New York City sued T-Mobile USA, MetroPCS New York et al. in New York County Supreme Court, claiming they sell used phones as new, charge for fake taxes and unasked-for services, enroll users in financing plans without consent and misrepresent a “30-day guarantee.”
Read moreOwners of cellphones made by Apple and Samsung accuse the tech giants in a putative class action filed Monday of hiding the fact their smartphones emit radiofrequency radiation sometimes 500% higher than levels recommended by scientists.
Read moreA federal judge dismissed with prejudice a class action that claims Apple products are vulnerable to hacking, as plaintiffs did not show that their iPhones diminished in value or were degraded in performance.
Read moreThe New York City Council introduced a bill Tuesday that would prohibit cellphone companies and app developers from sharing customers’ data while the customers are within the city’s five boroughs.
Read moreThe public will soon learn what information San Francisco police used to seize a reporter’s phone records in violation of California’s journalist shield law after an 11-page warrant was ordered unsealed Thursday.
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A group of U.S. senators from the West Coast is urging the government to ensure that planned changes to the national Wireless Emergency Alert system do not impair its ability to provide rapid warnings about earthquakes.
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Democrats in the early presidential contest states of Iowa and Nevada will be able to cast their votes over the telephone instead of showing up at their states’ traditional neighborhood caucus meetings next February, according to plans unveiled by the state parties.
Read moreOn remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a Berkeley, California, law that forces retailers to warn consumers about the potential health risks of cellphone radiation.
Read moreA class action in L.A. Superior Court claims that Sprint’s “buy [or lease] one, get one free” offer for cellphones is actually a usurious loan, with “exorbitant, unconscionable charges if the phone is not purchased, or the lease is terminated.”
Read moreMichigan authorities investigating Flint’s water crisis have used search warrants to seize from storage the state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other current or former officials, The Associated Press has learned.
Read moreHuawei could lose its grip on the No. 2 ranking in worldwide cellphone sales after Google announced it would comply with U.S. government restrictions meant to punish the Chinese tech powerhouse.
Read moreThe U.S. government wants former Deputy Attorney General James Cole to recuse himself as an attorney for embattled Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies, claiming his participation in related investigations during his tenure with the Department of Justice represents an “obvious conflict of interest.”
Read moreThe fight against robocalls got a boost Wednesday when the Fourth Circuit struck down a loophole carved out for the collection of federally backed loans.
Read moreSamsung is delaying this week’s planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2,000 folding phone after reports that reviewers’ phones were breaking.
Read moreIn a case involving an accused stalker, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday over whether police can force criminal suspects to unlock or decrypt their cellphones.
Read moreThe European Commission has ignored U.S. calls to ban Chinese tech supplier Huawei as it announced a series of new cybersecurity recommendations for next-generation mobile networks.
Read moreAn eight-member jury on Friday found Apple infringed three of Qualcomm’s patents used in iPhones, awarding the San Diego-based chipset maker over $31 million in damages.
Read moreA man accused of pimping out the woman he met through online dating can be forced to enter a password that will decrypt his cellphone, the highest court in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday.
Read moreA divided Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that federal prosecutors can use a San Francisco man’s cellphone-location data to try him for the murder of his young sister’s pimp even though the data were illegally obtained.
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