Law

Judge denies that "electronic presence" via texting is enough to hold woman accountable for motor vehicle accident

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, May 26, 2012 a 11:01 am

A woman who repeatedly texted her boyfriend, while she knew he was driving, and who ultimately crossed traffic and crashed into motorcyclists, cannot be added to a civil lawsuit according to a Superior Court judge in Morristown, New Jersey.

Australia Parliament investigating why Apple's digital goods cost more down under

By Simon Sage, Monday, Apr 30, 2012 a 1:48 pm

The standing committee on infrastructure and communications in the Australian House of Representatives will be launching an investigation into why digital goods (such as iTunes music and iBooks) are priced so much more highly in Australia than elsewhere in the world. Traditionally, shipping costs drove prices up for physical goods, but for electronic files you're downloading, there's really no good reason for such a price disparity.

Fair Labor Association reports Foxconn isn't complying Chinese labor laws

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 a 6:39 pm

The Fair Labor Association has just wrapped up its independent audit commissioned by Apple of the working conditions at Foxconn. After interviewing over 35,000 workers from three different factories, the FLA said their "nearly month-long investigation revealed serious and pressing noncompliances with FLA’s Workplace Code of Conduct, as well as Chinese labor law."

Bumperless iPhone 4 owners can now apply to get $15 from antennagate settlement

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 a 11:15 am

Last month, Apple finally concluded the class-action lawsuit surrounding the iPhone 4's reception issues, and today those affected can now start the process of cashing in.

XRY security software extracts iPhone lock code really, really easily

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 a 11:57 am

Sweden-based Micro Systemation recently demonstrated on video just how easily their desktop software for military and law enforcement can crack into an iPhone. With a few quick reboots, XRY can not only dig out the phone's unlock code, but can also personal data, GPS locations, messages, and a log of keystrokes.

It might be called a Google mistrial. The use of BlackBerrys and iPhones by jurors gathering and sending out information about cases is wreaking havoc on trials around the country, upending deliberations and infuriating judges.

Others were, apparently, Twittering updates during trial, or looking up information in Wikipedia [citation needed...]