Andrew Auernheimer: 41 months of jail and a $73,000 fine for querying AT&T servers

"It looks like Andew got slammed into a desk by federal agents while trying to hand his phone to his lawyer after the court asked for his phone," his publicist told me via email.

Apple gets spanked by yet another judge in iPhone location/privacy suit

“Luckily for the plaintiffs, Apple has provided more than enough evidence itself to suggest to the court that it has not fully complied with the court’s order,” Grewal wrote. “In light of Apple’s performance in this case, the court cannot rely on its representations that this time it really has or will produce all responsive documents.”

Dutch judge agrees with Samsung: iPad’s rounded corners are not unique

Rounded corners are not patentable in Holland.

Bizzaro world: Apple, Samsung reverse two sales bans on one day in two countries

Today, Samsung won a reversal of the sales ban on the Galaxy Nexus phone imposed after Apple's August court win. Also today, Apple won at least a stay of execution on the iPhone and iPad sales ban imposed after Samsung's August legal victory.

Apple-Samsung court battle reignites over iPhone 5

Consider yourself preemptively re-served, Apple. At least Samsung had the good grace to wait until the phone was announced, unlike one Chinese company.

Samsung: LG stole our technology (and maybe even shared it with others)

Samsung owns 99 percent of the world's OLED market. This is one reason why, the company claims, Korean rival LG has been hiring its engineers and stealing its intellectual property.

Apple and Samsung: best of frenemies

We haven’t seen a love-hate relationship like this since the Honeymooners.

Apple and Samsung are fighting tooth and nail in the market, together winning half of the global marketshare and 90 percent of the profit for smartphones.

And they’re mauling …

Megaupload kingpin Kim Dotcom denied bail in New Zealand

Larger-than-life Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was denied bail in a New Zealand court on Wednesday morning after his hearing was delayed Monday.

Dotcom (pictured) and several other Megaupload employees were named in a 72-page indictment issued last Thursday by the …

Google vs. Oracle trial delayed, but it’s no threat to Android, spokesperson says

The judge in the ongoing Google/Oracle lawsuit over Android and its use of Java has issued a stay. That means the trial will be delayed, and no new date has yet been set.

Sources close to the matter tell us …

Samsung fires a shot at Apple on patents in France

Korean electronics powerhouse Samsung on Monday confirmed it has filed a complaint against Apple in French courts on the grounds that the iPhone and iPad maker is violating three of its patents.

Samsung and Apple have been in a worldwide …