Nexus, the first smartphone using Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

NBA the latest to face patent infringement suit over SMS activities

Published: January 27, 2012

It is not just technology companies that are the subject of mobile-related patent infringement lawsuits these days. Increasingly, the mobile marketing activities of media companies, retailers, sports leagues and others are also the focus of such suits.

Is Google trying to copy Groupon?

Published: October 26, 2011

A lawsuit filed by Groupon alleges two former sales managers brought confidential company information to their new positions at Google Offers.

Verizon lawsuit claims FCC has gone too far with net neutrality

Published: October 4, 2011

Verizon has filed a suit challenging the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules, claiming the watchdog has gone too far.

App developer settlement with FTC highlights watchdog's attention to apps

Published: September 12, 2011

Two developers of acne-treatment apps are being barred from making acne treatment claims and must pay close to $16,000 in a settlement reached with the Federal Trade Commission. The case is a reflection of the fact that the quick growth in apps is not going unnoticed by regulatory bodies.

Did Apple, publishers force Amazon to raise prices for ebooks?

Published: August 11, 2011

A class action suit against Apple and several book publishers claims the companies engaged in anticompetitive behavior that caused ebook prices to rise and force intense competition between Apple and Amazon over digital content.