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Apple has other legal dispute to deal with other than the $14.4 billion in taxes that the European Union is demanding. The American tech giant filed a case on Tuesday against the Acacia Research and Conversant Intellectual Property Management for conspiring with Nokia in raising patent prices. Nokia immediately retaliated by filing complaints across 11 countries against Apple for violating 40 of its patents.

Uber had chosen to move its self-driving cars from the public roads of California to Arizona. This comes after the ride-hailing company was warned by California regulators to stop testing its autonomous vehicles. The office of California’s Attorney General even sent a letter to Uber. The company initially refused to “immediately” remove its self-driving cars.

The review of Consumer Reports on Apple’s new MacBook Pros has just been released. Unfortunately, the battery woe of the latest Apple laptops has cost the lack of a recommendation from the non-profit organization. The Consumer Reports is not the only that has taken noticed of the MacBook Pros’ battery problem. In fact, a lot of users have also expressed the same thing.

There are only a few days before Christmas. T-Mobile has announced a great Samsung smartphone promo just in time for the holiday season. The US carrier has rolled out a buy one, get one free deal on select Samsung phones that include its latest flagship devices Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. You might want to grab it immediately. The promo is only available for a limited time.

Facebook, Google, and Twitter are facing a federal civil suit filed against them by the families of three Orlando shooting victims. The said tech companies are accused of providing “material support” to the Islamic State. Furthermore, the social media platforms become the means for the terrorist group to radicalize people around the world like the Orlando gay nightclub shooter Omar Mateen.

Facebook is currently on the European Union’s bad side. The European Commission just accused the tech company of breaching EU’s merger procedure rules. Apparently, Facebook might have given “incorrect or misleading information” when its acquisition of WhatsApp was being investigated back in 2014. If found out to be true, the company has to pay up to one percent of its worldwide revenue.

Google is currently facing another lawsuit from one of its employees. The complaint filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco alleged the tech company of violating California labor laws. The plaintiff only named as John Doe accused Google of having “illegal confidentiality policies”.

Some owners of Nexus 6P have reported that their phones have been powering down. Apparently, the problem occurs when the battery life still has around 15 to 40 percent left. Huawei has already been informed of this issue by some users. However, the smartphone maker puts the blame on Google's Android Nougat update.

It’s not always that you get to see SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s raw reaction during a momentous event of his spaceflight company. In the National Geographic’s MARS series finale’s never-before-seen footage, Musk was filled with excitement as SpaceX successfully landed their rocket for the first time.

After the underwhelming public reception of the LG G5, the company will be releasing a new flagship device next year. The LG G6 is rumored to be released either March or April, probably the same month as Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8. It might cost slightly more than its predecessor since it will have several new features. If the reports are also true, LG might have learned from the commercial failure of the LG G5.

Uber refuses to follow orders to stop its self-driving vehicle tests on the public roads of San Francisco. This is even after California’s Attorney General had sent a letter to the popular ride-hailing company last Friday. Uber was asked to first apply for permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Otherwise, it cannot continue to test its cars.

Elon Musk is probably one of the most ambitious persons out there. The recently named most admired tech leader has SpaceX, Tesla and SolarCity under his belt. He has goals that spans from building fully autonomous cars to a Mars colony. One day, he was stuck in a traffic and got frustrated. Another idea sprung out of his mind. Musk said in a tweet that he might be starting a tunneling boring company.

Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition console has been selling so well. However, the company seemed to be unprepared of the demand for their new product. There are still a number of people who are yet to purchase the mini NES. It does not help that most retailers have run out of stock. The NES Classic Edition is bought as soon as it hit the shelves. Fortunately, Target, GameStop, and Best Buy are restocking though limited quantities are available.

A number of people are still scrambling to get a hold of the Nintendo's NES Classic Edition console. It is still a few days before Christmas and purchasing one seems to be elusive for some. However, last-minute shoppers will have another chance to buy the in-demand mini NES at Best Buy, Target, and Amazon.

Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan revealed back on November that the country plans to file an appeal to the European Court of Justice. Now, the Irish Department of Finance has announced that it will indeed appeal the European Union’s ruling that demands Apple to pay $14 billion in taxes to Ireland. A senior executive for Apple disclosed that the tech company will also appeal this week.

A supposed email from Pokémon Go had fooled some fans. Apparently, a Reddit user published the said message that claimed Pokemon Go will no longer be coming to Apple Watch. However, it did not take long before the game’s developer Niantic Labs shut down the reports of cancellation.

Apple’s long-awaited AirPods went up for sale on the company’s website on Dec. 13. Those who were able to place their orders earlier than others have now received emails from Apple. Apparently, the tech giant has sent confirmation that the AirPods had already been shipped. Customers should expect their new wireless headphone to arrive by Dec. 21.

Nintendo’s Super Mario Run game app is already available for iOS users. On the other hand, Android device owners are left wondering when it will be released on Google Play Store. Unfortunately, Nintendo did not offer a specific date. So, it’s not entirely surprising that some game developers have already made Super Mario Run clones for Android.

There have been rumors that Apple plans to start using OLED display on its iPhone. The tech company has always been using LCD display but that is about to change with the upcoming iPhone 8 next year. Based on a recent report, Apple has already ordered plastic OLED from its famous rival Samsung. Furthermore, the OLED iPhone 8 models will feature curved panels akin to the Galaxy S7 Edge.

Evernote has recently announced a proposed change to its privacy policy that will let some of its staff to look at app’s user notes. The policy change was supposed to start being implemented by January. But after receiving overwhelmingly negative feedbacks, the company backtracked and issued its cancellation.

A lot of fans were devastated back in October when Twitter announced that it is going to completely kill off Vine. In fact, Vine trended on Twitter and many had expressed their grief through social media platforms. Now, Vine will apparently live on as the new Vine Camera app. The toned-down version of the beloved app will be available to use in January.

The highly-anticipated movie of the year Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has just been released in the theaters across the United States. Now, tech giant Microsoft is already making it available for pre-order at the company’s Windows Store.

Samsung is expected to release the result of their investigation on the Galaxy Note 7 battery explosion before the end of the year. In a recent report, the Korean-based company has apparently finished their internal probe. However, they does not seem to be ready to reveal it yet to the public. In addition, the tech giant is said to be tightening its security amid data breach and prototype leak of the upcoming Galaxy S8.

If there’s one gift that seems elusive this Christmas season, it would be the NES Classic Edition console. It’s an in-demand product that doesn’t stay too long in a store’s shelf. Furthermore, there is not enough stock rolled out to retail stores. But Best Buy just announced that more than 1,000 of its Big Box stores will be selling the Nintendo console on Dec. 20.

Can you imagine using the Apple Pencil or a new stylus on the iPhone? Based on Apple’s latest patent application, it may be the case in the future. The tech giant seems to be planning on bringing it on their flagship smartphone and possibly the MacBook Pro as well.