Apple registers iPhone4N.com domain?

iPhone 4N

Update 1 at 5:24AM EST:. After I posted this story, MacRumors pointed out that the iPhone4N.com Whois record raises questions as to whether Apple is really behind the registration.  First, the registrar used was Go Daddy, not MarkMonitor (Apple's usual choice).  Guess we'll have to wait and see if … [Read more...]

Apple.com domain name will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this month

Apple.com Whois

On February 19th, the domain name Apple.com will celebrate its 25th Anniversary. The domain was created on February 19th, 1987, nearly two years after the first and oldest .com domain name on the internet "Symbolics.com" was registered, and just over ten years after Apple Inc. was … [Read more...]

Apple secures SteveJobs.xxx domain

Steve Jobs

Apple has secured the dot-xxx adult domain SteveJobs.xxx (Whois), preventing anyone else from using the name of the company's late co-founder. This week, Apple officially took control of the domain through the registrar Corporation Service Company (CSC), a company that helps protect many of … [Read more...]

Top 10 Stories of 2011: #3 Apple wins dispute over iPods.com domain name

iPod

There are certain companies that attract more readers than others and Apple Inc. is one of them. While I've written plenty of articles about Apple, this year's top Apple story and number three in the Top 10 Fusible stories of 2011, is the story of Apple winning the domain dispute over … [Read more...]

Apple begins redirecting iPhone4S.com to official site in time for Cyber Monday

iphone4s

I first wrote about iPhone4S.com pointing users to adult content back in July 2011 when it was rumored that the iPhone 4 at the time, would get an upgrade to a new smartphone called the iPhone 4S. But it was nearly four months later, before Apple decided to go after the owner of the domain by … [Read more...]

Apple’s IP lawyers get control of domains like UsedMacs.com before case decided

Used Macs

Just over a week ago, Apple Computer filed a domain name dispute with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over five names registered to Wachter Consulting Inc. Four of the five domains named in WIPO case number D2011-1866, have now been transferred from Wachter Consulting Inc. to … [Read more...]

Apple files domain name dispute over AppleStores.com, UsedMacs.com

Apple Store

Apple's legal department has been keeping busy in 2011, filing a new domain name dispute with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over five names which belong to the same owner: Wachter Consulting Inc. A total of ten cases have been filed by Apple Inc in 2011 going back to … [Read more...]

Apple wins domain name dispute for AppleiPods.com, MacBookPros.com

MacBook_Pro

Apple continues to win domain name disputes filed with WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization. AppleiPods.com, MacBookPros.com, iPhine.com, and iPodHack.com, have been ordered transferred to Apple Inc. by a WIPO panel in the latest decision.  The dispute (Case no. D2011-1390) was … [Read more...]

‘Remembering Steve Jobs’ domain now re-directs to Apple’s official website

Remembering Steve Jobs official site

Sadly, after Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, hundreds of people flocked online to register and capitalize on 'Steve Jobs' domain names.  One such domain was RememberingSteveJobs.com.  The domain had first been registered in early 2009, shortly after Jobs gave a … [Read more...]

iPhone4S.com domain redirects to “Not Safe for Work” site [UPDATED]

iPhone 4S leaked photo

[Updated, Nov. 3:  Apple has now filed a complaint (Case D2011-1897) with the World Intellectual Property Organization. While it's no surprise Apple wants the name, it's a wonder it took so long, considering the adult content posted to its website.  The complaint involves the following domains: … [Read more...]