
Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $439.7 million
Nicked four patents then hacked off the judge
Fruity cargo cult Apple has been ordered to pay $439.7 million for nicking the tech in four patents in FaceTime and other iOS apps.

Google discovers it can’t really do an Apple
Overcharging just hacks its users off
Google thought that it might get away with copying Apple by charging a ridiculous price for a USB dongle, only to discover that its users were not that stupid.

Apple boss says coding more important than English as a second language
Tim Cook says that if he was a French lad he would learn to code before English
Apple supreme dalek Tim Cook said that it is more important that people know how to code language than learn a second language.

North Korean hackers score victory over the South
Nicked some important military plans
They might be armed with ancient PCs and their boss is using an Apple Mac, but North Korean hackers still managed to steal some important military plans from the South.

Google’s AI nearly as bright as a US politician
Twice as intelligent as Siri
Google's AI has the same IQ as a moderately retarded human and more than twice as high as Apple's Siri in a comparative analysis.

Iphone not designed to be used
Jonny Ive says it is just meant to be looked at
The iPhone is not designed to be used all the time, says the guy who designed it.

Chinese investigate the incredible popping iPhone 8
You don’t even need to put it in the microwave
The Apple fruity cargo cult is having a little trouble in Big China as the state authorities are worried that its swelling battery is causing the phone to pop open.

Apple showed encrypted passwords in plain text
High noon on High Sierra.
Apple’s security superiority over Windows has been highlighted yet again as the macOS High Sierra exposed the passwords of encrypted Apple File System volumes in plain text.

Indian government considers propping up failing Apple
Sure we will prop up your failing business model - what else can we spend our cash on?
It appears that the Indian government is taking seriously a request from Apple to help prop up its failing business model and inflate its stonking margins.

EU sues Ireland over Apple tax pact
Ireland ignored Apple's $15.3 billion owed tax
Ireland's relationship with Apple was so cosy it allowed Jobs' Mob to avoid paying more than $15.3 billion in tax, according to the European Commission.