Qualcomm settles with Taiwan FTC
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 10 August 2018 09:12

Qualcomm settles with Taiwan FTC


Settles the licensing business practice dispute

Qualcomm has reached a mutual agreement - a settlement with the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) - resolving its investigation of Qualcomm and Qualcomm’s litigation challenging the TFTC’s decision alleging violations of Taiwan’s Fair-Trade Act.

FTC certain to get cold feet on Apple complaint
Published in PC Hardware


Jobs’ Mob must go to court

It is starting to look like the FTC’s much publicised legal case against Qualcomm at the insistence of Apple is not going to go anywhere.

Qualcomm won't surrender to Apple
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 26 January 2017 20:28

Qualcomm won't surrender to Apple


Q1 financials out

Qualcomm has announced its Q1 fiscal earnings and the conference call was deeply influenced by Apple’s latest decision to legally go after Qualcomm. The president of the company was crystal clear that the company will work to vigorously defend its business.

FTC to take on Apple for stealing Nokia’s ideas
Published in News


"Good artists copy; great artists steal"


The fruity cargo-cult Apple’s policy of stealing other people’s ideas, but vigorously defending its own patents has been called into question by the US Federal Trade Commission.

D-Link busted for inadequate security
Published in News
Friday, 06 January 2017 12:08

D-Link busted for inadequate security


FTC will not let it be


The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against network equipment vendor D-Link saying inadequate security in the company's wireless routers and Internet cameras left consumers open to hackers and privacy violations.

FTC to clamp down on slow security updates
Published in News


Asked eight leading players what they are doing

The Federal Trade Commission has written to eight leading players in the mobile communications arena requiring them to tell the agency how they issue security updates to address vulnerabilities in smartphones, tablets, and other mobile gear.

FTC will not let Google be
Published in News
Monday, 28 September 2015 10:22

FTC will not let Google be


Playing monopoly with Android

The Federal Trade Commission has started investigating complaints that Google unfairly uses its Android mobile operating system to bolster popular products like Google Search and Google Maps. 

Google fudges search results for advertising
Published in News


Dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Google appears to have fudged its search results to make a quick buck from advertising, according to an Federal Trade Commission report accidently leaked to the Wall Street Journal.

Thursday, 20 September 2012 15:38

FTC will finish Google investigation by Christmas

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Then the courts will be busy

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Samsung, LG, Pantech, SK Telecom, KT and LG in hot water