Here’s a fascinating little mystery. Going into WWDC 2021, it seemed quite likely Apple would announce the rumored redesigned MacBook Pro, along with a more powerful update to the M1 processor, perhaps called the M2. That didn’t happen, so many concluded the leakers just got it wrong this time. But then@maxbalzer_on Twitter noticed something interesting about the WWDC live stream on YouTube: Apple tagged it with the keywords ‘M1X’ and ‘M1X MacBook Pro....

Apple’s legal actionagainst Samsunghas taken a more aggressive turn, after the Cupertino-based company yesterday amended its complaint against the Korean electronics giant, increasing the ferocity of its copycat claims and asserting more patents against it. FOSSpatents’ Florian Mueller breaks downthe amended complaint, which originally consisted of 38 pages when it was first filed, and now stands at 63 pages. Full of fresh accusations, Apple’s complaint states that Samsung “has been even bolder” than its competitors in “blatantly [imitating] the appearance of Apple’s products to capitalize on Apple’s success”....

Apple yesterday asked a federal judge to dismiss the consumer antitrust case against the company, which claims thatApple’sdecision to tie the iPod and similar devices toiTuneslimits consumer choice. Robert Mittelstaedt, an Apple attorney, told the court that Apple’s decision that locking its devices out of other music management software was a matter of quality assurance, intended to improve the quality of the experience for Apple’s customers. The case stems from Apple’s move in 2004 to block songs purchased through other services afterRealNetworks— the company behind what was a very popular music app at the time,RealPlayer— announced that users would be able to synchronize songs downloaded through their music store to their iPods....

Apple yesterday asked a federal judge to dismiss the consumer antitrust case against the company, which claims thatApple’sdecision to tie the iPod and similar devices toiTuneslimits consumer choice. Robert Mittelstaedt, an Apple attorney, told the court that Apple’s decision that locking its devices out of other music management software was a matter of quality assurance, intended to improve the quality of the experience for Apple’s customers. The case stems from Apple’s move in 2004 to block songs purchased through other services afterRealNetworks— the company behind what was a very popular music app at the time,RealPlayer— announced that users would be able to synchronize songs downloaded through their music store to their iPods....

Samsung has agreed to halt sales of the U.S version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1, see below for more details. Apple has stepped up its bid to protect its design patents and innovation on its iPad and iPhone devices after escalating its dispute against Samsung to request a sales ban on sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia. Bloomberg reportsthat Apple has asked an Australian court to block sales of the tablet in the country, accusing Samsung of infringing ten of its patents, including the “look and feel” and the touchscreen technology use in its iPad, said Apple lawyer Steven Burley....