
Apple closes stores to avoid Texas patent trolls
After all, it can't be because Texans don't buy Apple
The Tame Apple Press is claiming that Apple is closing both of its retail stores in the Eastern District of Texas to protect itself from patent trolls.

Apple makes another QA blunder
Security DRM chip really borked
The fruity cargo cult Apple, which has traded on the fact that its higher-price tag was supposed to bring extra quality, has made a QA blunder that cheap and cheerful companies would not make.

Apple to merge iPhone, iPad and Mac apps
Even though it said users didn’t want it
Fruity cargo cult Apple is merging its iPhone and Mac Apps by 2021 despite previously saying users did not want it.

Qualcomm wants US regulators to ban some iPhones
Change your minds
Qualcomm is urging US trade regulators to reverse a judge’s ruling and ban the import of some Apple iPhones in a long-running patent fight between the two companies.

Huawei dared to try to steal Apple’s secrets
Not sure why they wanted old technology
Huawei conducted a campaign to steal Apple's trade secrets, according to a story published in the Information.

Berkshire flogs off Apple and Oracle shares
Buys a nice red hat instead
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has trimmed its stake in iPhone maker Apple in a sign that the shine has come off the fruity cargo cult.

Apple helps Saudi men track their wives
Siri, I want to stone my missus, where is she?
Fruity cargo cult Apple is in hot water after hosting a Saudi-based app which is designed to let Saudi men track and control women.

Pirates make light work of Apple security
Distributing hacked versions of popular apps
Software distributors such as TutuApp, Panda Helper, AppValley and TweakBox have found a simple way to distribute pirated iPhone apps without using Apple’s app store.

Apple anti-insider trading employee arrested
Charged with insider trading
Fruity cargo cult Apple’s legal expert who was supposed to prevent insider trading at the company has been arrested and charged with insider trading.

Germany forces Apple to sell iPhones with Qualcomm modems
Apple says it is only obeying orders
Apple said it had “no choice” but to stop using Intel modems in iPhones headed to Germany to comply with a patent infringement lawsuit Qualcomm won against Apple there in December.