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ZTE pays a billion to carry on trading
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 08 June 2018 09:50

ZTE pays a billion to carry on trading


We're really really sorry

Chinese manufacturer ZTE will slip the US a billion dollars so that it can continue to buy stuff for its phones from America.

US government investigates Apple’s patent theft
Published in News
Wednesday, 15 November 2017 12:34

US government investigates Apple’s patent theft


Apple partnership appears to be a two-edged sword.

The United States International Trade Commission today announced that it has launched an investigation into allegations that Apple infringed on patents owned by Aqua Connect.

US government helping Apple dodge EU taxes
Published in News
Wednesday, 05 July 2017 10:22

US government helping Apple dodge EU taxes


US companies can do what they like

The US government is helping the fruity cargo-cult Apple dodge millions of taxes in the EU by pressuring governments to look the other way so it can get the money itself.

How the US government killed off mobile phones
Published in Mobiles


We could have had the first 72 years ago

The world could have had mobile phones more than 40 years ago but the concept was killed off by the US government which considered them too niche and refused to give out any spectrum.

Mike Magee sues US government
Published in News
Tuesday, 16 May 2017 23:10

Mike Magee sues US government


“It just came off in my hand”


The founder of the Rogister, the INQUIRER, TechEye, Channel Eye and the editor in large at Fudzilla has discovered he is suing the US government.

Apple will fight US government over iOS encryption backdoor
Published in News


Order affects all 1 billion active Apple devices worldwide


Tim Cook and company at the Palo Alto, California-based, fruit-themed toy giant will fight a US government court-ordered iPhone encryption backdoor, citing “implications far beyond the legal case at hand.” The order has specifically asked for FBI access to unlock and decrypt an iPhone 5C linked to one of the San Bernardino, California shooters who killed 14 people in December.

US Government official sues journalists over Snowden
Published in News


Free speech helps "foreign enemies"

A US government official has decided to sue the makers of an Oscar-contending documentary about Edward Snowden.