Apple is facing a second lawsuit involving its use of consumer location data, this one accusing the company of “intentionally intercepting personally identify information,” according toThe Loop. Apple isn’t the only company named as a defendant: The Weather Channel and Pandora Media are also listed, as are “Does 1-10” — as yet unnamed companies — in the lawsuit brought by Lymaris M. Rivera Diaz. Diaz’s filings accuse Apple of capturing the iPhone’s Unique Device ID and location data and transmitting these to advertisers....

Hundreds of Apple fans queued outside Apple’s Hong Kong store last Friday for an iPhone 4S launch with a difference. Unlike those queuing in the US, UK, Japan and other places, Apple enthusiasts were not in line for the latest iPhone 4S, which is yet to be released in the county. Instead they queued for the iPhone 4 after the company slashed prices of the phone in Hong Kong. It had been suggested that queuers had been misled into believing the new device was available in Hong Kong, but the reality is that clever marketing from Apple Store Hong Kong created buzz and sold a number of devices which will soon be outdated by the iPhone 4S....

Apple’s legal battle with Samsung over patents, designs and packing covering its iPhone and iPad devices has been extended to Japan, after the Cupertino-based company filed a lawsuit against the Korean electronics giant, seeking 100 million yen in damages. The lawsuit was filed with the Tokyo District Court, naming Samsung Japan Corporation and Samsung Telecommunications Japan, accusing the companies of violating patents that cover technologies used its its mobile devices. Apple argues that Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone infringes on these patents, an Android device that Samsung currently offers to Japanese consumers as an alternative to the iOS-powered iPhone....

It appears there are no limits to the legal fight between Apple and Samsung after the Cupertino-based company filed a countersuit against Samsung in a UK court, accusing the Korean vendor of copying its iPhone and iPad product designs. According to ZDNet UK, Samsung acknowledged the countersuit, explaining that it was action in response to its original High Court filing back in June. Whilst the patents in question remain unknown, they are thought to be related to specific software operation patents and the design of the iPad and iPhone....

Apple has filed a complaint with the ITC that seeks to block the import of Samsung phones tablet computers,reports Bloomberg. This mirrors thecomplaint filed by Samsungto block the import of Apple’s iPhone and iPad and comes just a few days after Apple’s application for amotion of injunction against the sale of Samsung productslike the Galaxy S 4G, Infuse 4G, Droid Charge and Galaxy Tab 10.1 until a patent infringement trial can be held....