By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple, Google, Intel, and Cisco on Monday filed a lawsuit that challenges a Patent Trial and Appeal Board precedent on inter partes reviews.Credit: U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeThe lawsuit, lodged Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is challenging what the tech giants are calling the NHK-Fintiv rule. In the complaint, the tech giants allege that rule was created illegally and undermines the American Invents Act….
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Additional 16-inch MacBook Pro deals have launched at B&H Photo, with cash savings of up to $400 off popular models. Plus, pick up a loaded 8-core model for $500 off retail today only.New 16-inch MacBook dealsThe latest markdowns, which are courtesy of Apple Authorized Reseller B&H Photo, apply to multiple configurations, with more memory, extra storage and upgraded graphics compared to the …
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) If you’ve been around the Mac long enough to have an @mac.com address, you’ve seen Apple trying to migrate you to @icloud.com. Now it’s removed yet another trace of the old, favorite email address.Apple would rather you forgot @Mac.com or @me.comApple is steadily removing even references to the old @mac.com and slightly less old @me.com addresses from its support documents. They may date all the way back to iTools and the iBook SE, but if you’ve got one of those addresses, you’re probably hanging on to it no matter what Apple does….
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Apple is teaming up with Mariah Carey for a brand new Christmas special this upcoming holiday season.Image Credit: AppleWorldwide superstar and multi-platinum, multi-Grammy-winning artist Mariah Carey is set to release a Christmas special exclusively to …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple continues to dominate the growing global wearables market, including headphones, in the second quarter of 2020, according to new data.Credit: Andrew O’Hara, AppleInsiderThe Cupertino tech giant maintained a 34.2% market share in the second quarter of 2020, according to research firm IDC. It shipped an estimated 29.4 million …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Security researchers have discovered that Apple’s macOS app notarization process has mistakenly approved a piece of malware disguised as a Flash installer.Apple mistakenly approves Mac malware in notarization.Apple requires Mac app developers — even those outside of the App Store — to submit apps for …
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Additional month-end Apple deals continue to flow in this Aug. 31, with up to $500 off MacBook Pros, fresh price drops on AirPods 2 at Amazon and other Apple resellers, and an extra 25% off select iPhones and Apple Watches at eBay.Month-end Apple markdownsIn addition to the …
