A US Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday reversed a 2014 jury verdict that had found Samsung Electronics infringed on three of Apple’s patents and had awarded the iPhone maker $119.6 million. Apple originally had sought $2.2 billion, claiming Samsung infringed on eight software patents. Apple maintained that Samsung infringed on patents for sliding to …

John Legere may be one of tech’s most colorful and uncensored CEOs. But he apparently knows when he’s crossed a line. T-Mobile’s CEO on Monday apologized for offensive comments he made last week about the Electronic Frontier Foundation amid a debate over his company’s Binge On unlimited streaming service. But Legere didn’t relent in his defense of Binge On as …

Apple asked Samsung for a very big Christmas present this year: $180 million more in damages stemming from a long-running patent case. Just weeks after Samsung agreed to pay Apple $548 million for infringing iPhone patents and designs, Apple filed papers in court Wednesday claiming its rival owes an additional $180 million in supplemental damages and interest. Cupertino, California-based Apple …

Airbnb has promised to play nice with local governments. The San Francisco-based home-sharing company on Wednesday published a policy statement in which it vowed to pay its “fair share” of hotel and tourist taxes, share anonymized data on hosts and guests who use the service, and prevent people from listing properties other than their permanent residence. All three of these …

Enlarge ImageYou know you were missing that taco and burrito emoji! Other new emojis in the iOS 9.1 update include the sign of the horns, aka “Rock on.” Emojipedia.org/Screenshot by Michelle Meyers/CNET Apple released on Wednesday the first significant update to its iOS 9 software for iPhones and iPads, though it might matter most to those who like to send …

Now you don’t have to see racist content on Reddit, unless you opt in. Reddit users now have the option of not seeing racist or hateful commentary on the popular online community unless they choose to, thanks to an update to its content policy. Chief Executive Officer Steve Huffman announced the new policy on the community forum site Wednesday, though …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the Build conference Wednesday. CNET Microsoft spent much of a three-hour-long keynote address at its Build developer conference Wednesday talking up Windows 10. But it held off answering one key question: when will the new version of its widely used operating system arrive? Microsoft said in March that Windows 10 would launch this summer in …

Sprint settles with feds on allegations it overcharged for wiretapping. Sprint Sprint has agreed to pay $15.5 million to settle a case brought by the federal government alleging the wireless carrier fraudulently inflated charges for court-ordered wiretaps. The case, filed in March 2014 in US District Court in San Francisco, alleged that government agencies like the FBI and Drug Enforcement …

T-Mobile on Friday sent out invites to a mysterious New York event, saying cryptically “This one’s a real piece of work.” The invite-only press event is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 18 at Manhattan’s Spring Studios. T-Mobile, which recently made the case that it’s the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber base, is riding a strong fourth-quarter …

James Martin/CNET Twitter on Wednesday announced it’s acquiring a small New York start-up called Niche, which connects social media stars with brands in order to create sponsored content. Think of it as a sort of talent agency for Twitter and Vine celebrities. Twitter did not disclose terms of the deal, only that it’s signed an agreement to buy Niche, describing …